Information for Parents

Down a Dark Hall

Down a Dark Hall

Common Sense Media Age 13

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Promotes teamwork and honesty. Encourages strong parent-teen bonds and sharing truths, no matter how uncomfortable they are to discuss.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
High body count. One suicide. Several people die in a fire, and one person is shown burning to death. Jump-worthy scenes of ghosts/possessed people screaming. Someone is crushed to death. Young women seem to be possessed and act like they're out of control of their bodies. A character slaps and slaps another character to revive her. An older woman pushes and hurts students to discipline them. Fights between the girls are broken up.
Sex
The students are all attracted to Jules (one girl says "I have a boner" after he plays the piano); he and Kit nearly kiss but are interrupted.
Language
Strong language/insults includes "bulls--t," "s--t," "holy s--t," "boner," "douche," "bitch/bitches," "stupid," "nothing," "crazy," etc.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Teens smoke cigarettes on more than one occasion. Adults drink wine at dinner.
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