Space Cowboys (2000)

Space Cowboys parents guide

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

Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Space Cowboys scary?

No. Space Cowboys is not a scary watch.

How gory is Space Cowboys?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Space Cowboys rated, and is it OK for kids?

Fine for most older kids. Rated PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.

What is Space Cowboys about?

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the US Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth.

Cast and crew

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