What is Pompeii rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with brutal violence, several jump scares and graphic gore.

Pompeii (2014)

Film · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

A gladiator fights to save his love from a corrupt senator as a legendary volcano erupts in pulpy, relentless action.

Epic and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix and Starz.

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Pompeii parents guide

The thing to know: brutal violence and graphic gore, more than a PG-13 usually carries. Beyond that, some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the gore and violence.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Pompeii scary?: Only a little. Pompeii has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Pompeii?: Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Pompeii rated, and is it OK for kids?: Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with brutal violence, several jump scares and graphic gore.

What is Pompeii about?

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

No. Brace yourself.