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Retired partners recruit younger thieves for a bank job in Old Bandits, a Brazilian heist comedy, while a dogged detective closes in. Comic gun talk and mild swearing show up without an f-word flood. There is also a brief self-harm backstory line, plus light drinking or smoking around the edges. Mid-teens who like caper comedies should be fine. Younger kids may not need the crime-and-jealousy edge.
Story (may spoil tone)
An elderly retired couple teams up with young partners to plan a daring bank robbery, while trying to outwit a detective determined to stop them.
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Violence Planning the bank job with younger partners brings talk of guns, killin…
Planning the bank job with younger partners brings talk of guns, killing, and who might get hurt if things slip. It still plays as heist comedy, and the punches stay light beside that threat talk
Language Around the heist plan the dialogue includes the s-word, damn, hell, b-w…
Around the heist plan the dialogue includes the s-word, damn, hell, b-word, and b-word. The licensed sample has no f-word barrage. Swearing stays in that milder band
Sex / nudity A jealous joke about a hand kiss is the clearest sex beat. Stronger sex…
A jealous joke about a hand kiss is the clearest sex beat. Stronger sex scenes are not confirmed. What parents can count on stays at that light level
Drugs / alcohol A complaint about a drunk on a speedboat turns up, and streaming adviso…
A complaint about a drunk on a speedboat turns up, and streaming advisories flag alcohol or smoking around the edges. Heist smoke-canister talk works as a prop gag. Nobody builds a smoking subplot around it
Frightening Comic tension comes from a home-invasion-turned-recruitment beat and la…
Comic tension comes from a home-invasion-turned-recruitment beat and later kidnapping talk. Younger kids may feel a flutter from those beats, even while the film keeps its caper-comedy footing
Self-harm / suicide Character backstory dialogue includes a brief self-harm reference. It s…
Character backstory dialogue includes a brief self-harm reference. It stays in that spoken line. Parents who track that theme will still catch it
Bullying / discrimination We did not see bullying in this one
We did not see bullying in this one
Gore / death / weapons We did not see gore in this one
We did not see gore in this one
Dangerous behaviour We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
Eating disorders / body image We did not see eating in this one
We did not see eating in this one
Mental health We did not see mental health in this one
We did not see mental health in this one
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement We did not see grief in this one
We did not see grief in this one
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
- Age does not erase appetite for adventure. What makes the retirees charming?
- Heist comedies glamorize crime with jokes. Where are consequences shown?
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