Movie · Superhero, Action, Animated · 2023 · PG

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: parents' guide

9+our pick

Best for ages 9 and up. Rated PG for sequences of animated action violence, some language and thematic elements.

A dazzling, emotionally heavy superhero sequel for older kids and tweens, best after seeing the first film. Fights are long and intense, a fanged Spider-Man pursues Miles, and the plot hinges on the idea that certain loved ones, including a parent, may be fated to die. Flashbacks show heroes losing family, and one shows a young girl vanishing in her father's arms. Language is mild and romance is limited to longing looks. It ends on an unresolved cliffhanger. The sustained peril and grief are why we suggest 9, matching the first film.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

Long, chaotic battles across collapsing cities, with characters hurled through walls and glass. Miguel slashes at and pins Miles, a flashback shows Gwen's fatal fight with a monster who was her best friend, and her police captain father aims his gun at her. No blood.

Language

Mild

Mild: ass once or twice, single uses of hell and damn, plus crap, freakin', butt and a cut-off 'what the.' Two characters say 'shoot' as a running gag. Insults include stupid and dumb. No s-words or f-words.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Miles and Gwen clearly have feelings for each other, but it stays at long glances and a hug, and his parents assume they're dating. The villain's body is covered in holes, prompting a few jokes; he is unclothed but featureless.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Adults drink wine at a party. A scientist gulps a vial that turns him into a lizard creature, and Miguel injects a serum to control his condition; neither is framed as drug use.

Scary or intense scenes

Moderate

The hole-covered villain grows steadily more menacing, Miguel's fanged attacks are startling, and a montage shows heroes losing loved ones. A child disintegrates in her father's arms in a flashback, and Miles learns his father may be destined to die.

Sensitive topics

  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a child

Worth talking about

Miles refuses to accept that someone must suffer just because it is supposed to happen. Is it ever right to break a rule others say keeps everyone safe?

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, Rotten Tomatoes, movieguide.org, the MPA, childrenandmedia.org.au. 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.