The Tomorrow War (2021)

The Tomorrow War parents guide

No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and some strong language.

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

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is The Tomorrow War scary?

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

How gory is The Tomorrow War?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is The Tomorrow War rated, and is it OK for kids?

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

What is The Tomorrow War about?

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Cast and crew

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The Tomorrow War is on our Time travel, Aliens, Sci-fi on Prime Video and Action on Prime Video lists.

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

• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a movie that will make me cry”