Spy x Family Code: White (PG-13)
Family secrets, global stakes in fun action-comedy anime.
“Spy x Family Code: White” is an action-comedy anime film about a spy (voiced by Alex Organ) and an assassin (Natalie Van Sistine) who pose as an idealized family. Expect fantasy violence and intensity, including gunfights, physical brawls and moments of suspense. Romance and relationships play a significant role but are appropriate to the teen-friendly story, with no explicit sexual content. Language includes “butt,” “poop,” “damn,” hell,” “a–” and “s—.” There are also scenes of drinking, including characters getting drunk, and there is frequent bathroom humor throughout. (110 minutes)
Riveting mystery has teen drug use, violence, language.
“Under the Bridge” is a true-crime drama based on actual events, as documented in Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name. It centers on a 14-year-old girl named Reena (Vritika Gupta) and also stars Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Riley Keough (“Zola”) and Archie Panjabi (“The Good Wife”). Teens kiss and make out and use language that includes “f—,” “s—,” “b—-,” “slut” and “d–k.” They also smoke cigarettes and weed, drink beer, and are sometimes threatening and violent with one another. Running away is a theme, as are homicide, mistrust of adults and peer pressure. Characters are threatened and in peril, and there is hitting, kicking, bullying, self-harm and harm to others. (Eight episodes)
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (TV-G)
Live action-animated mix has violence, insults, potty humor.
“Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp” mixes live action and animation in a story that follows the famous cartoon character (voiced by Eric Bauza) as he tries to get back to his forest home. While the film’s main messages are to learn your value and contribute to teams, it has plenty of violent action, insults and some potty humor. There are falls, crashes, burns, a helicopter crash and explosions. Characters are bullied, teased, electrified, frozen, suspended high in the air and catapulted through the air. Weapons include catapults, paint guns, and contraptions that shoot fire ants or raw sewage. A group of kids with special skills in math and science are bullied by a camp full of tougher kids. Language includes “butt,” “jeez” and lots of insults like “moron,” “jerk,” “chump,” “chuckleheads,” “stupid,” “dolt,” “loudmouthed,” “weirdos,” “nerd,” “geek,” “dumb” and “loser.” (100 minutes)
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