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Worth

Movie 2021 118 min History, Drama Checked by Dan S · 21 Oct 2026
Official Rating PG-13 ClearAge 14+

No Australia rating available — showing United States

Why our age differs

Official is US PG-13. We say 14+ because sustained real-world grief after a mass tragedy is heavier than the sparse swearing alone suggests

What we flagged

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Language
Moderate

Our take

There are few action scenes here. The weight comes from listening to families after 9/11 while a lawyer tries to put a compensation figure on their losses. We would start at 14 for the sustained real-world grief.

Uplifting themes

Dignity for the dead and fairness for the living stay the north star. Listening softens a cold spreadsheet into something more human Feinberg and his team keep showing up for families who are furious and heartbroken. Quiet integrity matters more than winning arguments A clear look at how a national compensation fund was built after a mass tragedy. Useful for older teens studying civics, law, or modern history

Story (may spoil tone)

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.

What we flagged

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Language
Moderate

Details

Language Moderate Angry meetings bring the f-word, bull s-word, damn, and hell when tempe…

Angry meetings bring the f-word, bull s-word, damn, and hell when tempers snap. Swearing stays occasional and tied to stress, not wall-to-wall chatter

Drugs / alcohol Mild Expect strong language in passing, including A line about getting drunk…

Expect strong language in passing, including A line about getting drunk and smoke from the disaster site. Neither becomes a drinking subplot or a how-to moment

Grief / bereavement Strong Almost every scene is about sudden loss after 9/11. Parents, partners,…

Almost every scene is about sudden loss after 9/11. Parents, partners, and colleagues describe empty chairs and unfair formulas for mourning

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 film asks how you put a dollar figure on a life. What feels fair, and what can money never fix?
  • Families push back when rules feel cold. When should policy bend for individual stories of loss?