What age is Greyhound appropriate for?

Rated PG-13 in the US. 13, alone or with a parent; 10 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is Greyhound not recommended under 13?

What's in it: the official rating, first; sailors killed, bodies committed to the sea; continuous tension; almost no swearing. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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Greyhound: what age is it for? 13, alone or with a parent

From 13, alone or with a parent.

Movie · 2020 · 1 h 32 · war, action, drama

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The trailer

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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralonethe sweet spot

The official US rating is PG-13, and we never go below it. Alone from 13, and not before, even with an adult.

The sweet spot: around 13, when you like ships and history, and can bear two days of tension without let-up. Why a sweet spot?

Official US rating: PG-13. In France, zinema would say 10.

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What it's about

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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.
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Sailors killed, bodies committed to the seaA shell kills men on deck, sailors are buried in bags dropped into the sea, a ship burns with its crew, U-boats are sunk with theirs. Almost two minutes of guns, explosions, faces of fear.
Continuous tensionTwo days and two nights without sleep, enemy voices taunting on the radio, a captain who refuses to eat; anxious music over a sixth of the film. Little blood on screen.
Almost no swearingThree swear words in French; a farewell kiss at the start. The language is that of orders on the bridge.

What the movie brings

A war film without loud heroism: a man who does his duty and prays for his dead.
Understanding what the Battle of the Atlantic was and why the convoys mattered.
Tom Hanks, who also wrote the film, as a humble commander.

Watching it together

Before

Say beforehand that sailors die and are dropped into the sea; the film is short and tense.

After

at 13 and up

The commander has the dead buried in the middle of the battle: why take that time?

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A zinema reading from September 20, 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