The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, more than a TV-14 usually carries. Beyond that, some strong language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
Is Prison Break scary?
Only a little. Prison Break has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Prison Break?
Light gore and strong violence.
What is Prison Break rated, and is it OK for kids?
For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with moderate sex and nudity, some strong language, and strong violence.
What is Prison Break about?
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Cast and crew
Created byPaul T. Scheuring
StarringWentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Rockmond Dunbar, Robert Knepper, Inbar Lavi