Thor: Love and Thunder
NZ release: 07 July 2022
Violence Rated on: 29 January 2025
What’s it about?
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg, and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to stop Gorr the God Butcher, a mad man on a vengeful quest to make the gods extinct.
The facts
- Directed by Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople)
- Starring Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame), Natalie Portman (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace), Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Tessa Thompson (Creed), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Jaimie Alexander (Blindspot), Rachel House (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), and Jonny Brugh (What We Do in the Shadows)
- English language
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- 29th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- One of the top 100 highest-grossing films of all time
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.
Violent and scary scenes
This film contains frequent fantasy violence sequences, including hand-to-hand combat, shooting, impaling, and decapitation, though violence is often followed by comedy. Depictions of blood are stylised, usually gold or black, which maintains a lighter tone despite the violence. Realistic red blood is still seen, but not very often.
In one scene, monsters attack a village of men, woman, and children. They have an unsettling appearance and shapeshift in ways that may be scary for younger viewers.
A villain rips an alien creatures’ head clean off, throwing its head, dripping with purple blood, at a group of children to scare them. This scene may disturb viewers due to the creature’s ugly appearance.
A favourable character dies near the end of the film which may be upsetting for younger viewers.
Offensive language
The film contains mild and few uses of offensive language. The words “sh*t,” “asshole” and “crap” are used occasionally.
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