"One of the 50 Coolest Websites...they simply tell it like it is" - TIME
The Ballad of Wallis Island | 2025 | PG-13 | – 2.2.4
we need your help
Have we helped you choose movies that are appropriate for your family? Have we saved you money? Make sure we continue helping by becoming a member for as little as $1 a month. We appreciate your support.
Why is “The Ballad of Wallis Island” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some language and smoking.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes awkward flirting, several discussions of past relationships, discussions of the death of a man’s wife, a near drowning, numerous arguments, and some strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
Two musicians (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) that have long stopped performing together, are invited to a remote island by a man (Tim Key) desperate to hear them again. Also with Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen and Steve Marsh. Directed by James Griffiths. [Running Time: 1:39]
The Ballad of Wallis Island SEX/NUDITY 2
– A man and a woman embrace. A man flirts with a woman awkwardly in several scenes.
► A man makes a remark about a man “snogging the ladies.” A man asks another man about a woman, and why they stopped performing together; the man tells the other man, “Stop prying.” A woman tells a man that he and a woman have chemistry. A man pleads with a woman to come back to him and she declines and leaves. A woman says that she is pregnant.
► A woman opens a bathroom door where a man is wrapped with a towel and he says, “It’s nothing you haven’t seen already.” A man bathes in a tub and we see his bare shoulders, chest and abdomen. A man is seen wrapped with a towel around his waist after bathing in a couple of scenes (we see his bare chest, abdomen and legs to the knees). A man begins to remove his robe when he thinks another man has left the room and quickly covers up (we see part of his bare chest and abdomen from the side) when he realizes he has not left.
The Ballad of Wallis Island VIOLENCE/GORE 2
– A man takes off his shoes and pants (we see him wearing a T-shirt and boxer briefs that reveal his bare legs to the thighs), he wades into the water and another man thinks that he is going to drown himself and rushes in after him; the second man struggles in the water and calls out for help and the first man rescues him.
► A man says that his wife died five years ago. A man becomes angry and storms out of a room throwing a plate of food into a garbage can as he goes. Two men argue and one yells blaming the other for ruining his life. A woman becomes disheartened when she realizes that a man is being paid more than she is for a performance.
► A man steps in a bowl of food and slips, landing hard on the floor. A man accidentally drops another man’s phone into a pot of boiling water. A man riding in a small motorboat is perplexed by being dropped offshore and having to wade through the water to reach shore; he falls off the boat and into the water. A man is upset when he cannot find things he needs while on a remote island (like rice to dry out his phone). A man apologizes for his behavior and a woman tells him, “You can’t help it.” A man and woman argue in several scenes.
The Ballad of Wallis Island LANGUAGE 4
– 7 scatological terms, 3 anatomical terms, 4 mild obscenities, name-calling (inexcusable, disgrace, enigma, ridiculous, reckless, Lothario, cheeseball, Gipetto, embarrassing, bonkers, joke), exclamations (stop prying, shut-up, chill, oh deary me, bloody, oh my goodness gracious, mercy me, wowsers in your trousers), 7 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God, thank God, Jesus, God). | profanity glossary |
The Ballad of Wallis Island SUBSTANCE USE
– A man gives another man a bottle of whiskey and a carton of cigarettes (the man says that he doesn’t smoke anymore), a man and a woman toast with glasses of wine, and a man drinks wine with a meal. A man smokes cigarettes in several scenes.
The Ballad of Wallis Island DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Lottery, luck, death of a loved one, loneliness, grief, letting the past go.
The Ballad of Wallis Island MESSAGE
– Grief is difficult to overcome.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
how to
support us
PLEASE DONATE
We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.
NO MORE ADS!
Become a member of our premium site for just $1/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we don't always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.
how to
support us
PLEASE DONATE
We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.
NO MORE ADS!
Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we will accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we do not always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.
