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Movie · Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller · 2018 · PG-13

A Quiet Place: parents' guide

13+our pick

Best for ages 13 and up. Rated PG-13 for terror and some bloody images.

A tense, nearly silent creature thriller for teens who like being scared and can handle grief. A family survives sound-hunting monsters by staying quiet and signing in ASL. There is no profanity, no sexual content and only a little blood, but a young child is killed by a creature in the opening minutes, a parent later dies protecting the children, and long stretches of peril include a woman giving birth while hiding. The age reflects the sustained terror and the losses rather than gore. Deaf actress Millicent Simmonds plays the daughter in a strong, central role.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

Creatures snatch and kill people in quick cuts. A mangled body is shown briefly, a raccoon is killed with a spurt of blood, a nail pierces a bare foot leaving bloody prints, and creatures are shot. Blood pools during a mostly off-screen birth.

Language

None

No profanity at all; the family rarely speaks aloud and talks mostly in sign language.

Sex and nudity

None

A married couple slow dances and embraces. No nudity or sexual content; a pregnancy and birth are part of the story.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

None

No drinking or drug use. A mother gives her sick son a pill from medicine scavenged at a pharmacy.

Scary or intense scenes

Strong

Sustained, nerve-racking suspense with jump scares and children in danger throughout, including two kids nearly smothered in a grain silo. A small child is killed early, a grieving man screams to draw a creature to him, and a parent dies in front of the children.

Sensitive topics

  • Death of a child
  • Death of a parent
  • Suicide
  • Animal death

Worth talking about

The daughter believes her father blames her for a loss. Talk about guilt, how families carry grief, and how hard it can be to say what you feel.

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, movieguide.org. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.