Fractured (2019)

Fractured parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Fractured scary?

Only a little. Fractured has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Fractured?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Fractured rated, and is it OK for kids?

Some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.

What is Fractured about?

Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.

Cast and crew

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Fractured is on our Thriller on Netflix list.

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

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “scary but not gory”