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Batman & Robin

Movie 1997 125 min Action, Science Fiction, Adventure Last reviewed 12 Sep 2026
Official Rating PG ClearAge 10+ Quality ★★☆☆☆

Why our age differs

Official is PG. We say 10+ because the fights keep coming and a freeze gun is used on people

What we flagged

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Scores are 0–5: 0 means none.

Violence
Moderate
Sex
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Our take

This is a bright, jokey live-action comic film, more toy advert than grim crime story. Villains freeze people and try poison kisses, while teen sidekicks rush into danger. You will hear hell and damn. Fine for most kids 10 and up with a parent, though the freeze gun can still rattle younger kids

Uplifting themes

The film keeps asking the heroes to trust each other instead of going it alone An older butler tries to hold the team together. The heroes still show off and bicker

Story (may spoil tone)

Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

What we flagged

Scores are 0–5: 0 means none.

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Violence
Moderate
Sex
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Details

Violence Moderate Heroes and villains fight a lot. A freeze gun hits people, and someone…

Heroes and villains fight a lot. A freeze gun hits people, and someone keeps shouting to kill them

Language Mild You will hear hell and damn. It stays light, not a wash of strong swear…

You will hear hell and damn. It stays light, not a wash of strong swearing

Sex / nudity Mild A plant villain keeps asking for kisses, and her look is very sexy. The…

A plant villain keeps asking for kisses, and her look is very sexy. There is no sex scene

Frightening Mild People get frozen stiff and a villain is called a monster. The jokes ke…

People get frozen stiff and a villain is called a monster. The jokes keep undercutting the scare

Child peril / abuse Mild Robin and a teen girl hero run into fights and almost get killed, then…

Robin and a teen girl hero run into fights and almost get killed, then pulled out

Gore / death / weapons Mild A freeze gun and talk of blood. You do not sit on open wounds

A freeze gun and talk of blood. You do not sit on open wounds

Dangerous behaviour Mild Street racing gets a joke, plus rooftop leaps. It looks like a cartoon…

Street racing gets a joke, plus rooftop leaps. It looks like a cartoon stunt show

Grief / bereavement Mild A young hero says both parents died in a crash. A villain is still mour…

A young hero says both parents died in a crash. A villain is still mourning his wife

Talk after watching

  • Why is it hard to work on a team if you will not trust the other person?
  • What is the difference between a movie freeze ray and something that could really hurt you?