Is “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” OK for Kids? What to Know About the Action-Packed PG-13 Film

The film is rated PG-13 for "creature violence and action"

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delivers epic monster-on-monster fights from start to finish.

The blockbuster sequel, which opened in theaters March 29 and remained No. 1 at the domestic box office for two weeks in a row, is attracting attention far and wide, but how young is too young to check it out?

New Empire, like its predecessors in this Kong and Godzilla shared cinematic universe, is rated PG-13, this time for "creature violence and action." For comparison, the previous installment, 2020's Godzilla vs. Kong, was noted for "intense sequences of creature violence/destruction and brief language."

The tone leans further into the cartoonish — think Guardians of the Galaxy with Kaiju. Director Adam Wingard, 41, told The Wrap that his "big drive" was "making a film that the 10-year-old version of myself dreamed about."

Read on for what to know before taking young kids to see the movie.

There is nonstop monster fighting

From the opening scene until the credits, giant creatures are clashing. The human characters bear witness to the fights, which are participated in by wild monsters with fur, scales, wings and more. Punching, biting, clawing, freezing and other attacks are employed by the beasts as well.

In Hollow Earth, a hidden kingdom of large, brutal apes use weapons to fight enemies, and Kong, the film's protagonist, suffers injuries throughout. The monster characters are, of course, all CGI-animated.

There is plenty of cartoonish blood and guts

In the first 10 minutes, Kong gets covered in green monster blood, which he then showers off in a waterfall. There's often guts shown on screen, but it's always brightly colored and neon-hued to maintain a cartoonish nature.

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There is frequent destruction and implied human casualties

As can be expected for a Godzilla film, crowded cities get destroyed as a part of the collateral damage in the giant creature brawls. While a majority of New Empire takes place in the largely CGI Hollow Earth, some scenes show buildings being decimated and civilians running away to avoid being stepped on.

The climactic battle has monsters running between high-rises and smashing into structures. During one moment earlier in the film, one of the main characters on an expedition into Hollow Earth is eaten by a creature in a shocking surprise moment.

For the most part, though, there are minimal human-to-human conflicts — it's just the monsters who team up to fight their common monster foes.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is now in theaters.

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