What is Patriot Games about?
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A CIA analyst's heroic intervention sparks a gritty, briskly-paced fight for his family's survival.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+ and MGM+.
Patriot Games 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
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- 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 Patriot Games scary?
- Only a little. Patriot Games has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Patriot Games?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Patriot Games rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Strong violence and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byPhillip Noyce
StarringHarrison Ford, Anne Archer, Thora Birch, Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, Polly Walker
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