Is Spring Breakers scary?

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

How gory is Spring Breakers?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Spring Breakers rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated R, and it earns it: strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.

Spring Breakers (2013)

Film · 1h 34m · Rated R

Crime, Drama

Four college friends plunge into a neon-drenched crime spree, their spring break dreams dissolving into surreal chaos.

Pulpy and campy. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Max.

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Spring Breakers parents guide

Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: Strong; Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
Language: Strong; Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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 Spring Breakers scary?: Only a little. Spring Breakers has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Spring Breakers?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Spring Breakers rated, and is it OK for kids?: Rated R, and it earns it: strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.