What is Gravity about?
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Two astronauts fight for survival in the terrifying, silent void of space after a catastrophic accident.
Suspenseful and intimate. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+.
Gravity parents guide
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Gravity scary?
- Only a little. Gravity has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Gravity?
- Light gore and no real violence.
- What is Gravity rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with several jump scares.
Cast and crew
Directed byAlfonso Cuarón
StarringSandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma, Amy Warren
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