Our take
TRON: Ares sends an AI program into the real world. Rated PG-13 for violence and action. Expect glowing vehicular chases, programs dissolving into pixels, a stabbing with bloody injury, and mild language. No romance or drug content stood out. Fine for tweens and teens who handle sci-fi action, especially TRON fans
Uplifting themes
Teamwork and protecting humanity anchor the mission Some adults choose duty over profit Light STEM and AI ethics talk for sci-fi fans
Story (may spoil tone)
A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Sci-fi fights, stabbings, and program deaths with some blood
Sci-fi fights, stabbings, and program deaths with some blood
Language Occasional s-word and mild exclamations
Occasional s-word and mild exclamations
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening AI threat and combat stakes, not horror tone
AI threat and combat stakes, not horror tone
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 Digitized wounds and limb loss; not graphic gore
Digitized wounds and limb loss; not graphic gore
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 A loved one's illness motivates one lead
A loved one's illness motivates one lead
Talk after watching
- Ares crosses from a digital world into ours. What rules should guide AI?
- Programs die when defeated. Does pixel violence feel different from real harm?