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Is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire OK for Kids?

ActionAdventureScience Fiction
10+
PG-13⭐ 6.0 / 102024 · 1h 55m
Adam Wingard

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay
🗡️Violence
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Cartoon / Comedic
6
Action & Peril
1
Injuries & Death Shown
1
Graphic & Disturbing
  • A man is graphically eaten by a carnivorous tree creature while exploring Hollow Earth — shown on screen, not just implied.
  • Kong fights against Skar King's forces in a prolonged action battle, and later engages in a final confrontation with Skar King and Shimo in Hollow Earth.
  • Godzilla absorbs radiation from a nuclear facility in France and battles the Titan Tiamat for energy, both depicted as large-scale destructive action sequences.
  • Kong suffers visible injury in the form of severe frostbite damage to one arm after an encounter with the ice Titan Shimo.
  • Multiple Titan-vs-Titan combat sequences occur throughout, along with an attack by flying Vertacines using bioelectric energy blasts.
  • Overall violence is monster-movie in tone — large-scale creature combat and destruction rather than realistic human-on-human brutality — but the tree-creature death and Skar King's cruelty add a darker edge.
💬Language
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Mild Words
(damn, hell)
6
Moderate
(ass, b**ch)
3
Strong
(sh*t)
0
Extreme
(f**k)
  • The strong word 's**t' is used 3 times.
  • Moderate language includes 'hell' (4 times), 'da**' (1 time), and 'bloody' (1 time).
  • No f-words, c-words, or slurs are present in the script.
  • Language is infrequent and mostly comes from human side-characters rather than being a constant presence.
👻Scary Scenes
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Mildly Tense
1
Startling Moments
3
Genuinely Scary
1
Deeply Disturbing
  • The team discovers a destroyed outpost with no survivors, an early startling and ominous moment.
  • A man is suddenly devoured by a predatory tree — a scary, unexpected death that may shock younger viewers.
  • The revelation that Skar King keeps imprisoned apes and is obsessed with conquering the surface world is disturbing and paints him as a genuinely menacing villain.
  • Godzilla's massive radiation-charging sequence and the encounter with Skar King and Shimo the ice Titan are tense and scary, built around scale and dread rather than jump scares.
  • Chase sequences through collapsing Hollow Earth structures are intense but resolve with the heroes escaping and the threat being contained by the film's end.
💕Romance
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Crushes & Holding Hands
0
Kissing & Dating
1
Suggestive
0
Sexual Content
  • Bernie jokes that Kong may be looking for 'a date' or 'interspecies romance,' played entirely for comedic effect.
  • Bernie threatens to 'kiss on the mouth' after a successful mission, a suggestive but non-serious joke.
  • There is no actual romantic relationship, kissing, or physical intimacy depicted between any characters.
🍺Substances
Very Mild▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Mentioned in Passing
0
Shown Casually
0
Featured Prominently
0
Glorified or Abused
  • There are brief, implied references to alcohol/drinking tied to Bernie's behavior.
  • No substance use is actually shown on screen.
  • Nothing is glorified — it's a passing character quirk rather than a plot element.
⚡Stimulation
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Gently Engaging
1
Exciting
2
Intense
1
Overwhelming
  • The HEAV launch sequence through Earth's crust into Hollow Earth is an intense, high-speed sensory sequence.
  • A high-speed chase on flying Vertacine creatures is fast-paced and exciting.
  • Gravity manipulation causing anti-gravity shock waves is described as overwhelming, with disorienting visual effects.
  • The final portal destruction sequence features collapsing structures and rapid action that could be too much for sensory-sensitive or very young children.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — Heads Up for Parents

Despite the family-friendly monster-movie marketing, there's a genuinely graphic moment where a man is suddenly eaten by a carnivorous tree creature in Hollow Earth — parents expecting only cartoonish Titan brawling should be aware this scene is more visceral than the trailers suggest.

About Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

In this giant-monster action adventure, Godzilla and Kong must team up to face a terrifying new threat rising from Hollow Earth: the tyrannical ape Skar King and his ice-controlling Titan, Shimo. Along the way, a young Iwi girl named Jia discovers her destiny to awaken the ancient guardian Mothra, while a human team races to stop an inter-dimensional invasion. The tone is big, loud, and fantastical — more spectacle-driven monster brawling than horror, aimed at fans of giant creature battles.

👨‍👧
Best watched together
For children under 12, a parent's presence is helpful to talk through the tree-creature death, Skar King's disturbing imprisonment of other apes, and the intense, chaotic final sequences involving collapsing Hollow Earth structures.

Family Takeaways from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

What it gets right

  • ✓The film shows a parent, Dr. Andrews, actively choosing her child's wellbeing over professional opportunity, modeling healthy family priorities.
  • ✓Jia's arc of embracing her Iwi heritage offers a positive message about cultural pride and identity for young viewers.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Values & Themes
●Traditional family values

The film centers on mother-daughter bonds and maternal sacrifice, exemplified by Dr. Andrews choosing her daughter's wellbeing over her career, and Jia's journey to embrace her family's cultural legacy as an Iwi protector.

Cast:Rebecca HallBrian Tyree HenryDan StevensKaylee HottleAlex Ferns

Is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Appropriate for Your Child's Age?

✗Age 5: Not recommended for 5-year-olds
✗Age 8: Not recommended for 8-year-olds
✓Age 10: Generally appropriate 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.

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