What is Haywire about?
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
A black ops soldier delivers high-octane payback in a brisk, gritty, and suspenseful pulp thriller.
Pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free) and Plex (free).
Haywire parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: brutal violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- 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 Haywire scary?
- Only a little. Haywire has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Haywire?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Haywire rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: brutal violence and some strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed bySteven Soderbergh
StarringGina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor
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