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The Life List

Parents guide · ClearAge age 16+ · Official M

Movie 2025 123 min Romance, Comedy, Drama Checked by Dan S · 3 Sep 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 16+

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Moderate
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Moderate

Our take

A mother's teenage bucket-list quest sends a young woman through family secrets, new romance, and a fresh sense of self in this 2025 M film. Strong language, body-image pressure, and sexual content all land along the way. ClearAge puts it around 16 for mature teens and adults.

Uplifting themes

Dialogue keeps circling teamwork, loyalty, and the choice to try again. Those themes stay audible across the quest Characters steer one another toward teamwork, loyalty, and another attempt in how they speak. The modeling is mostly verbal

Story (may spoil tone)

When her mother sends her on a quest to complete a teenage bucket list, a young woman uncovers family secrets, finds romance — and rediscovers herself.

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Moderate
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Mild Scuffles, chase peril, and threatening talk appear, but the tone stays…

Scuffles, chase peril, and threatening talk appear, but the tone stays comic or dramatic. Nothing turns into hard combat

Language Moderate Arguments and banter pull in the f-word, the s-word, hell, and b-word.…

Arguments and banter pull in the f-word, the s-word, hell, and b-word. Swearing shows up often without filling every line

Sex / nudity Moderate Steamy intimacy and sexual dialogue appear on screen. The film stops sh…

Steamy intimacy and sexual dialogue appear on screen. The film stops short of long explicit sequences

Drugs / alcohol Moderate Social drinking goes tipsy, and adults reach for weed or gummies too. X…

Social drinking goes tipsy, and adults reach for weed or gummies too. Xanax surfaces in conversation

Frightening Moderate Jump scares, kidnapping dread, or stretches of suspense can unsettle yo…

Jump scares, kidnapping dread, or stretches of suspense can unsettle younger viewers. Those beats sit inside the drama

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title

No gore found in this title

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image Strong Emotional conflict leans on purging, starvation, or harsh body-shaming.…

Emotional conflict leans on purging, starvation, or harsh body-shaming. That pressure sits near the center of the story

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 Mild Some emotional stretches turn on funeral talk, parent loss, or open gri…

Some emotional stretches turn on funeral talk, parent loss, or open grieving. Those losses leave a mark on the romance

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

  • Loss shapes several choices here. What helps families talk honestly about grief?
  • Someone tries to do the right thing under pressure. Which choices felt brave or thoughtful?