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The Interview

Movie 2014 112 min Action, Comedy Checked by Dan S · 21 Oct 2026
Official Rating MA 15+ ClearAge 16+

Why our age differs

Official is MA 15+. We say 16+ because cocaine and ecstasy gags plus assassination comedy land heavier than a standard MA teen satire

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Strong

Our take

Two celebrity interviewers are drawn into a plan to kill North Korea's leader. The Interview plays the idea for outrageous comedy, with drug jokes, sexual talk, strong language and violent action. We would wait until 16.

Uplifting themes

Friendship between the two hosts surfaces amid chaos, but satire targets everyone and rewards bad behavior

Story (may spoil tone)

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Strong

Details

Violence Moderate Assassination plotting, missile jokes, and explosive set pieces mix car…

Assassination plotting, missile jokes, and explosive set pieces mix cartoon violence with real-world stakes. Threats of murder are played for comedy

Language Strong Tabloid TV hosts swear constantly, including f-word rants, b-word, and…

Tabloid TV hosts swear constantly, including f-word rants, b-word, and homophobic slur talk about lyrics. Humor is almost entirely crude

Sex / nudity Strong Hosts brag about sex, porn habits, and kissing a dictator for laughs. R…

Hosts brag about sex, porn habits, and kissing a dictator for laughs. References pile up faster than shown skin, but the talk is explicit

Drugs / alcohol Strong Ecstasy, cocaine, and smoking show up as punchlines and party props. Ch…

Ecstasy, cocaine, and smoking show up as punchlines and party props. Characters treat hard drugs lightly in several scenes

Frightening Mild Political torture talk and sudden explosions add brief tension. Nothing…

Political torture talk and sudden explosions add brief tension. Nothing lingers as horror

Self-harm / suicide Mild A throwaway line about killing yourself during banter appears once. It…

A throwaway line about killing yourself during banter appears once. It is not developed

Bullying / discrimination Mild A rapper worries listeners read his lyrics as homophobic. The film ment…

A rapper worries listeners read his lyrics as homophobic. The film mentions bias more than it explores 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

  • The CIA asks entertainers to be weapons. Where is the line between satire and glamorizing violence against real leaders?
  • Aaron and Dave stay friends through humiliation. What keeps their partnership working when the mission goes absurd?

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