Is Crank: High Voltage scary?

No. Crank: High Voltage is not a scary watch.

How gory is Crank: High Voltage?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Crank: High Voltage rated, and is it OK for kids?

Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

Film · 1h 36m · Rated R

Action, Crime, Thriller

A poisoned hitman needs constant electric shocks to survive as he tears through the criminal underworld.

Pulpy and high-octane, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and Plex (free).

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Crank: High Voltage parents guide

Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.

Scare: Not scary
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: Moderate; Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language: Strong; Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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 Crank: High Voltage scary?: No. Crank: High Voltage is not a scary watch.
How gory is Crank: High Voltage?: Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Crank: High Voltage rated, and is it OK for kids?: Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.

What is Crank: High Voltage about?

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.