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Mercy

Parents guide · ClearAge age 13+ · Official M

Movie 2026 100 min Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Checked by Dan S · 29 Sep 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 13+

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Moderate

Our take

Detective Chris Raven has ninety minutes in front of an AI judge for his wife's murder. The M covers violence, bloody images, strong language, drug content and teen smoking. Body-cam clips, affair talk and a guilt-percentage countdown keep the pressure on. Haunted-house jokes, a gambling mention and alcohol evidence sit in the dialogue. It is slick and stressful, not a gore show. Older teens who can sit with wrongful-death tension will manage; younger ones may find the clock hard

Uplifting themes

The story asks whether justice tech still needs a human hand on the tiller. Most of the ride stays cynical. Soft comfort is not really on offer

Story (may spoil tone)

In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Moderate Flashbacks show shootings and blood, and officers die along the way. Ra…

Flashbacks show shootings and blood, and officers die along the way. Raven sits under an execution threat for most of the runtime, with his wife's murder hanging over the case. It hurts without tipping into extreme gore

Language Moderate Swearing turns up in the interrogations and flashbacks. A couple of f-w…

Swearing turns up in the interrogations and flashbacks. A couple of f-words, plus s-word, ass, a-hole, b-word, damn and hell when tempers go up

Sex / nudity Mild Affair suspicions come up in testimony, and relationship flashbacks sho…

Affair suspicions come up in testimony, and relationship flashbacks show a marriage going sour. Nothing sexual is shown on screen. Talk and memory do the work

Drugs / alcohol Moderate Raven's alcoholism and blackouts are trial evidence, with blood alcohol…

Raven's alcoholism and blackouts are trial evidence, with blood alcohol numbers and whiskey in the mix. Teens also vape, smoke pot and drink whiskey. That teen use is a real parent flag

Frightening Moderate A ninety-minute execution countdown runs under the AI trial. Camera fee…

A ninety-minute execution countdown runs under the AI trial. Camera feeds keep the room tense. Haunted-house jokes pop up, but the stress is the clock, not ghost scares

Gore / death / weapons Mild Expect strong language in the flashbacks and evidence reels, including…

Expect strong language in the flashbacks and evidence reels, including Bloody images and bodies. Stabbing gets talked through more than shown blow by blow. Mild blood, not a splatter movie

Mental health Mild Guilt, blackout drinking and a strained marriage all get pulled into th…

Guilt, blackout drinking and a strained marriage all get pulled into the case. Raven's alcoholism is not background colour. The trial keeps poking at what he did while drunk

Gambling Mild A witness's gambling problem gets one clear mention during testimony. I…

A witness's gambling problem gets one clear mention during testimony. It is a small beat inside a bigger case. The film is not about gambling

Grief / bereavement Mild The wife's murder sits at the center of the trial. Grieving people arou…

The wife's murder sits at the center of the trial. Grieving people around Raven keep that loss in the room. The film never really steps away from it

Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

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Talk after watching

  • Chris must prove innocence to a system he helped build. When does technology stop being fair?
  • The AI judge sees every camera feed. How much surveillance is too much for justice?

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