Dog Stars, The (2026)

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Synopsis

Dir: Ridley Scott. Science-fiction/Action. Based on the book by Peter Heller. In the years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, a pilot (Jacob Elordi) and his friend (Josh Brolin) confront outside threats as they struggle to survive.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some involving animals - some blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of corspe, decapitation, and severed limbs - some blood and detail
• Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Survival
• Coping with loss
• Trust

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and coarse language

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