What age is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 appropriate for?

Rated PG-13 in the US. 13, alone or with a parent; 11 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 not recommended under 13?

What's in it: the official rating, first; yondu dies in space; nebula and Thanos; thirty-seven swear words and Baby Groot. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: what age is it for? 13, alone or with a parent

From 13, alone or with a parent.

Movie · 2017 · 2 h 18 · science fiction, adventure, action

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The trailer

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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 have seen the first and can watch the one who raised the hero die, laughing five minutes later. Why a sweet spot?

Official US rating: PG-13. In France, zinema would say 11.

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What it's about

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

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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Yondu dies in spaceYondu gives Peter his suit and freezes in the void; a long, colourful funeral. Ego admits giving Peter's mother a tumour, and killing hundreds of his own children. Yondu and Rocket kill dozens of mutineers with a whistling arrow, to music.
Nebula and ThanosNebula tells how Thanos replaced one of her limbs after each defeat against her sister; the two sisters fight to the death before reconciling. Screaming faces, a planet tearing apart.
Thirty-seven swear words and Baby GrootSwearing, an innuendo about how Ego reproduces; Baby Groot dancing during the battle.

What the movie brings

Yondu saying: he may have been your father, but he wasn't your daddy. The whole film fits in that line.
Two sisters damaged by the same father who end up understanding each other.
The 1970s soundtrack and Baby Groot: the funniest film in the series.

Watching it together

Before

Warn about Yondu's death, which makes you cry; Ego's confession about the mother needs a word. A ten-year-old will follow the rest with you.

After

at 13 and up

Peter chooses Yondu, who raised him roughly, over Ego, his real father: what makes a father?

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A zinema reading from September 21, 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