Escape from L.A. (1996)

Escape from L.A. parents guide

Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.

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

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Escape from L.A. scary?

Only a little. Escape from L.A. has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Escape from L.A.?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Escape from L.A. rated, and is it OK for kids?

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

What is Escape from L.A. about?

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Cast and crew

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”