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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: parents' guide

15+our pick

Best for ages 15 and up. Rated R for language and brief violence.

An absurd, partly improvised Canadian buddy comedy for older teens who love cringe humor and Back to the Future. Two Toronto musicians who have never landed a gig accidentally travel back to 2008 and scramble to fix the timeline. Language is the main concern: frequent f-words and other strong profanity, a homophobic slur and crude jokes about real people. One sudden accidental shooting shows a man hit in the head, with blood on the wall, played as dark comedy. Dangerous stunts appear throughout. No sex and almost no substances, so it's fine for about 15 and up.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

Mostly stunts and slapstick, including skydiving from a tower and a near-fall saved by a parachute. One accidental shooting kills a character, with a head wound and blood spattered on a wall. A character is struck by lightning.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity, including f-words, 'motherf' variations, s-words, 'goddamn' and 'son of a bitch,' plus a homophobic slur. Some words are bleeped, many are not, and there are crude jokes about Bill Cosby and Jared from Subway.

Sex and nudity

None

No sex, romance or nudity reported.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Only background smoking. A discontinued fruit drink, Orbitz, powers the time travel, but it is not alcoholic.

Scary or intense scenes

Moderate

Little that is truly scary, but the accidental shooting kills a character on screen and is sudden and jarring. Risky stunts put the leads in danger, and one is zapped by lightning.

Worth talking about

Matt and Jay hold each other back as much as they help each other. Talk about when loyalty to a friend becomes unhealthy and how honesty might have changed things.

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