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Our take
Relay is rated R and stars Riz Ahmed as a broker who protects whistleblowers through cutouts and coded calls. Expect corporate conspiracy tension, gun threats, bloody injuries, and frequent profanity in dialogue. The tone is a smart adult thriller rather than action spectacle. Best for mature teens who handle dialogue-heavy crime stories
Uplifting themes
Protecting truth and doing the right thing drive the broker's work
Story (may spoil tone)
A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Gun threats, stabbings, and bloody injury talk in a conspiracy plot
Gun threats, stabbings, and bloody injury talk in a conspiracy plot
Language Frequent f-word and strong insults during high-stakes calls
Frequent f-word and strong insults during high-stakes calls
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Drunk behavior and smoking references in character backstory
Drunk behavior and smoking references in character backstory
Frightening Surveillance dread and corporate retaliation build adult suspense
Surveillance dread and corporate retaliation build adult suspense
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 No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Blood on hands and leg wounds; weapons stay plot-driven
Blood on hands and leg wounds; weapons stay plot-driven
Dangerous behaviour Cutout tactics and evasion may look clever without legal context
Cutout tactics and evasion may look clever without legal context
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Whistleblowers risk everything to expose wrongdoing. What would make speaking up worth the danger?
- The broker hides identities to keep people safe. When is secrecy necessary and when is it harmful?