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Former astronauts and a conspiracy blogger race to stop the moon after it is knocked off course and swarms of tech creatures attack Earth. Cities flood, planes crash, and family members are separated in chaos that may unsettle anxious kids. One strong f-word slips out during a shuttle emergency; hell, damn, and s-word appear more often under stress. A teen smokes weed in a throwaway line about a friend. We land at M and up because the end-of-the-world scale and creature attacks are the main worry, with language a smaller bump for pre-teens
Uplifting themes
Parents and kids reconcile under pressure, and scientists argue for truth over cover-ups. The story is thin, but teamwork and sacrifice show up in the third act The lead astronaut keeps trying to save his family and the planet even after he is sidelined. The blogger is reckless, yet he grows into someone who puts others first
Story (may spoil tone)
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Details
Violence Shuttle crashes, swarming robots, gun standoffs, and talk of nuking the…
Shuttle crashes, swarming robots, gun standoffs, and talk of nuking the moon drive the action. Injuries are mostly bloodless, but people die and cities take heavy damage
Language Hell, damn, s-word, and b-word phrase pepper the stress scenes, with a…
Hell, damn, s-word, and b-word phrase pepper the stress scenes, with a single clear f-word during the opening space emergency. It is frequent enough that younger kids will notice
Drugs / alcohol Weed is mentioned once about a teen friend; otherwise adults drink ligh…
Weed is mentioned once about a teen friend; otherwise adults drink lightly in passing. Nothing is shown in detail
Frightening The moon falling, tidal waves, and black creature swarms create sustain…
The moon falling, tidal waves, and black creature swarms create sustained end-of-the-world tension. A child is often in danger, which can hit harder than the adult heroes' peril
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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- The film asks ordinary people to step up when governments fail. Who in the story shows real courage, and who is mostly running from the camera?
- Disaster movies often show families split apart in a crisis. How would you want your kids to react if they saw news like this on TV?
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