People keep asking if this is fine for a younger teen because the US stamp is PG-13. PG-13 is the board label. Our call is 14+.
In Australia it is M. In the UK it is 12A. Those stay on the page. Fourteen is the youngest we would sit through this one with a kid beside us, knowing it is a vengeance night, not a kids cape film.
Kara Zor-El is out in space on a revenge quest. Bar fights, pirates, a hard-drinking heroine. Darker than the usual family superhero night.
Why 14+
The violence is frequent. Bar brawls, pirate attacks, blades, sci-fi guns, choking, explosions, and cold-blooded killings. A child is struck and taken. Families are murdered on screen.
The fear is heavy too. Not cheap jump scares. Planet-destruction flashbacks, radiation deaths, family annihilation, and a poisoned superdog. That sits in the room for younger fans who came for a cape.
Language is moderate. S-word variants, crude terms for women, a sexual hand gesture.
Harder for families: villains kidnap women and girls as implied sex slaves or breeding stock. Women are manhandled into cages. A teen sees her family murdered. Trauma, grief, and drinking drive Kara's arc. She is often drunk or hung over. Empty bottles sit in the frame.
How the pieces stack
We marked it 14+ because those pieces stack under a PG-13 cape title. An older teen who already watches darker comic-book films may get through it. A younger teen used to lighter Marvel nights can come out more shaken than the 12A or PG-13 on the poster suggests.
If trafficking talk, family murder, or a heroine who drinks her way through grief is a no in your house, this one will not be an exception. If you are still deciding, the full flags are on the guide.
Full guide: Supergirl on ClearAge. Method: How we review a film.
Parent review
Milly Alcock's PG-13 Supergirl vengeance quest with frequent combat, trafficking themes and heavy drinking.
ViolenceStrong
Frequent action includes bar brawls, pirate attacks, bladed weapons, sci-fi gunfire, choking, explosions and cold-blooded killings. A child is struck and abducted, and families are murdered on screen.
LanguageModerate
Moderate profanity includes s-word variants from Kara and Lobo, plus crude terms for women and a sexual hand gesture.
Sex / nudityMild
No graphic nudity appears. The story centres on abducted women referred to as brides for a male-only society.
Drugs / alcoholModerate
Kara is frequently drunk or hung over, with empty bottles visible. A dog and Kara are poisoned, alien smoking appears, and vomiting is used to expel poison.
FrighteningStrong
Planet-destruction flashbacks, radiation-poisoning deaths, family annihilation and a poisoned superdog may distress younger superhero fans.
Sexual violenceModerate
Villains kidnap women and girls as implied sex slaves or breeding stock for a male-only brigand society, and women are manhandled into cages.
Child peril / abuseStrong
Teen Ruthye sees her family murdered and is nearly captured more than once. A child is struck and abducted during pirate attacks.
Bullying / discriminationModerate
Crude terms for women turn up in dialogue, and brigands treat women as property throughout.
Gore / death / weaponsModerate
Deaths come via blades, lasers, explosions and poison. Little blood is visible, but bodies in caskets and a disintegrating planet appear.
Dangerous behaviourMild
Kara's binge drinking and reckless bar fighting are framed as coping mechanisms. Alien substance smoking also appears on screen.
Mental healthModerate
Trauma, grief and substance misuse drive Kara's arc. Ruthye seeks revenge after her family's annihilation.
Grief / bereavementStrong
Kara flashbacks to Krypton's destruction and her parents' radiation deaths. Ruthye's family is murdered and their house burned.
Positive themesMild
Themes of helping others, compassion and choosing justice over vengeance run through the story, mixed with dark material.
Role modelsMild
Kara grows toward heroism, though she begins as a hard-drinking cynic. Ruthye shows courage seeking justice for her family.
Our take
Milly Alcock's gritty DC space odyssey follows Kara Zor-El on a vengeance quest. Despite a PG-13 rating, expect frequent combat, implied sex trafficking of women, heavy drinking, child peril and planet-destruction flashbacks. Bar brawls, pirate attacks, cold-blooded killings and family murders push it darker than typical family superhero fare. Trauma and grief drive much of the tone. Best for older teens already comfortable with mature comic-book material.
Full guide: Supergirl on ClearAge.