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Playdate

Movie 2025 93 min Action, Comedy Last reviewed 1 Sep 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 13+

Our take

Playdate is a PG-13 Prime Video comedy pairing Kevin James with Alan Ritchson. A suburban playdate turns into a mercenary chase with fistfights, guns, and kids caught in the middle. Strong language includes several f-words. Sex and drug references stay mostly verbal. Violent but cartoonish; still intense for younger viewers

Uplifting themes

Imperfect dads learning to step up

Story (may spoil tone)

When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.

What we flagged

Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.

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Violence
Moderate
Sex
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Moderate Mercenary chases, fistfights, crossbow and gunfire played for comedy

Mercenary chases, fistfights, crossbow and gunfire played for comedy

Language Moderate Several f-words and steady milder profanity

Several f-words and steady milder profanity

Sex / nudity Mild Sex talk and innuendo; no nudity

Sex talk and innuendo; no nudity

Drugs / alcohol Mild Cigarette smoking and verbal drug references

Cigarette smoking and verbal drug references

Frightening Mild Hitmen and taser gags create sudden peril

Hitmen and taser gags create sudden peril

Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title

No self-harm found in this title

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse Moderate Kids join the chase and face weapons despite the comic tone

Kids join the chase and face weapons despite the comic tone

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Mild Guns, a crossbow, and mercenary fights. Tone stays cartoonish more than…

Guns, a crossbow, and mercenary fights. Tone stays cartoonish more than gory

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • Two very different dads must cooperate. What makes an unlikely team work?
  • Children are chased alongside adults. How should action comedies treat kid peril?