Our take
Eternity is a PG-13 A24 fantasy romcom about choosing a partner in the afterlife. Couples have clothed sex under blankets, with moaning and kink references. Drinking and drunkenness recur. An f-word and other profanity appear. Emotional themes about marriage and regret suit older teens more than tweens
Uplifting themes
Communication and choosing happiness over fantasy
Story (may spoil tone)
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Slaps and comic scuffles in the afterlife
Slaps and comic scuffles in the afterlife
Language An f-word plus s-word and insults during bickering
An f-word plus s-word and insults during bickering
Sex / nudity Implied and clothed sex, pinup photos, and kink jokes
Implied and clothed sex, pinup photos, and kink jokes
Drugs / alcohol Heavy social drinking and drunken behavior
Heavy social drinking and drunken behavior
Frightening Mild afterlife chase through memory tunnels
Mild afterlife chase through memory tunnels
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 No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
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 Regret and marriage stress, played lightly
Regret and marriage stress, played lightly
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
- Joan must pick between two husbands. What makes a lifelong choice fair?
- Heaven here is secular and funny. How do films shape ideas about death?