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Parents guide · ClearAge age 16+ · Official MA 15+

Movie 2025 100 min Comedy, Action, Drama Checked by Dan S · 1 Sep 2026
Official Rating MA 15+ ClearAge 16+

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Moderate
Frightening
Strong
Language
Strong

Our take

On his last 24-hour shift, a burned-out EMT trains a rookie in this Rainn Wilson dark comedy. Rated MA 15+ for language throughout, violent/bloody images, drug material and brief graphic nudity. Reviews warn of decapitated corpses, impaled eyes and mental-health crises played for dark humor. Powerful but harrowing for anyone sensitive to real-world emergencies.

Uplifting themes

Unsung heroism of EMS workers amid systemic strain Veterans mentor rookies but struggle to model healthy coping

Story (may spoil tone)

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Moderate
Frightening
Strong
Language
Strong

Details

Violence Strong Emergency scenes include crashes, assaults and life-or-death rescues

Emergency scenes include crashes, assaults and life-or-death rescues

Language Strong Nonstop f-word use and dark gallows humor among paramedics

Nonstop f-word use and dark gallows humor among paramedics

Sex / nudity Moderate Brief distant male genital nudity on an emergency call

Brief distant male genital nudity on an emergency call

Drugs / alcohol Strong Meth needle, OD/heroin treatment and drunk patients appear on calls

Meth needle, OD/heroin treatment and drunk patients appear on calls

Frightening Strong Realistic medical horror and psychiatric emergencies feel deeply unsett…

Realistic medical horror and psychiatric emergencies feel deeply unsettling

Self-harm / suicide Mild Suicide risk and mental-health crises appear on emergency calls

Suicide risk and mental-health crises appear on emergency calls

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse Strong Child patients and peril appear on emergency calls

Child patients and peril appear on emergency calls

Bullying / discrimination Mild Brief discriminatory talk in street/work banter

Brief discriminatory talk in street/work banter

Gore / death / weapons Strong Graphic corpses, impalements and open-head trauma appear on the job

Graphic corpses, impalements and open-head trauma appear on the job

Dangerous behaviour Mild Reckless driving and dark coping habits show up under EMT stress

Reckless driving and dark coping habits show up under EMT stress

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health Strong Burnout, suicide risk on calls and unhoused patients off meds

Burnout, suicide risk on calls and unhoused patients off meds

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement Moderate Loss and grief surface on ambulance calls

Loss and grief surface on ambulance calls

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

  • First responders face trauma daily. How does humor help or hide that reality?
  • Graphic medical calls may trigger anxiety. Know your teen's limits.