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Scary Movie 5

Age rating, content warnings & parent guide

2013

Is Scary Movie 5 appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.

Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon.

Ages 16+Source checked

Why this age? Frequent sexual situations and crude jokes combine with paranormal threat, possession, violent deaths, disturbing imagery, drug references, and some strong language. The parody tone reduces but does not remove the mature content. This is guidance, not a safety guarantee; reading level and family context may differ.

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Age guidanceAges 16+
Strongest cautionsSexual content & nudity 5/5 · Violence 4/5 · Alcohol or drugs 3/5
Strongest positivesCourage & resilience 3/5 · Creativity & curiosity 2/5
Recommendation2/5

Courage & resilience; strongest caution: sexual content & nudity.

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What parents should know

Frequent sexual situations and crude jokes combine with paranormal threat, possession, violent deaths, disturbing imagery, drug references, and some strong language. The parody tone reduces but does not remove the mature content. This is guidance, not a safety guarantee; reading level and family context may differ. Courage & resilience; strongest caution: sexual content & nudity.

Readiness snapshotAge guidance: 16+Main watch-out: Sexual content & nudity 5/5
Recommendation 2/5

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Recommended age16+

Strongest cautions

  • Sexual content & nudity5/5
  • Violence4/5
  • Alcohol or drugs3/5

Strongest positives

  • Courage & resilience3/5
  • Creativity & curiosity2/5
  • Diverse representation2/5

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What’s in it?

Death of a character3/5
Why this rating?

Several deaths occur, including Charlie’s violent death and Mama being devoured by a shark. They are prominent but exaggerated and played for dark comedy.

Graphic injury3/5
Why this rating?

Contains occasional mild gore or disturbing imagery meant for comedic shock effect.

Strong language3/5
Why this rating?

Frequent use of strong and crude language throughout the dialogue.

Religious themes2/5
Why this rating?

Catholic and other rituals are used to ward off spirits, alongside demons and possession, mainly as supernatural parody.

Romance2/5
Why this rating?

Features couples and relationship jokes, though they are usually subordinate to the comedy or sexual gags.

Frightening scenes3/5
Why this rating?

Demons, possession, cursed children, paranormal attacks and a cliffside threat are frightening, but the spoof-comedy tone keeps the danger from feeling fully intense.

Sexual content & nudity5/5
Why this rating?

Heavy focus on sexual innuendo, visual gags, and overt sexual references throughout the parody.

Alcohol or drugs3/5
Why this rating?

Drug use is referenced and depicted as part of the characters' behavior, often for comedic effect.

Violence4/5
Why this rating?

Includes slapstick violence, paranormal attacks, characters being thrown, and perilous situations; generally comedic rather than realistic.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience3/5
Why this rating?

Jody, Dan and their allies confront paranormal danger to protect the children, though their rescue efforts are often reckless and played for laughs.

Creativity & curiosity2/5
Why this rating?

Demonstrates creative ways to blend different horror films into a single spoof structure.

Diverse representation2/5
Why this rating?

Diverse cast is present, but characterization often relies on tropes and broad comedy.

Kindness & empathy1/5
Why this rating?

Occasional displays of familial care, but secondary to the comedy.

Positive messages1/5
Why this rating?

The message is mostly about the absurdity of genre tropes; little moral substance intended.

Good role models1/5
Why this rating?

Characters are generally incompetent, impulsive, or caricatured, not meant to be positive role models.

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