What is Colossal about?
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A woman's personal breakdown mysteriously manifests as a giant creature wreaking havoc across the world.
Surreal and intimate, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
Colossal parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Colossal scary?
- Only a little. Colossal has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Colossal?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Colossal rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Strong violence and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byNacho Vigalondo
StarringAnne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens, Hannah Cheramy
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