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

It is rated PG-13, with strong violence. Your call for older kids.

Push (2009)

Film · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rogue psychics in Hong Kong's underworld battle a shadowy agency in a gritty, high-octane adventure.

Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).

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Push parents guide

No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

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 noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Push scary?: Only a little. Push has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Push?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Push rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is rated PG-13, with strong violence. Your call for older kids.

What is Push about?

After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue psychics dedicated to destroying Division. Together with Cassie, a teenage clairvoyant, Nick goes in search of a missing girl and a stolen suitcase that could be the key to accomplishing their mutual goal.

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

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.