Greenland 2: Migration: what age is it for?
Official US rating: PG-13. In France, zinema would say 12.
Alone, or with you
The official US rating is PG-13, and we never go below it. Alone from 13, and not before, even with an adult.
What it's about
Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
Why 13
- The official rating, firstRated PG-13 in the US (parents strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13). zinema never goes below the country's rating: it explains it.rule
- Blood and wounds, close upThis is a survival story where injuries are shown, not just talked about. There is blood held on screen for long stretches, wounded people, and a stretch around the middle and again late in the film where the camera does not look away. Deaths are both spoken of and shown, including bodies. That is the main reason this one sits at thirteen rather than younger.shown
- Gunfire, fights, a world on fireShots ring out repeatedly from the opening minutes on, explosions shake the frame, and there are many hand to hand fights across the film. Characters carry guns and knives, and one threatens to kill another out loud. It is action rather than sadism, but it is constant and loud.shown
- Long stretches in the darkNearly half the film plays out in darkness, with dozens of long night scenes, screaming faces, whispering, and music built to keep you on edge. There are a couple of real jolts. A child alone in the dark comes back several times as an image, which is exactly the kind of thing that lodges in a younger viewer's head at bedtime.shown
- A family that may not stay togetherThe engine of the story is the fear of losing each other. Characters are put in danger again and again, someone is heard crying, and separation hangs over the whole trip. Children who worry about their parents will feel this one in the stomach, even though the ending lands on hope.shown
- Language and grown-up habitsExpect strong language scattered through, roughly a dozen instances including the harshest word, plus a few put downs between characters. Adults drink wine and smoke on screen, and drugs get a passing mention. None of it is glamorized, it is just the texture of the world.shown
What the movie brings
- A family that keeps choosing each other when everything else is gone.
- A clear look at what people do when resources run out, some turn cruel, some turn generous, and the film lets you see the difference.
- The idea that hope is something you build toward, not something you find lying around.
Watching it together
Tell them before you start that the family stays the heart of the story, so that when things get dark they know what to hold on to.
at 13 and up
In this world, some people help strangers and some prey on them. What do you think decides which one a person becomes?
See the facts
A zinema reading from September 5, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made