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The Great Flood

Parents guide · ClearAge age 16+ · Official M

Movie 2025 107 min Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama Checked by Dan S · 1 Sep 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 16+

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Frightening
Strong
Language
Moderate

Our take

A researcher and her son are trapped in a flooded building on humanity's last day. Netflix rates it M for language and violence. Parent summaries cite tsunami-scale destruction, gun executions, a handcuffed shaved child injected with unknown drugs and labor in bloody water. Intense disaster sci-fi for older teens, not children.

Uplifting themes

Parental love and protecting the future offer slim hope The mother fights fiercely; allies are morally mixed

Story (may spoil tone)

When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Frightening
Strong
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Strong Flood carnage, shootouts, choking and cold-blooded executions amid coll…

Flood carnage, shootouts, choking and cold-blooded executions amid collapse

Language Moderate Roughly two dozen profanities, including multiple f-words under stress

Roughly two dozen profanities, including multiple f-words under stress

Sex / nudity No sex found in this title

No sex found in this title

Drugs / alcohol Moderate A restrained child is injected during the crisis

A restrained child is injected during the crisis

Frightening Strong Apocalyptic flooding, entrapment and end-of-world dread are relentless

Apocalyptic flooding, entrapment and end-of-world dread are relentless

Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title

No self-harm found in this title

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse Strong A young son faces drowning, restraint and medical violation

A young son faces drowning, restraint and medical violation

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Moderate Bodies in water, explosions and firearms; disaster gore more than horror

Bodies in water, explosions and firearms; disaster gore more than horror

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health Mild Panic, sacrifice and maternal terror drive the emotional intensity

Panic, sacrifice and maternal terror drive the emotional intensity

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement Mild Flashback drowning and loss echo through the mission

Flashback drowning and loss echo through the mission

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

  • Disaster movies stress survival choices. Which decisions felt ethical to your teen?
  • A child is in extreme peril throughout. Check in if your teen is flood-anxious.