Why is “Avatar: Fire and Ash” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “intense sequences of violence and action, bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an implied sex scene, a kissing scene, a few embraces, handholding, the Na’Vi people wearing little clothing and bare flesh and body parts are revealed, many scenes of military forces attacking sea creatures and land beings with explosions, gunfire, and incendiary attacks, many scenes of people fighting and being struck with arrows and stabbed with spears, many arguments and discussions of responsibility for a young man’s death, 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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In the third sequel the Sully family continues to grieve over the loss of their son and brother but they must also face a new foe when the Ash People arrive, as well as old enemies who are determined to take Jake (voiced by Sam Worthington) away. Also with the voices of Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, David Thewlis, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss and Jamie Flatters. Directed by James Cameron. [Running Time: 3:17]

Avatar: Fire and Ash SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A man and a woman lie together embracing (sex is implied) and the man’s bare chest, abdomen and legs are shown along with the woman’s bare back and legs.
► A husband and his wife hug tenderly and the woman cries. A teen girl kisses a teen boy tenderly. A teen boy and a teen girl hold hands in a few scenes.
► A woman tells a man that she will keep him as a slave to pleasure her. A teen girl is told that she has no father and she asks if she is a clone. Three men call to a woman as she passes by; they say, “Hey cutie,” and one says, “She wants me.” A man tells a woman, “I don’t know whether to kiss you or yell at you.”
► The Na’Vi are humanoid and the women’s partial breasts including nipples, cleavage, bare abdomens, backs, buttocks and legs are seen; the men’s bare chests, abdomens, backs, buttocks and legs are seen. A pregnant woman is shown several times and we see her swollen abdomen.

Avatar: Fire and Ash VIOLENCE/GORE 6

 – Explosives are launched at a caravan of flying vessels and we see flames burning and we hear people onboard yelling; people onboard fight with spears and we see some stabbings with some bloody wounds evident and a young man is struck, falls off a flying creature and the creature falls into the mist and out of sight; a young man fights with an attacker and shoots him in the neck with an arrow (we see blood) and then stabs him with a knife; a woman is shot in the shoulder with an arrow and she falls off her flying creature crashing through a jungle and is caught in vines before hitting the ground (she dangles in the vines unconscious). Several young people ride a flying creature and they are shot out of the air and crash to the ground (no lasting injuries). Armed attackers chase four young people through a jungle and one of the young people shoots two attackers (we see bloody bullet wounds); another attacker cuts a bullet out of one body using a knife (we see the bullet with some blood on it). Many people on flying creatures and sea creatures fight in an extended battle with ships being struck and exploding, people being left in sea vessels as they fill with water, and vessels falling from the sky and crashing into other vessels. A young man is struck in the chest and falls dead during a battle. A flying creature slams into a wall after being struck, and along with the rider falls into water below. A young girl is held at knifepoint and her mother is taken away; another woman connects her braid (neural queue) to the first woman and they thrash and moan. A large sea creature takes a man in its mouth and dives deep into the sea, killing the man.
► When looking for someone, military personnel question people and threaten them; a flying vessel shoots flames into the village as a warning. A man is shot by a sniper and another man tells a woman that she is next. A soldier is attacked and kicked by several others and taken to a place where we see large structures that resemble monsters with large teeth; he tells a woman that if she touches him again he will kill her. Several children are shot at by attackers with flaming arrows; one teen boy threatens them with a gun and one attacker slaps him in the face and holds a knife to his throat until a man attacks several of the attackers and dispatches them. People are attacked by soldiers and they set a village on fire while tasering some of the people. A teen boy shoots a man in the arm with an arrow (we see blood and he pulls the arrow out). A teen boy falls off a cliff and a man catches him and holds a vine until another man helps them both back up to safety. A man is held at gunpoint by two men; one man kicks him twice and threatens him. A woman from an attacking tribe demands that she be shown how to fire a gun; she shoots several things in a jungle before threatening a man, saying that she doesn’t need him anymore. A teen girl communicates with poison plants to make them shoot spikes into other people and when they are struck, they fall motionless to the ground. A teen boy runs away from his family and holds a gun under his chin; his finger is seen on the trigger but he does not fire. A woman slashes a man’s chest and after touching the wound licks blood from her fingers (we see the bloody cut). A woman shoots an arrow at a man and it lands between his feet in the sand. A woman shoots arrows hitting several people; one person was cutting open an animal and we see the flesh open. A woman holds a blade to another woman’s throat and threatens to cut off her braid (which is her neural queue); they fight with knives, she runs away and is shot at and jumps onto the back of a flying creature to get away. A man holds a blade to a teen boy’s throat planning to kill him. A woman fires explosive arrows at flying vessels and sailing ships as she flies through the area.
► A teen girl attacks a woman and threatens her; the woman backs away. A man driving a large vehicle crashes into a containment cell breaking the glass and freeing the person inside. We hear people screaming in the distance as they are attacked by others and one woman is threatened with cutting off her long braid (her neural queue that appears to be like a lifeline of sorts); several attackers hold braids in their hands and we see motionless bodies on the ground. A sea creature is exiled for life for bringing violence to other sea creatures. After being chased through a jungle a man grabs a teen boy and takes him away. Several bodies are seen in a jungle as a man searches for his family. A wounded woman moans in labor and dies after delivering her child.
► A teen boy’s breathing mask fails and he seizes when he is unable to breathe; a teen girl prays over him and asks for help from a spiritual being and she puts a glowing item in the boy’s mouth as small glowing threads spread over his body; he falls still and the girl holds him and cries (the teen boy revives and seems fine). A teen boy wearing a mask to allow him to breathe gasps when an alarm rings and he runs out of air; he flat lines but recovers when a backup mask is attached. A teen boy wearing a breathing mask stops breathing but he revives when he is taken out of the water. Men on boats chase a sea creature and one man shoots it in the abdomen; we see it floating dead in the water as blood spreads and the man draws a fluid from the creature.
► Large sea creatures are attacked by other sea creatures with tentacles and one sea creature is taken away. Two teens fly through the air and swoop between vines and floating boulders in the sky; we learn that one of them has died and the other feels responsible. Several young people climb into a stream and ride through rapids to avoid attackers chasing them. A woman uses a flamethrower and sprays flames all around. A man is handcuffed and taken away in an airship. A teen boy held in an observation room unscrews a vent cover and gets away. A large flying creature is shown in a cave filled with many skeletal remains of other creatures. A large sea creature is shown with many wounds and weapons still in its back and we hear that she is the only survivor of her clan. A teen boy is shown on a stretcher in a medical area and he complains when he is poked with needles; we see a tube being put into his mouth and down his throat, he is connected to monitors and we see X-ray images of the inside of his body with dense threads of mycelium throughout. A woman is shown on a stretcher in an operating room and she complains and pulls IVs and bandages out and off (we see blood on her shoulder from a wound by an arrow). A woman moans when trying to use a bow after being shot in the shoulder by an arrow. A woman puts powder in a pipe and blows it into a man’s nostril causing him to collapse to his knees saying that it is strong and he appears to hallucinate. An attacker attaches her braid (neural queue) to another woman’s braid and she gasps and falls to her knees.
► A man orders soldiers to get ready to go retrieve a person they have been looking for. A woman says of a teen boy, “If he is so dangerous, we should just kill him.” A man tells his teen son, “Don’t shoot anyone you love,” as they prepare to fight others. A teen boy asks another teen how he died and the other teen tells him he got shot. A man talks about having “alien hands” compared to his wife and we see that he has five fingers where she has four. A man says, “You’re gonna get me killed again.” A woman tells a man that she will keep him as a slave to pleasure her. A teen boy says that he disobeyed orders and he says, “I killed my brother.” A man tells his children that a teen boy that has been living with them will be sent away and the children protest. A woman tells a teen boy that he will never be part of their family. We hear that raiders attacking trader vessels are becoming more aggressive. People plan to corral many sea creatures and kill them all for a fluid that will bring a lot of money; a man protests and calls the act wholesale slaughter. A man is threatened with death by firing squad. We hear that there are no Na’vi bodies at the scene of a shipwreck and the entire human crew was lost. Several people dive to a shipwreck and retrieve weapons and ammunition. A man arms arrows with explosive tips. A husband tells his wife that he is not taking a knife or a prayer to a gunfight. A woman talks about fire having destroyed her village as she dips her fingers in a flaming liquid. Two women argue when one woman tries to bandage another after being wounded. A woman argues that there is insanity in humans’ minds. A teen girl talks about suffering from seizures when connected to a spiritual gathering place. A teen boy says that everything he touches is ruined. A man tells a teen boy that his mother died a hero. A teen girl asks for help during a battle from a spiritual entity.
► A bow belonging to a woman and her father before her is seen broken. People gather around when wind traders arrive on floating vessels. Na’vi people swim with large sea creatures and they cling to their fins and flippers as the creatures jump out of the water and dive back in. A teen boy pretends to have a seizure. A teen boy says that he needs to urinate a few times (we do not see him do so).

Avatar: Fire and Ash LANGUAGE 5

 – At least 1 F-word, 1 obscene hand gesture, 20 scatological terms, 10 anatomical terms, 7 mild obscenities, name-calling (stupid, monkey boy, ferocious, loose cannon, cupcake, traitor, outcast, troublemaker, disgrace, cutie, be a good dog, freak, nuts, aliens, hostiles, Cochise, fish in a barrel, little missy, idiots, bastards, demon ship, useless, insane, pink skin, weak, flying monkeys, monkey boy, smart [anatomical term deleted]), exclamations (focus, sucks, mount up, hey cutie, shut-up, sick), 2 religious exclamations (e.g. the chosen one, Holy [scatological term deleted]). | profanity glossary |

Avatar: Fire and Ash SUBSTANCE USE

 – A person inhales a powder that causes them to thrash dramatically, and a woman blows a powder into a man’s nostril causing him to hallucinate. A man drinks from a cup of a celebratory beverage as others cheer him on.

Avatar: Fire and Ash DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Grief, mourning, death of a child, adventure, betrayal, family, fighting for survival.

Avatar: Fire and Ash MESSAGE

 – Killing brings more killing, but sometimes there is no other way.