Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

NZ release: 23 November 2022

Violence and offensive language Rated on: 27 October 2022

Glass Onion

What’s it about?

Famed detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and a group of celebrities are invited to a private island. When someone is killed, Benoit is thrown into a game of schemes to crack the case.

The facts

  • Directed by Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
  • English language
  • Runtime: 139 minutes
  • A sequel to Knives Out

Why did it get this rating?

This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Violence

The film includes a scene with bloody violence. A woman is shot in the chest and there is a lot of blood on her.

One character is poisoned and killed. Their death is framed as a suicide.

Offensive language

Offensive language is used throughout the film. Such as “f**k”, “sh*t”, “a**”, “a**hole”, “b**ch”, “sl*t” and “s**theads”. Offensive gestures are also shown such as some characters pointing the finger.

Sexual content

While there isn’t much sexual content in the film, sex toys and condoms are briefly shown. Two characters have sex but the scene is brief and nothing is shown.

Drugs

A character is killed by being given sleeping pills. Another finds a bag of joints, several pill bottles and tabs of LSD. No drug use is shown.

Further information

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