DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow parents guide

No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

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.

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Three questions

Is DC's Legends of Tomorrow scary?

Only a little. DC's Legends of Tomorrow has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is DC's Legends of Tomorrow?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is DC's Legends of Tomorrow rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated TV-14, with some strong language and strong violence. Your call for older kids.

What is DC's Legends of Tomorrow about?

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

Cast and crew

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