Watchmen (2019)

Watchmen parents guide

It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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 Watchmen scary?

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

How gory is Watchmen?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Watchmen rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Watchmen about?

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Cast and crew

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Watchmen is on our Revenge, Limited series, Sci-fi on Max, Action on Max and Mystery on Max lists.

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