Information for Parents

Knives Out

Knives Out

Common Sense Media Age 13

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Kindness and compassion turn out to be virtues that win the day. There's also a message about lying; one character is incapable of lying without becoming physically ill.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Dead body with throat slit. Blood streaming. Fighting, slapping. Frequent arguing. Attack with knife. Violent content in spoken dialogue.
Sex
One character is said to have had an extramarital affair. Spoken sex references. Reference to masturbation.
Language
Language includes one "f--k," plus "s--t," "a--hole," "t-ts," "ass," "bitch," "son of a bitch," "bastard," "hell," "goddamn." Possible middle-finger gesture.
Consumerism
Mention of Scope mouthwash. Reference to Juul e-cigarettes. References to Twitter, Instagram, etc. Big Gulp cup shown.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Drinking at party. Pot-smoking, secret stash of joints. Prescription drugs and medications shown, injected. Cigar-smoking. Reference to a person being a morphine addict.
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