Spider-Man: Far from Home

What’s it about?

Peter Parker, the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, faces four destructive elemental monsters while on a school trip in Europe. Soon, he is joined by Mysterio, a fellow hero with mysterious origins.

The facts

• Directed by Jon Watts
• Starring Tom Holland (The Impossible), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain), Zendaya (The Greatest Showman), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), Jon Favreau (Iron Man), and Jacob Batalon (North Woods).
• English, Italian, and Czech languages
• Runtime: 129 minutes
• 23rd release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Why did it get this rating?

This film game was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

Violence in this film includes the use of high-tech weapons and guns, explosions, and fistfights. Some scenes contain blood.

Drones are shown threatening to kill characters with lasers pointed at their heads. Some people are shot with minimal blood, and there are many scenes depicting large-scale destruction of buildings and towns.

Characters are crushed by buildings but no detail of injury is shown.

One sequence involves an illusionary experience with quite dark imagery intending to scare and disorient a character. This scene isn’t very violent but may unsettle some younger viewers.

Coarse language

The film contains some use of coarse high school-level language. Words used include “bitch,” “ass” and “s**t.” There is one incomplete use of the F-word and one character uses the middle finger.

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