Is Interstellar right for your family?

Movie 2014 169 min

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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• ViolencePresent · 43
  Why this score?

  • 1:14–1:16Murph fights with classmates during a disagreement over a textbook.mild
  • 30:48–30:52A recovered Indian military surveillance drone is discussed.background
  • 66:12–66:18Massive destructive waves sweep over the rescue team on the planet's surface, causing injury and death.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Sexual contentAbsent · 0
• Romance & relationshipsTraces · 23
  Why this score?

  • 4:57–5:03Grandfather suggests Cooper should romantically approach a single female teacher for reproductive purposes.background
  • 24:57–25:09Tom mentions meeting a woman named Lois and describes her as 'the one', suggesting a romantic relationship.mild
  • 40:05–41:00Brand and Cooper discuss relationships and emotional connections during a conversation about longing and hope.mild

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Religion & spiritualityPresent · 31
  Why this score?

  • 2:00–3:00Murph believes a ghost is causing paranormal events in the house and attempts to communicate with it using Morse code.mild
  • 4:00–4:30Cooper rationally explains to Murph that ghosts do not exist and suggests a scientific approach to investigate the events.mild
  • 147:00–148:00Cooper mentions that five-dimensional beings may be communicating through gravity and acknowledges the possibility of higher-dimensional entities.mild

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Family themesPresent · 50
  Why this score?

  • 0:55–1:35Father wakes from a nightmare about an aircraft crash and interacts with his young daughter at bedtime.mild
  • 10:00–10:50Father is called to a parent-teacher conference where the future education of his children is discussed.background
  • 12:28–13:08Father mentions the death of his children's mother and reflects on the loss.mild

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Political & social messagingPresent · 30
  Why this score?

  • 6:00–8:00School administrator argues that the current generation is one of 'caretakers' in a world of scarcity, devaluing careers in engineering and science in favor of farming.clear
  • 10:00–13:00Discussion of school curriculum changes reinterpreting historical space missions as propaganda, reflecting a society that prioritizes local resource management over exploration.clear
  • 16:00–17:00Character criticizes governmental decisions that eliminated military and research institutions in favor of agricultural priorities, suggesting consequences for technological innovation.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Heavy emotional contentPresent · 47
  Why this score?

  • 1:28–2:38Child wakes frightened from nightmare about father's piloting accident and confronts him.clear
  • 4:08–4:38Teacher confronts father about unapproved educational material and child's aggressive behavior.clear
  • 4:38–5:18Father expresses bitter resentment about wife's death and educational limitations imposed on daughter.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

• Educational contentPresent · 38
  Why this score?

  • 0:54–1:30Cooper teaches Murph about Murphy's Law and the scientific method of observation, analysis, and presenting conclusions.mild
  • 10:30–11:30Professor Brand and Murph discuss Einstein's relativistic physics and the properties of time as a physical dimension.clear
  • 41:00–42:00Murph applies innovative mathematical thinking to solve a gravity equation by reconsidering fundamental assumptions about time.clear

  Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

Scores measure theme presence (0–100) — they never say whether content is good or bad. Different families have different thresholds.