What is Mickey 17 about?
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
A disposable clone faces endless, absurd deaths while exploring a surreal, darkly comedic future.
Dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Mickey 17 parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: strong violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Mickey 17 scary?
- Only a little. Mickey 17 has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Mickey 17?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Mickey 17 rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with strong violence and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byBong Joon Ho
StarringRobert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Anamaria Vartolomei
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Mickey 17 is on our Space, Comedy on Max and Sci-fi on Max lists.
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