Uglies
NZ release: 13 September 2024
Violence, offensive language, content that may disturb Rated on: 13 September 2024
What’s it about?
In a dystopian future where strict beauty standards rule society, a teen on the brink of mandatory cosmetic surgery sets out on a daring quest to find her missing friend.
The facts
- Directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation)
- Stars Joey King (A Family Affair, Bullet Train), Chase Stokes (Outer Banks), Laverne Cox (Inventing Anna, Orange Is the New Black)
- English language
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Based on the 2005 dystopian noel Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Violence
In this post-apocalyptic setting, teens are imprisoned, injured by broken glass, fall from heights, are attacked by robotic enforcers, and nearly caught in fires. One character dies from a broken neck in front of their family, while another falls to their death.
Offensive language
In one scene, a song with the lyrics "woke up this morning, I feel so f*cking important" plays in the background.
Further information
Recent featured decisions
Violence, cruelty, offensive language, sex scenes and content that may disturb
When savvy surfer Zephyr is abducted and held captive on a boat by a shark-obsessed serial killer, she must find a way to escape before becoming part of his ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
Offensive language
This documentary questions the price of ambition as it follows the OceanGate five-person submersible’s deep-sea dive which ended in tragedy when it imploded during a visit to the Titanic in 2023.