Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
NZ release: 24 November 1985
Suitable for general audiences Rated on: 16 December 2025
What’s it about?
The adventures of Wicket and his Ewok friends continue as they race to save their captured friends from the dark fortress of evil marauder King Terak.
The facts
- Directed by Jimmy Wheat and Ken Wheat
- Written by George Lucas, Jim Wheat, and Ken Wheat
- Runtime: 97 min
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Disney+. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Mild violence
This film contains several battle scenes including gunfighting, sword fighting, people and mystical creatures shot with arrows, villages burned down, and lives lost.
Characters are killed by spears and arrows to the chest and some lifeless bodies are depicted, but no blood or gore is shown.
One evil character is shown to be burned alive by a powerful crystal. We see his crisp, burnt body afterwards.
It is implied that a young female character's whole family is killed. She watches as a building that her mother and brother were hiding in is blown up and her father is shot offscreen, with his hand shown as it becomes lifeless. We later hear her saying “my family, they’re all dead.”
Frightening scenes
The opening scene of the film includes many marauders setting fire to a village and capturing several of the civilians.
This film contains many scenes exhibiting characters in peril.
Some characters, including the King and his marauders may frighten some younger viewers due to their menacing appearance and malicious intent.
When content stays with you:
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Further information
- Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
- Brain development – how it works, why it matters
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