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Greenland follows parents trying to keep their young son safe as a devastating comet approaches. The family faces separation, gun threats, looting, and panic while mass death is reported around them. Adults swear under pressure. We put it at around 13 and up because the repeated danger to the child and the end-of-the-world fear can be overwhelming.
Uplifting themes
Parents protect their child and strangers sometimes show mercy. Cynicism and looting share equal screen time The dad and mom both risk everything for their son, yet desperation leads to sharp choices Useful only for discussing emergency plans, media rumors, and how fear spreads during disasters
Story (may spoil tone)
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.
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Violence Riots, point-blank shootings, and comet impacts level neighborhoods on…
Riots, point-blank shootings, and comet impacts level neighborhoods on screen and in radio reports. Characters fear being shot during highway gridlock. Blood is not splatter horror, yet deaths feel sudden and close
Language Stressed adults drop hell, damn, s-word, and stronger bursts when plans…
Stressed adults drop hell, damn, s-word, and stronger bursts when plans collapse. Panic drives the swearing more than comic relief. It stays fairly constant in the second half
Sex / nudity Married tension is emotional, with only mild intimacy implied between t…
Married tension is emotional, with only mild intimacy implied between the leads. No sexual set pieces stand out in dialogue
Drugs / alcohol Adults grab drinks while waiting out chaos; pills and medicine get ment…
Adults grab drinks while waiting out chaos; pills and medicine get mentioned in survival context. Substance use is secondary to escape logistics
Frightening Comet countdowns, sky fire, and bunker gates create sustained end-of-wo…
Comet countdowns, sky fire, and bunker gates create sustained end-of-world dread. A child hides during gunfire and separation beats. Sensitive teens may need breaks after impact montages
Child peril / abuse The elementary-age son is separated, threatened with guns, and dragged…
The elementary-age son is separated, threatened with guns, and dragged through mobs while parents scramble. Abuse is societal collapse rather than home cruelty
Gore / death / weapons Firearms appear as people flee the disaster. Mass death is part of the…
Firearms appear as people flee the disaster. Mass death is part of the story, though the guide describes limited close-up injury detail
Dangerous behaviour Driving against traffic and breaking curfew are shown as necessary surv…
Driving against traffic and breaking curfew are shown as necessary survival. Kids should not treat those stunts as templates
Grief / bereavement Families mourn neighbors and strangers lost to the comet, with quick go…
Families mourn neighbors and strangers lost to the comet, with quick goodbyes on the road
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
- Who gets saved when governments pick bunker lists? What would your family hope for in a crisis?
- The film shows strangers helping and hurting. Which choices felt realistic, and which felt like movie drama?
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