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The Strangers: Prey at Night

The Strangers: Prey at Night

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Main message seems to be to remember to take your cell phone if you're going to be poking around in a dark, creepy place.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Gory dead bodies. Blood stains/smears. A character is stabbed in a swimming pool; blood swirls everywhere in the water. Stabbing/slicing with knives and an awl. Guns and shooting. Attacking with an ax. Smacking with golf club/baseball bat. Teen girl wounded, crying in pain. Character impaled with a wooden beam. Bloody wounds. Car crashes. Explosion. Jump scares.
Sex
Brief sex talk between a married couple.
Language
Several uses of "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," "d--k," "queef," etc., by both adults and teens. Middle-finger gesture from teen.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
A teen girl smokes cigarettes. Adults drink wine from the bottle. Teens discuss whether to try shots of whiskey (they don't). Mention of an adult who "smelled like beer."
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