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Pixels
Movie (2015)
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Movie (2015)
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
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Content at a glance
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Sex & Nudity
Includes sexual innuendo about a three-way, characters making out, crop-top wearing women, and butt-slapping.
Violence & Gore
Explosive action violence features characters fighting video game invaders like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong with laser guns, destroying landmarks and buildings.
Profanity
Language includes terms like sluts, bitch, and s--tballs, alongside aggressive yelling and talk of blowing pixels to hell.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Frequent adult social drinking in bars and parties, including drinking from bottles, pitchers, and a sippy cup, plus an attempted kidnapping involving chloroform.
Frightening Scenes
The film features loud, explosive action violence, destruction of landmarks, and intense battles between gamers and giant video game characters.
Other things to know
Prominent product placements feature well-known video game characters, Mini Coopers, Sony products, and Crystal Head Vodka.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
The ongoing message promotes that nerds are heroes and friends stay loyal, though countered by derisive jokes and questionable behavior.
Role models
Main characters show bravery and loyalty, but all exhibit flaws such as incompetence, disrespect, or creepy obsessions, lacking wholly positive role models.
Representation
The review notes a lack of diversity, with no female gamers among the main group, though a strong female character is featured alongside flawed role models.
Learning
Families can discuss Pixels ' violence and how different video games were in the 1980s.
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