A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this movie.
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Positive Messages
very little
Some loyalty and male bonding seen. Thieves use their cunning and talents to escape situations.
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Positive Role Models
very little
Everyone seems to have father issues in this film. They explain away their own behavior based on the treatment (or lack of attention) they received from their dads. A female character outsmarts and outfights two men. Characters are driven by greed and/or pursuit of fame.
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Diverse Representations
a little
Characters are racially diverse and many have accents when speaking English. The film is set in countries around the world, including Egypt, Italy, Indonesia, Russia, England, Spain, Argentina, and France.
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Violence & Scariness
a lot
Characters fight, kick, punch, hit. They get strangled, tied up, electrocuted, chased and tossed by a bull, poisoned. They fall from great heights, get shot at, shoot at others, and are chased on foot, in cars, and by air. Bombs, explosions, fires, car crashes. A bridge collapses under a person. People are left wounded or unconscious. A man is said to have a penchant for strangling others ever since his dad tried to strangle him at 14; he later says he killed his dad by gunshot. Very brief mention of suicide and "black sites." Nazis and Nazi symbols play a role.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
a little
Some jokes about penises and mention of "erection" as well as other sexual innuendo. Two characters share a sexy dance. Men are seen from the waist up in a prison shower. Loaded mention of someone's browser history. A man says he could make a deepfake video of someone "mouth-sexing a goat."
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Language
a lot
"F--k," "s--t," "bulls--t," "bitch," "son of a bitch," "ass," "a--hole," "penis," "d--khead," "dip-d--k," "piss off," "idiot," "stupid." "God" and "Jesus" used as exclamations. It appears that prison guards' shirts read "hom*o" backward.
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Products & Purchases
very little
Porsche, FBI, Interpol, Instagram, Segway, Jenga, Alexa.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
very little
Characters drink alcohol in moderation in various scenes.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Red Notice is a globetrotting action-adventure starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson. Expect lots of action violence: Characters fight, kick, punch, and hit, and they get strangled, tied up, electrocuted, chased and tossed by a bull, and poisoned. They fall from great heights, get shot at, shoot at others, and are chased on foot, in cars, and by air. There are bombs, explosions, fires, and car crashes. A bridge collapses under a person, and people are left wounded or unconscious. A character is said to have a penchant for strangling others ever since his dad tried to strangle him at 14; he later says he killed his dad by gunshot. There's very brief mention of suicide and "black sites." Nazis and Nazi symbols play a role. Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "bulls--t," "bitch," "son of a bitch," "ass," "a--hole," "penis," "d--khead," and "dip-d--k." It appears that prison guards' shirts read hom*o backward. There are some jokes about penises and mention of an "erection," as well as other sexual innuendo. A man says he could make a deepfake video of someone "mouth-sexing a goat." Characters all seem to have father issues. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What's the Story?
In RED NOTICE, Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) fashions himself as the world's greatest art thief, but he's continually shown up by a mystery thief who goes by the name The Bishop (Gal Gadot). When FBI agent John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) teams up with Interpol agents, led by Inspector Das (Ritu Arya), to catch Booth, who is on Interpol's highest-level arrest warrant, The Bishop frames him in return, sending Booth and Hartley together first to prison and then on the lam. They and The Bishop are now all after a valuable antiquity -- Booth and Bishop for the million-dollar bounty, and Hartley to clear his name. But of course, nothing is as it appears, and the caper will take the players clear around the globe.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the various locations in Red Notice. How does the story capitalize on its many locales? Would the story or film have changed much without so many settings? Why, or why not?
How would you describe each of the main characters? Did any remind you of characters from other films you've watched?
Was the story believable? Why, or why not? Does that make a difference in your enjoyment of it?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: November 12, 2021
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot
- Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Inclusion Information: Black actors, Polynesian/Pacific Islander actors, Female actors, Middle Eastern/North African actors
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Topics: Adventures, Friendship, History
- Run time: 118 minutes
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- MPAA explanation: Violence and action, some sexual references, and strong language
- Last updated: February 17, 2023
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