Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw

What’s it about?

Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw team up with Deckard's sister Hattie to battle cybernetically enhanced terrorist Brixton Lore threatening the world with a deadly virus.

The facts

• Directed by David Leitch
• Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza González, and Cliff Curtis
• English, Samon and Russian languages
• Runtime: 137 minutes

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.

Violence

This film contains intense and prolonged scenes of shooting, explosions, destruction and fighting violence, some of which is broken up by humour. Some of the strongest moments of violence include:

• A villain tortures two men by electrocuting them while they’re tied to chairs.
• There are various scenes with heavy hitting and brutal combat violence, such as a man dropping a tattoo gun into another man’s foot, and a man setting multiple men on fire with a flamethrower. There scenes are intense but not very graphic.
• During a scene in a mansion, three men are seen hanging by rope attached to their hands and feet. One of them is unconscious and the other two struggle to escape with blood on their heads.
• A helicopter pulls several cars off the road, which almost crash, and several mines explode. The helicopter then violently crashes into a ravine, implying the passengers were killed.

Sexual references

There is the classic shot that appears in all Fast and Furious films depicting women wearing tight mini shorts showing their partial buttocks. 

There are two kisses throughout the movie but much less sexual themes than other Fast and Furious films.

Offensive language

The film contains the use of various forms of offensive language, with words like “f*ck,” “c*nt,” “sh*t” and “b*tch.”

When content stays with you:

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

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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