Sharknado (2013)

Sharknado parents guide

What we could confirm fits an R: a few tense moments and several jump scares.

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

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.

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 Sharknado scary?

Only a little. Sharknado has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Sharknado?

Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

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

Rated R, and it earns it: several jump scares, strong violence and some strong language. Not one for kids.

What is Sharknado about?

A freak hurricane hits Los Angeles, causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in tornadoes and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin sets out with his friends Baz and Nova to rescue his estranged wife April and teenage daughter Claudia.

Cast and crew

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• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”
• “scary but not gory”

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