Leo
NZ release: 21 November 2023
Animal cruelty Rated on: 21 November 2023
What’s it about?
Stuck in the same school for decades, a Lizard plans to escape after learning they have one year left to live. All was going to plan when suddenly a horribly mean teacher arrives.
The facts
- Directors Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim
- English language
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Starring voice acting by Adam Sandler, Bill Burr and Rob Schneider
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Animal cruelty
There is a flashback to children mistreating class pets. This includes a scene of a lizard’s tail being cut off and a pet being thrown into a swimming pool.
Cruelty
Some girls talk about who should be on their friend’s list. Some children are excluded from a birthday party.
Violence
The film has cartoony violence. Animal characters destroy a birthday party. A character is seen throwing ninja stars. Glowing-eyed alligators appear menacingly and threaten characters.
Content that may disturb
A character is nearly sucked into a vacuum. They lose part of their tail; we see flesh and bone. This may be shocking for some viewers.
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