The Electric State
NZ release: 14 March 2025
Violence Rated on: 14 March 2025
What’s it about?
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot, on a mission to find her long-lost brother, soon teaming up with a smuggler and his witty sidekick.
The facts
- Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo (Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War)
- Starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Stanley Tucci, and Woody Harrelson
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- English language
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Violence
There are a few scenes with violence, mainly because of a war between humans and robots. Most of the violence happens to robots, so we don’t see much blood. However, there are still some stronger moments, including:
- A character becomes unconscious after being tased.
- A human character smashes their head into gymnasium equipment, causing them to bleed.
- Human characters are launched into the air following explosions.
Offensive language
There is some use of coarse language including “s**t”, “bitch”, “crap”, “ass” and “bastard.”
A character pulls the fingers and says “suck on this.”
When content stays with you:
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