What is O Brother, Where Art Thou? about?
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Escaped convicts chase a whimsical treasure through the 1930s South, all while dodging a persistent lawman.
Pulpy and campy, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? parents guide
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- How gory is O Brother, Where Art Thou??
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is O Brother, Where Art Thou? rated, and is it OK for kids?
- A gentle PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Cast and crew
Directed byJoel Coen
StarringGeorge Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is on our Comedy on Prime Video and Crime on Prime Video lists.
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