The Next Three Days (2010)

The Next Three Days parents guide

It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

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

Mild

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

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is The Next Three Days scary?

No. The Next Three Days is not a scary watch.

How gory is The Next Three Days?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is The Next Three Days rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated PG-13, with some strong language and strong violence. Your call for older kids.

What is The Next Three Days about?

Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.

Cast and crew

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “scary but not gory”