Companion: parents' guide
Best for ages 17 and up. Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.
A sharp, darkly funny horror-thriller for older teens and adults only. A young woman on a lake-house weekend with her boyfriend's friends discovers a shocking truth about herself, and the trip turns deadly. Violence is bloody and frequent, including a stabbing to the neck, a face beaten to pulp and a corkscrew driven into a head. A man tries to sexually assault the heroine, her boyfriend controls and abuses her, and a character takes his own life. Expect about 70 f-words, implied sex and heavy drinking with pills. Best for 17 and up.
What's in it
Violence
StrongBloody and frequent: a man is stabbed in the neck, an officer's face is smashed in, people are shot in the head and stomach, a woman is knifed in the back, and a corkscrew pierces a skull. A man attempts to sexually assault the heroine.
Language
StrongConstant: Plugged In counted about 70 f-words and more than a dozen s-words, plus 'bitch,' 'ass,' 'dick,' many misuses of God's name and a middle finger. A crude slur for sex robots recurs.
Sex and nudity
ModerateSex is implied twice, once under sheets with moaning, and heard once through a door. A brief side glimpse of a breast in a shower. Frequent sexual talk, a passionate same-sex kiss, and a man groping and forcing a kiss on a woman.
Drinking, drugs and smoking
ModerateAdults drink all weekend, get tipsy and hung over, and one drinks vodka in the morning. A woman takes Xanax washed down with alcohol. A man smokes a cigar, and a drug dealer is mentioned.
Scary or intense scenes
StrongSustained menace once the weekend turns: the heroine is hunted, controlled through a phone app, forced to burn her own arm and shoot herself, and surrounded by bloody bodies. A character kills himself with a cattle prod.
Sensitive topics
- Sexual assault
- Domestic abuse
- Suicide
Worth talking about
Josh treats his partner as something he owns and can control from his phone. Ask your teen what controlling behavior looks like in real relationships and how to spot it early.
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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, Wikipedia, the MPA, 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.