Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
NZ release: 02 June 2023
Violence and coarse language Rated on: 02 June 2023
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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