What is Red Eye rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with some strong language and several jump scares.

Red Eye (2005)

Film · 1h 25m · Rated PG-13

Mystery, Thriller

A woman trapped on a red-eye flight must outwit a killer to save her father and a politician.

Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Paramount+, MGM+, Kanopy (free) and YouTube (free).

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Red Eye parents guide

Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and some strong language.

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

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Red Eye scary?: Only a little. Red Eye has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Red Eye?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Red Eye rated, and is it OK for kids?: Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with some strong language and several jump scares.

What is Red Eye about?

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.

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

There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.