What is The Electric State about?
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
An orphaned teen and a mysterious robot journey through a whimsical, epic world to find her lost brother.
Dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Electric State parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past a PG-13: mild language and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is The Electric State scary?
- Only a little. The Electric State has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Electric State?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Electric State rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with strong violence.
Cast and crew
Directed byJoe Russo, Anthony Russo
StarringMillie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito
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