What is Money Monster about?
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A live television hostage crisis unfolds as a financial guru and his producer face a desperate, armed investor.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Money Monster parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- 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 Money Monster scary?
- Only a little. Money Monster has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Money Monster?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Money Monster rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byJodie Foster
StarringGeorge Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito
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