Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

NZ release: 02 June 2023

Violence and coarse language Rated on: 02 June 2023

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

What’s it about?

Miles Morales travels through different dimensions and meets a team of Spider-People who are responsible for keeping the Multiverse safe. However, a new threat to the Multiverse forces Miles to figure out what it truly means to be a hero.

The facts

  • Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Soul, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
  • English language
  • Runtime 139 minutes
  • Staring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson and Oscar Isaac
  • 2024 Oscar Nominee

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Horror

There is a brief scene where a character pulls out their fangs to bite another character before they are stopped.

Cruelty & Violence

There are a lot of fight scenes throughout the film, mostly involving physical combat. There is very little gun violence.

A character is brutally punched in the face while bound to a punching bag. Although he doesn’t react, we see injury detail.

A character catches a character by choke slamming them and then repeatedly punching them.

Offensive language

There is very little offensive language in the film, “A*s” is mentioned.

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