Why is “Eternity” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “sexual content and some strong language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a sex scene, a few kissing and embracing scenes, some partial nudity in photographs, a man choking on a pretzel and dying, a few scenes of people pushing and punching each other, a couple of scenes of people being chased by security guards, many discussions of death and causes of death, discussions of terminal illness, discussions of eternity, several arguments and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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After her death, a woman (Elizabeth Olsen) must choose where to spend her eternity and with whom: her first husband (Callum Turner) or her second husband (Miles Teller). Also with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, John Early, Olga Merediz and Betty Buckley. Directed by David Freyne. [Running Time: 1:52]

Eternity SEX/NUDITY 6

 – A man and a woman kiss passionately, they are then shown in bed with the man thrusting on top of the woman, they kiss and breathe heavily (we see the man’s bare shoulders and partial chest). We hear a bed squeaking and see what looks like hips under a sheet thrusting rhythmically (implying that a man and a woman are having sex; it’s a scene of memories from the past).
► A woman moves close to a man at a bar and reaches into his lap; the man says that he is married and the woman is told to leave by the bartender. A man is pleasantly surprised when he realizes that he is no longer impotent when he reverts to a younger version of himself after he dies; he tells his wife, “Everything works here.”
► A man and a woman kiss passionately. A man leans close to a woman to kiss her and she pulls away gagging. A man and a woman embrace and kiss tenderly. A man carries a woman over a threshold and they kiss. A man and a woman hug. A woman caresses a man’s face and he holds her hand lovingly. A woman hugs a man while grieving. A woman snuggles into a man’s shoulder and they embrace.
► A clothed woman (we see her bare feet) lies in bed next to a sleeping man and wakes him up; he is alarmed thinking that they had sex (they did not) and gets out of bed wearing a T-shirt and boxer shorts. A man and woman dance at their wedding. A man and a woman walk hand-in-hand.
► A man says that he slept with a few women and a couple of men and had a BDSM phase. A man and a woman talk about the idea of having children together and they talk about how “hot” the children would be; the man then says awkwardly that he “is not into hot kids” and then that he “is not into kids.” We hear that a man waited 67 years for a woman to die and join him in a junction. People comment about how attractive a man is in a photograph. A woman describes going “full lesbian” when she took a trip and then returned to her miserable old closet. A woman says that she and a man are in a relationship and suggests that they should try “poly.”
► A man finds many photos of scantily clad women wearing swimsuits on the inside of a closet door in a man’s room and makes a comment about his “porn collection” (we see cleavage, bare abdomens, partial bare breasts, buttocks and bare legs). A nudist colony is shown on a TV screen and we see nude men and women with genitals obscured (bare chests, abdomens, partial buttocks and legs are seen). Several people are shown wearing hospital gowns and we see some partial bare backs and a woman’s bra strap in one scene. A woman wears a low-cut blouse that reveals cleavage in many scenes. A woman adjusts the front of her dress and pushes up under her breasts. People wearing swimsuits sit on a beach (we see men with bare chests and women with cleavage and shoulders revealed).

Eternity VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – A man gags and chokes on a pretzel and people rush toward him; we understand that he died. A woman lies in a bed with an IV near the bedside and her loved ones grieving around her and we understand that she died.
► Two officers tackle a man that we are told tried to escape his eternity. A man tackles another man and they tussle and push each other (this occurs a couple of times) and one man pinches the other man’s nipple; a woman yells at them in one scene to stop. A man punches another man in the stomach when he is trying to make advances toward a woman. A woman slaps a man in the face.
► A woman holds a pair of scissors and practices threatening someone. Blood splatters on the face of a woman on a TV screen in an operating room. A man holding a glass of liquor stumbles down a flight of stairs and falls hard to the floor (we do not see injuries). A man and a woman argue bitterly. A man is struck in the face by a beach ball. A woman is chased by security guards and she climbs out of a clothes dryer, under a bed and onto railroad tracks before charging into a large lobby area.
► A man teases a young boy about his appearance and the boy says that he died when he was nine in a hit-and-run and the man is taken aback. A man and a woman say that they died in a gender reveal party and that there “was so much blood.” A man is told that if he does not make a choice for an eternity, he will end up in the void, which is described as blackness for eternity. A man wakes up on a train and is confused about where he is until he is told that he died and he is in a transition area; he is told that it is normal to feel disoriented and we see many people gathered in a lobby area where they are given options for choosing a place to spend their eternity. A woman wearing a helmet and dragging a parachute behind her walks through a lobby area (she might have died in a parachute accident). People talk about emotional blackmail. A man chews on a pretzel and coughs saying there is too much salt; a woman is upset with him since he died from choking on a pretzel. An announcement is made saying, “Plane crash incoming.” An announcement says that geopolitical differences no longer matter. An eternity is described as 1930s Germany without the Nazis. A man gives another man a hard time about not fighting in one of the “cool” wars when he says that he served and died in the Korean War. A man cries deeply and another man consoles him.
► People argue which the person a woman will choose to spend her eternity with. A husband and his wife argue about where to vacation and he complains about sand getting everywhere at the beach. A wife accuses her husband of never wanting to have fun and only being happy when he is miserable. A man drives slowly and other drivers honk and yell as they pass him. A man and a woman argue and the man says that the woman loves to complain. A woman tells a man that he passed away and that he is dead. A man is offered several brochures about a variety of religions. A man says that a room smells. A man and a woman talk about a baby defecating and the man says that he defecates (using a scatological term) “like a man.” People talk about a man having died in the Korean War.
► A man lies on a beach with his shirt open and he appears to be badly sunburned on his abdomen. A woman has an IV port in her arm and we understand that she is receiving treatment for cancer.

Eternity LANGUAGE 5

 – At least 1 F-word, 1 obscene hand gesture, 6 sexual references, 10 scatological terms, 6 anatomical terms, 17 mild obscenities, name-calling (snobby, disgusting, stupidly attractive, annoyed, condescending, out of your mind, lethal, lady, chum, terrible, idiot, so dreamy, passive aggressive, you’re still old, perfect, stupid, boring, doll, morbid, golden goose, slippery, unhinged, selfish), exclamations (shoot, shut-up, no way, oh no, how lucky am I, oh my gosh, oh I love it, are you kidding me), 5 religious profanities (GD), 24 religious exclamations (e.g. oh God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, I swear to God, for Christ’s sake, oh my God, Holy [scatological term deleted], is God not real). | profanity glossary |

Eternity SUBSTANCE USE

 – A person offers cocaine to people if they choose an eternity he represents (we see a bowl of white powder). A man drinks several glasses of liquor in a bar, a man opens a bottle of champagne and he and woman drink glasses of champagne together, a woman holds a partially empty small bottle of liquor, two men drink a lot of liquor and appear inebriated, two women drink cocktails, a man holding a glass of liquor stumbles down a flight of stairs and falls hard to the floor (we do not see injuries) and we are told that he has a crippling alcohol problem, several empty bottles are shown in a room, and two women drink smoldering cocktails. A person offers packs of cigarettes and a sign reads, “Because cancer can’t kill you anymore.”

Eternity DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – End of life, terminal illness, life choices, love, gender reveal parties, surprises, the soul, moving on, adventure, sense of purpose, jealousy, hollowness, pretending, PC, regrets, loss, sorrow, emotional trauma, heroism, trust, eternity.

Eternity MESSAGE

 – All we are is a collection of memories.