Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate parents guide

It stays inside its R, with some innuendo or implied sex and brutal violence.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Terminator: Dark Fate scary?

Only a little. Terminator: Dark Fate has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Terminator: Dark Fate?

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

What is Terminator: Dark Fate rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with brutal violence, frequent strong language and graphic gore. Keep it for adults.

What is Terminator: Dark Fate about?

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.

Cast and crew

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Terminator: Dark Fate is on our Time travel, AI and robots, Disasters, Thriller on Paramount+ and Sci-fi on Paramount+ lists.

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• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”

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