What is Green Room about?
Members of a punk rock band and a tough young woman are forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A punk band's gig turns into a relentless, gritty fight for survival against a brutal skinhead gang.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
Green Room parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Green Room scary?
- Yes, properly. Green Room is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Green Room?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Green Room rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Real scares, brutal violence and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byJeremy Saulnier
StarringAnton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner
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