Solo: A Star Wars Story

What’s it about?

The adventures of Han Solo years before he joins the Rebel Alliance, where he meets Lando Calrissian and his future co-pilot Chewbacca.

The facts

• Directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind)
• Starring Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Donald Glover (Atlanta), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
• English language
• Runtime: 135 minutes

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.

Violence

This series contains sci-fi violence where characters shoot and stab each other with futuristic laser weapons, sometimes resulting in violent injuries or deaths. Blood is sometimes briefly shown.

Around a battlefield we can see a few body parts, such as legs, scattered around the ground.

There is a scene where a Wookie character tears a guard's arms off offscreen. We see the arms afterwards but there is no blood or gore as they were wearing a full body armour.

One character is stabbed with a blade, and another is kicked in the groin.

Frightening scenes

This show contains some intense scenes involving high-speed spaceship chases and battles, but a lot of these scenes are broken up by humour.

One man is depicted as quite evil, willing to kill anyone who crosses him.

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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