Is The Interpreter scary?

Only a little. The Interpreter has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is The Interpreter?

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

What is The Interpreter rated, and is it OK for kids?

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

The Interpreter (2005)

Film · 2h 8m · Rated PG-13

Crime, Thriller

An interpreter's overheard secret plunges her into a gritty assassination plot, where tension ratchets with every step.

Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix and YouTube (free).

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The Interpreter parents guide

It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.

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

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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 The Interpreter scary?: Only a little. The Interpreter has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is The Interpreter?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is The Interpreter 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 The Interpreter about?

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

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

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.