Sonic the Hedgehog 2

NZ release: 08 April 2022

Violence and coarse language Rated on: 08 April 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

What’s it about?

The evil Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a sinister plan to gain ultimate power. Sonic must team up with newfound friends Tails and Knuckles to stop Dr. Robotnik to save the universe.

The facts

  • Directed by Jeff Fowler (Sonic the Hedgehog, Gopher Broke)
  • English language
  • Runtime 122 minutes
  • The sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Starring James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz and Idris Elba.

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

Physical violence and minimal gun violence.

Characters often physically fight each other. We see punching and kicking sometimes characters are crushed. For example, characters are thrown through walls, and are hit by moving vehicles.

There are robots that fire missiles, lasers and bullets at Sonic and his friends. Often, we see explosions.

Offensive language

Characters makes puns without saying offensive words. For example, a character mentions "piece of shiitake planet". Very low level and minimal.

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