Spider-Man: Brand New Day: what age is it for? 13, alone or with a parent
From 13, alone or with a parent.
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.
The sweet spot: around 13-15, when they start wondering who they are when nobody recognizes them anymore. Why a sweet spot?
The trailer
What it's about
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him, and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him, sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
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
- Sword fights and bloodThe hero fights dozens of ninjas armed with swords and throwing stars, and ends up with his face streaked with cuts and blood, filmed in close-up for a long stretch. No open wounds, but it is rougher than the earlier films in the series.shown
- A body that transformsThe hero watches his body change and grow closer to the spider, with close-up images of insect eyes and legs. A giant creature also tears through a whole neighborhood.shown
- A villain who controls mindsAn enemy manipulates people's minds and makes the hero believe things that aren't real, even staging a false reunion. These scenes are more unsettling than scary.shown
- Loneliness and griefPeter lives alone, erased from his loved ones' memories, and visits a grave. The movie is about loss and isolation, often in a serious tone.shown
- Some swearingSome swearing in moments of anger, mostly hell, damn and shit.shown
What the movie brings
- A superhero movie about loneliness, responsibility, and what you keep of yourself when nobody remembers you anymore.
Watching it together
You could mention that this movie is darker than the earlier ones, with rougher fights and a hero who is often alone.
at 13 and up
Was Peter right to make everyone forget him in order to protect the people he loves?
See the facts
For the same age, on zinema
- Matchbox the Movie 13
- Jaws 12, 11 with a parent
- World Trade Center 13
- Predator: Badlands 13
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A zinema reading from October 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