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The Life of Chuck | 2025 | R | – 1.3.6
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Why is “The Life of Chuck” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a kiss, numerous natural disasters, a man dying from a brain tumor, discussions of the universe dying, discussions of relationships ending, discussions of the death of family members and loved ones, some yelling, and at least 14 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
Based on a short novella by Stephen King, it follows three non-chronological narratives in the life of one person (Tom Hiddleston as the adult Chuck) and the impact he has had on the people around him. Also with Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak, Cody Flanagan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss and the voice of Nick Offerman. Directed by Mike Flanagan. [Running Time: 1:51]
The Life of Chuck SEX/NUDITY 1
– A woman kisses a man. A boy and a teen girl dance together as classmates cheer for them, and the girl kisses the boy after they are finished (her boyfriend looks on and seems jealous). A man and a woman hug, a man and a woman hold hands and three people hug in a friendly fashion.
► When people discuss the Internet being down a man bemoans that “Pornhub is down.” A man talks about his wife leaving him and that he was not aware that they were unhappy. A woman describes her ex-boyfriend as a “pretty good lover.”
► A man dances in a street and invites a young woman to join him; they dance together and the young woman spins, twirling her skirt (we see her upper thighs). A woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals cleavage and her bare abdomen.
The Life of Chuck VIOLENCE/GORE 3
– Loud sounds are heard from the sky, as planets seem to be extinguishing. A loud sound rings out and all the power goes out, startling a man and a young girl standing on a neighborhood street.
► A boy dances on bleachers and catches his hand on a sharp chain-link fence cutting himself (we see the bloody wound and see a scar on his hand later). An unconscious man lies in a bed on monitors and a woman and teen boy cry over him.
► We hear news reports of an earthquake hitting California and part of the state sinking into the Pacific Ocean; we later hear that the rest of the state sank into the ocean. We hear news reports of volcanoes erupting, enormous waves, floods around the world, and wildfires devastating crops across the Mid-Western states. We hear reports of famine. A man says that a sinkhole opened up and several cars fell into the hole. People talk about food production ceasing. A man talks about Earth being “our mother” and that “we outright raped her.” People talk about the universe dying.
► We hear that a young boy’s parents and unborn sister died in a car crash and he lives with his grandparents. We hear that a boy was struck by a car and died and a man describes seeing it before it happened. We hear that a man hanged himself after his wife left him for a younger man. We hear that a woman collapsed and died in a grocery store and people at the funeral tell a young boy, “Thank God she didn’t suffer.” We hear that a woman, working as a nurse, is feeling more like an undertaker after handling numerous suicides. A man says that the cupola in his house is full of ghosts. A man winces in pain and holds his head a few times and he talks about “my headaches.” We hear that a man broke up with a woman by text and she yells obscenities while walking on a crowded sidewalk, and thinks about going home and drinking wine. We hear that a woman dropped out of Juilliard. A man is described as wearing the “armor of accountancy.” As a man approaches death, a voiceover describes that at the end he will wonder, “Why did God make the world?” A woman tells a man over the phone to drink beer instead of “the hard stuff.”
► A teen boy opens a cupola door and walks inside the room; we hear a heart monitor beeping and when he looks back inside, we see an unconscious man in a hospital bed. People are troubled by the Internet being down and ponder the possibility of living in a world without the Internet. The TV signal is lost and an Emergency Broadcast System signal is displayed.
► A man grabs his arm and moans deeply as a voiceover describes him dying from a heart attack. A young boy unlocks a door to a cupola and a man grabs him by the arm and pushes him away telling him never to open the door or look inside; the man seems terrified and he apologizes to the boy. We hear that a man has a month to live and suffers from an inoperable brain tumor; his stages of approaching death are described. A woman uses oxygen and we see a tank next to her and tubes at her nose. We hear several heart monitors beeping in empty hospital rooms (there are no patients).
The Life of Chuck LANGUAGE 6
– About 14 F-words and its derivatives, 7 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 4 mild obscenities, name-calling (hippy-dippyish, crazy, mean, optimist, prank, insane, Chuck-o, dance monster, schmuck, right wing nut jobs, Oz of the Apocalypse), 1 religious profanity (GD), 9 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God, Jesus, thank God). | profanity glossary |
The Life of Chuck SUBSTANCE USE
– A woman drinks glasses of wine, a man drinks a glass of whiskey, a man drinks a lot of whiskey in several scenes and his wife says that he drinks too much, and a woman thinks about going home and drinking wine. A man smokes a pipe in a few scenes.
The Life of Chuck DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Natural disasters, destruction of the planet, the Internet, death of loved ones, glioblastoma brain tumor, math, statistics, probability, math is truth, lying, dreams, life plans, love, Carl Sagan, busking, banking in the 21st century, the narrowing of life, Walt Whitman’s “The Song of Myself.”
The Life of Chuck MESSAGE
– Waiting is sometimes the most challenging endeavor.
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