What is Go about?
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A supermarket clerk's drug deal ignites a relentless, darkly comedic thrill ride through a gritty underworld.
Pulpy and high-octane, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 31, 2026.
Go parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, 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
- 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 Go scary?
- Only a little. Go has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Go?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Go rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDoug Liman
StarringSarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, Katie Holmes, Desmond Askew, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf
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Go is on our Christmas, New Year's Eve and Thriller on Netflix lists.
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