The Naked Gun (2025)

What’s it about?

Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr follows in the footsteps of his famous father, becoming a police officer tasked with saving the department from closure by cracking a major case.

The facts

• Directed by Akiva Schaffer
• Starring Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) and Pamela Anderson (Baywatch)
• English language
• Runtime: 85 minutes

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

The film contains frequent action violence where guns are used, people punch each other and smash each other's heads into things, and people are hit by moving cars. Some of the strongest moments include:

• One man throws a sharp object at another man’s face, causing blood spray.
• A dead man is decapitated by a ceiling fan.
• Pedestrians are run over in several scenes.
• During a couple’s getaway to a winter cabin, a spell brings the snowman they made to life. At first, they spend time with it, playing silly games, but eventually it becomes homicidal and rageful, turning the film into somewhat of a comedic horror.

Sexual references

A man looks through infrared x-ray goggles to see what looks like a woman performing oral sex on a man, but it is revealed that she is just cleaning the oven in a way that looks like this.

Two humans have a threesome with a magical snowman, but no graphic nudity is shown.

A man’s trousers are accidentally pulled off, displaying his nude buttocks in closeup.

There is a scene where a man appears on live TV without pants on and his genitals in frame, however, they are blurred.

Offensive language

This film contains offensive language, with words like “sh*t” and “wh*re.”

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