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Hot Spot

Movie 2026 101 min Science Fiction, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller Last reviewed 23 Sep 2026
Official Rating R ClearAge 16+

No Australia rating available — showing United States

Why our age differs

Official is R. We say 16+ because the body-horror gore and graphic nudity need mid-to-late teens, not because every R title must sit at 17

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Strong
Language
Mild

Our take

A flamboyant detective probes a ritual murder in a desert future ruled by a sentient AI that feeds people and punishes dissent. Exploding heads, gouged eyes, public executions and other body-horror gore sit with graphic nudity and sexual content, and only brief strong swearing. A young child lives inside this plugged-in world. Fine with a parent from 16. Younger teens who dislike graphic gore or nudity should skip it.

Uplifting themes

The film asks what humans lose when an AI owns every thought and choice A parent tries to shield a child from forced executions, but most adults stay complicit

Story (may spoil tone)

Set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective's identity slowly unravels, his world enters a state of hypnotic meltdown.

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Strong
Language
Mild

Details

Violence Strong Ritual murder, forced public executions and sudden lethal punishment dr…

Ritual murder, forced public executions and sudden lethal punishment drive the dystopia

Language Mild A few strong words, including the f-word, plus the s-word and b-word

A few strong words, including the f-word, plus the s-word and b-word

Sex / nudity Strong Graphic nudity and sexual content appear, plus affair and sexual-energy…

Graphic nudity and sexual content appear, plus affair and sexual-energy talk

Drugs / alcohol Mild Brief smoking turns up in the desert compound

Brief smoking turns up in the desert compound

Frightening Strong Body-horror images, mind invasion and a bleak AI world stay unsettling…

Body-horror images, mind invasion and a bleak AI world stay unsettling for long stretches

Self-harm / suicide Mild In tense family talk, a character denies trying to kill themselves

In tense family talk, a character denies trying to kill themselves

Child peril / abuse Mild A young child lives under the AI and is pulled offline so he will not w…

A young child lives under the AI and is pulled offline so he will not watch executions

Gore / death / weapons Strong Heads explode, eyes are gouged and a face is torn in graphic detail

Heads explode, eyes are gouged and a face is torn in graphic detail

Mental health Mild Identity meltdown and mind-sharing anxiety push the detective toward a…

Identity meltdown and mind-sharing anxiety push the detective toward a breakdown

Flashing lights We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this versio…

We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this version to confidently confirm.

Talk after watching

  • What does the film say about trading privacy and loneliness for safety and connection?
  • When an AI decides who lives, how should parents protect a child from what the system forces everyone to watch?