🍿 PopcornCheck
Red Notice poster

Is Red Notice OK for Kids?

ActionComedyCrime
12+
PG-13⭐ IMDb 6.3 / 102021 · 1h 58m
Rawson Marshall Thurber● Script verified
See all movies for 12-year-olds

Where to Watch

United States

Stream

NetflixNetflix Standard with Ads
Search on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate, PopcornCheck earns from qualifying purchases. Search results may include other editions; confirm the title, year and availability on Amazon.

Streaming data by JustWatch

What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay
🗡️Violence
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Cartoon / Comedic
9
Action & Peril
1
Injuries & Death Shown
0
Graphic & Disturbing
  • The Rome museum heist opens with a physical altercation on scaffolding between guards and thieves, and someone falls from the scaffolding during the chaos.
  • A foot chase through Rome involves jumping, climbing, and combat moves as characters evade capture.
  • In a Russian prison, Hartley is beaten by an inmate named Drago Grande in a rough fight scene.
  • Sotto Voce electrocutes Hartley with an electrical torture device in an underground bunker, shown as a scary torture sequence.
  • A helicopter escape from the Russian prison includes gunfire as characters flee.
  • During a bull run sequence in Valencia, a person is gored by a charging bull.
  • An underground bunker car chase features gunfire, a vehicle crash, and a car plunging off a cliff into water.
  • Multiple gunfights break out between the main characters and police/criminal forces throughout the film.
  • A hand-to-hand combat scene occurs between Hartley and Bishop underwater and on a beach.
  • Violence is stylized and action-movie in tone with no graphic gore or blood shown; injuries are implied rather than depicted in detail.
💬Language
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Mild Words
(damn, hell)
13
Moderate
(ass, b**ch)
30
Strong
(sh*t)
0
Extreme
(f**k)
  • Strong language is used frequently, including 's**t' (18 times), 'da**' (4 times), 'hell' (3 times), and 'f**k/f**king' (5 times).
  • Moderate language includes 'a**' (6 times), 'b**ch' (3 times), 'a**hole' (2 times), and 'cr*p' (2 times).
  • Mild language includes a single use of 'p**s'.
  • The overall frequency of profanity, including multiple f-words, pushes this toward stronger language than a typical PG-13 comedy.
👻Scary Scenes
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
3
Mildly Tense
1
Startling Moments
2
Genuinely Scary
0
Deeply Disturbing
  • A startling moment occurs when a person falls from scaffolding during the museum heist.
  • A tense scene shows prison inmates discovering that Hartley is a cop, creating danger for him.
  • A genuinely scary sequence involves Sotto Voce's electrical torture of Hartley in the underground bunker.
  • A tense bull run sequence in Valencia features charging bulls and a goring.
  • An intense scene shows a car plunging off a cliff into water during the bunker chase.
  • Multiple tense shootout sequences occur between the characters and police/criminal forces.
  • There is no supernatural horror or true jump-scare imagery; tense moments are resolved through action and escape rather than lingering dread.
💕Romance
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Crushes & Holding Hands
1
Kissing & Dating
3
Suggestive
0
Sexual Content
  • Hartley and Bishop share a suggestive dance together at a masquerade ball.
  • It's revealed that Hartley and Bishop are partners who have been working together intimately throughout the film.
  • Dialogue implies a romantic relationship between Hartley and Bishop, including reference to kissing.
  • There is a verbal reference to 'lovemaking' between Hartley and Bishop having taken place on a yacht, though nothing is shown on screen.
  • Booth shows a crush-like admiration for both Hartley and Bishop.
  • No explicit sexual content or nudity is shown; all romantic content is suggestive or implied through dialogue.
🍺Substances
Mild▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Mentioned in Passing
2
Shown Casually
0
Featured Prominently
0
Glorified or Abused
  • There is a casual prison reference to 'toilet vodka.'
  • A line references tapeworms from eating uncooked pork, which is a health-related mention rather than substance use.
  • Multiple characters are shown casually holding champagne glasses at a wedding celebration.
  • No drug use or substance abuse is depicted.
⚡Stimulation
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Gently Engaging
2
Exciting
4
Intense
0
Overwhelming
  • The museum heist opening features suspenseful music and a high-speed chase that sets an intense pace early on.
  • The prison escape sequence includes explosives and a helicopter chase, adding to the sensory intensity.
  • The masquerade ball infiltration is exciting with multiple layered obstacles building tension.
  • The underground bunker car chase combines gunfire with a cliff jump for an intense sequence.
  • The bull run sequence in Valencia is exciting with sudden, unexpected danger.
  • The final yacht confrontation is intense, featuring a surprise return of the antagonist.
  • The frequent back-to-back action sequences may overwhelm younger or sensory-sensitive children.

Parents also checked

Red Notice — Heads Up for Parents

Despite its lighthearted heist-comedy marketing, the film contains a notably scary electrical torture scene where Sotto Voce shocks Hartley in an underground bunker, plus frequent strong language including 18 uses of 's**t' and 5 uses of 'f**k/f**king.'

About Red Notice

Red Notice is a globe-trotting action-comedy about an FBI profiler who teams up with (and is repeatedly outwitted by) a legendary art thief and a rival con artist while chasing a priceless jeweled egg. The film mixes big heist set pieces, shootouts, and chase sequences with humor and a twisty plot about loyalty and deception among the three leads.

👨‍👧
Best watched together
For children under 13, parents may want to be present given the electrical torture scene, the bull goring during the Valencia run, and the frequent strong language (including 'shit' and 'fuck'), so they can discuss the intensity and themes of trust and deception with their kids.

Family Takeaways from Red Notice

What it gets right

  • ✓The film shows former rivals Booth and Hartley setting aside conflict to cooperate during the Russian prison escape, modeling teamwork under pressure.
  • ✓Hartley's choice to save Booth from the car crash rather than pursue the egg demonstrates that relationships can matter more than material gain.

Red Notice Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

No cultural or religious themes detected for this film.

Cast:Dwayne JohnsonRyan ReynoldsGal GadotRitu AryaChris Diamantopoulos

Is Red Notice Appropriate for Your Child's Age?

✗Age 5: Not recommended for 5-year-olds
✗Age 8: Not recommended for 8-year-olds
✗Age 10: Not recommended for 10-year-olds
✓Age 12: Generally appropriate for 12-year-olds
✓Age 13: Generally appropriate for 13-year-olds
✓Age 15: Generally appropriate for 15-year-olds
✓Age 17: Generally appropriate for 17-year-olds

Individual children may vary — use your judgment.

Parents also ask about Red Notice

  • Is Red Notice appropriate for a 12-year-old?
  • Does Red Notice have violence?
  • Is Red Notice OK for kids?
  • What is the age rating for Red Notice?

You might also like

Browse more parent guides

All movies A–ZAction moviesComedy moviesCrime moviesMovies for 12-year-olds