Information for Parents

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

Common Sense Media Age 12

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
The movie's message is to seize the day and live life to the fullest.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
There is an extended scene where characters on a boat sail into a typhoon. Some of the ship's crew do not survive, and for an extended amount of time, two of the main characters struggle to survive on a giant luggage case. A character faced with death debates the virtues of suicide. Hanging over the main character's head is the prospect of ending his life by jumping into an active volcano.
Sex
A few romantic kissing scenes between the two leads. One of the characters asks if the other had slept with her half sister.
Language
A couple instances of "s--t."
Consumerism
A brief glimpse of a Giorgio Armani store.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
One of the characters is shown smoking cigarettes. Characters drink wine, but do not act drunk. During a climactic scene, one of the main characters appears with a bottle of alcohol and a glass.
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