No. Swordfish is not a scary watch.

How gory is Swordfish?

Light gore and strong violence.

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

No. It is rated R, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language.

Swordfish (2001)

Film · 1h 39m · Rated R

Action, Crime, Thriller

A rogue agent forces a master hacker to steal billions, sparking a high-octane, gritty, and relentless crime thriller.

Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.

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Swordfish parents guide

Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.

Scare: Not scary
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: Moderate; Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
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 Swordfish scary?: No. Swordfish is not a scary watch.
How gory is Swordfish?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Swordfish rated, and is it OK for kids?: No. It is rated R, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language.

What is Swordfish about?

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

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

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