Teens might be asking if they can see this one. The story is wild and will certainly appeal to kids who love a little chaos and blood. But can they? What is the true age rating of Cocaine Bear? Can your kids watch this one? We’re covering the 7 big things parents need to know about the age rating for Cocaine Bear in this parents guide.
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About Cocaine Bear (2023)
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.
Watch the Cocaine Bear trailer.
Age Rating of Cocaine Bear: Parents Guide (7 Big Things)
Can your kids watch this one? What is the age rating of Cocaine Bear?
This parent’s guide will help you decide if your family can handle the seven big issues with movies and shows: mature topics, gore, violence, language, sex, romance, and nudity. We’ll also give the age rating and age-appropriate recommendations.
Language
Besides blood and gore, language is the biggest issue in Cocaine Bear.
There’s a lot of it and it’s used throughout the movie.
Your kids will hear:
- p!ssed
- f-bombs
- sh!t
- @sshole
- @ss
- son of a b!tch
- P@ssies
- D@mn
- G-d d@mn
- H@ll
- J@sus
- J@sus Chr!st
- Oh g-d
Age Rating of Cocaine Bear: Is It Safe For Teens When It Comes To Sex, Romance, and Nudity?
There are a few sexual jokes, but no avert sex or nudity is seen in Cocaine Bear.
There is no romance shown on screen either.
Violence and Gore: Is Cocaine Bear Too Scary For Kids Under 17?
There’s a ton of blood and quite a few bloody body parts were thrown around in Cocaine Bear.
If your teens do not like gore, this is not the movie for them.
Limbs and other body parts including a head were ripped off by the bear, and multiple deaths occur on screen and always in a horrific way.
There is a brutal car accident scene that could be triggering for anyone who has experienced or witnessed a fatal wreck.
The bear is often shown with a bloody muzzle dripping with ooze.
A man gets shot in the head and his brains and blood spray everywhere. There is a lingering shot on the hole in his head.
But the grossest scene involves a man’s torso being ripped open and his intestines fall out for bear cubs to eat.
There are weapons involved as well. Some were aimed at the bear, but some were between human characters. Guns, knives, fist fights, and stabbing all occur on screen.
Is Cocaine Bear Ok For Kids: Mature Topics
Mature topics include the whole premise of the movie: drug dealers lose a lot of cocaine and it’s being found by a lot of people.
Kids do cocaine- purposefully. They seem to know that drugs are bad, but go ahead and try them anyway in a rebellious act.
A child acts out as a result of her parent’s divorce and her mother’s new love interest.
There is some animal violence towards young bear cubs.
Age Rating of Cocaine Bear: What Ages Can Really Watch This One?
Cocaine Bear is rated R for drug content, language, blood, violence, and gore.
Parents Guide: Is Cocaine Bear Appropriate For Kids Under 17?
As always, you know your kids best.
If your teens are allowed to see bloody, slasher-type movies like Scream or Halloween, then they can probably handle Cocaine Bear.
The bear isn’t scary, exactly, so there’s not a real chance of nightmares coming from this one. It’s played up as being absurd, which the true-life story this was based on certainly was.
Since there isn’t any sex in the movie, we think kids in high school who are allowed to see bloody movies could watch Cocaine Bear with parents permission.
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Patty Holliday is a parent movie reviewer, writer, and podcaster living in the Washington, DC area. Her goal is to bridge the gap between casual fandom and picky critic with parent movie and television reviews. As a lifelong fangirl and pop culture connoisseur, she’s been creating online since 2009. You can find her work at No-Guilt Disney.com, No-Guilt Fangirl.com, No-Guilt Life, and as host of the top-rated No-Guilt Disney Podcast.