Why is stranger things TV-14?

Why is Stranger Things Rated TV-14? Stranger Things 4 is rated TV-14 for horror elements and language which means some content may not be suitable for kids under 17. Seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things were also rated TV-14, however Stranger Things 4 was rated TV-MA.
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Why is Stranger Things a 14?

Season 4 is rated TV-14 for fear, language, gore, and smoking. That's typical for this show that aims to delight its audience with its storytelling as much as it wants to give us nightmares. This season, however, is said to be darker than previous ones.
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Is Stranger Things OK for a 12 year old?

The Common Sense experts say the show is fine for kids 13+, while both parents and kids agree the show is appropriate for ages 12+.
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Is Stranger Things PG 13?

As of May 23, the first part of the fourth season is rated TV-14. The sci-fi show has been given this age rating for previous seasons, so this isn't anything new. The TV-14 rating means that the show contains material that many parents would consider inappropriate for children ages 14 and under.
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Why can't a 12 year old watch Stranger Things?

There is graphic violence, more character deaths shown on screen, and some incredibly gruesome scenes associated with the season's monsters. Even some children, and adults for that matter, above the age of 14 years old might find it to be too much.
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SHOULD MY KIDS WATCH STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4? (TV-14?)



Is Stranger Things OK for a 9 year old?

Not suitable for kids less than 14-16 years.

The horror part is not the issue - it is what the kids can expect.
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Is Stranger Things OK for 7 year old?

We'd say no when it comes to kids under 10 watching Stranger Things 4. It's scary and not kid-friendly in the least! And we'd highly suggest waiting for your children to be 12 and older before letting them watch this season. TV-14 seems a pretty good rating for this one.
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Does Stranger Things say the F word?

Profanity (12)

In season 3, a boy flips off two people who were mocking him. There is one use of Dickwad. The f-slur is said in season 1 and 2. Religious obscenities used frequently, ex.
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What age is friends for?

Recommended with some context.

I do recommend this for 10+, but it really is your choice. Personally, I have a 11 year old and I let her watch it and she LOVED it. Before she did watch it, I had "The talk" with her. This definitely made me feel more confident about the things that she saw on the show.
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Is 13 reasons why rated R?

13 Reasons Why on Netflix is rated TV-MA for language and disturbing graphic images of heavy content. When I watched the first season, because my kids were asking about it, I was shocked at the drug use, rape, and suicide. Some of my daughters' middle school friends were watching this, and I couldn't believe it.
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Can my 8 year old watch Stranger Things?

Stranger Things is too dark for kids.

The sci-fi drama is really best for kids over the age of 13 who can handle darker themes like death, guns, and monsters living in an alternate reality who want to feed off children.
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Does stranger have Jumpscares?

While the new season of "Stranger Things" isn't heavy on jump scares and balances its darker moments with comedy, it does offer plenty of nightmare fuel imagery. Most of...
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Is Stranger Things scary?

There are intense monster/slasher-type scares, with frequent death, peril, and gore. Children and teens are killed gruesomely, and people are attacked or taken by genuinely scary monsters, their bodies manipulated, possessed, and absorbed.
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How gory is Stranger Things?

Lots of characters are killed throughout the series, occasionally quite brutally but most of it is of moderate quality. In a hospital, there is a chase scene which is somewhat gory. A man is stabbed with scissors - blood spurts out. One man's nose is broken, but the blood is black.
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What age rating is Stranger Things UK?

Stranger Things is rated 15 in the UK. It is noted that the series has this rating for "sex references, violence, injury detail, threat". The fourth season in particular features a number of gruesome scenes thanks to the villainous character of Vecna.
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Do adults watch Stranger Things?

A survey of U.S. based adults found that 31 percent of people between ages 18 and 29 had watched every episode of Netflix show 'Stranger Things'; with another 17 percent of respondents within this age group reporting that they had seen at least some of the show.
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Can 13 year olds watch TV-14?

TV-14: parents strongly cautioned — not recommended for kids younger than 14; contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong language (L), and intensely suggestive dialogue.
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What age rating is Simpsons?

Generally, The Simpsons receives a TV-PG rating, which may or may not include: mild suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent mild language (L), mild sexual situations (S), or mild violence (V).
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Is the office R rated?

Parents need to know that The Office is an adult-oriented comedy that paints a pretty bleak -- but hilarious -- picture of corporate culture, mining most of its laughs from management faux pas. There's some sexual humor, including interoffice affairs, as well as some low-level violence that's played for laughs.
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Can I watch Stranger Things with family?

Stranger Things may be a creepy, somewhat violent, and intense sci-fi series about a dangerous creature preying on children, but at the heart of it all, it's a show about courage and friendship that's fun to watch. That said, it's definitely one for a teen audience, including mature tweens.
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Does Stranger Things have cursing?

It was more important for us to have the children be able to curse." Matt Duffer added, “Yes, so we took all the cursing away from the adults and gave it all to the children.”
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Is Stranger Things Season 4 good?

Amid the show's ballooning scale and scope, Stranger Things finds an unexpected anchor not in its ensemble of fan favorites but in its latest villain. On the whole, Stranger Things Season 4 is pretty good. Sometimes even pretty great. Like its characters, it's still growing — no matter how un-photogenic the journey.
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Is Stranger things 4 horror?

Yep, we're in the land of slashers now, and while horror has always hung in the firmament of Stranger Things — the Alien and Halloween franchises, specifically — this latest batch of episodes is a new level of grisly.
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Is Stranger Things a real story?

Stranger Things is not a true story but is based on a real-life conspiracy called the Montauk Project, which is a theory that alleges that the US government has been conducting secret projects in Montauk, New York, where they experiment on exotic research like time travel and psychological warfare.
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Why is Stranger Things Ma?

'Stranger Things 4' recently got a TV-MA rating due to violence and smoking. As the seasons of Stranger Things progress, the content becomes more mature. Season 2 featured a particularly dark theme when the Mind Flayer possesses Will (Noah Schnapp).
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