Magic students at a secret university discover a whimsical fantasy world is real and gravely dangerous.
Darkly comic and suspenseful, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, more than a TV-14 usually carries. Beyond that, some strong language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
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