violence

Animals and robots battle, including use of laser guns and explosions.

threat and horror

Scenes of threat include robots and animals falling from heights, being chased, evading fires, and battling the natural world, such as predatory animals, storms and winter weather. In some scenes characters are shot at with laser guns and a robot is threatened with having its memory wiped.

language

There is use of very mild bad language ('jerk', 'butt').

rude humour

A skunk emits green gas, and a beaver refers to 'excrement' when implying a rude term.

injury detail

A robot leaks green fluid when its leg is injured.

theme

A goose is bullied for being different to other geese, and a robot and fox struggle to be accepted by other animals. Characters say moving goodbyes and at points fear their loved ones have died. However, the film focuses on love and friendship, and there are reassuring outcomes.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

violence

Scenes of comic violence include undetailed fights, which include punches and kicks. A villain is briefly tasered whilst being arrested. A villain repeatedly stamps on a characters hand to try and force him to release his grip on a girder and fall from height. However, the man is saved when his young child intervenes and bites the villain's ear. A child stamps on a karate teacher's toe after the man intimidates the child's sibling.

threat and horror

A villainous character transforms into a cockroach, and spikes emerge from his arms. In a hair salon, a character's hair briefly catches fire before it is extinguished. A karate teacher briefly intimidates child pupils; however, one of the pupils intervenes and puts a stop to this. There are also comic chase scenes.

language

Very mild bad language includes infrequent uses of 'jerk' and 'God'.

rude humour

There is a comic scene in which a baby urinates. A creature burps after swallowing a bomb which explodes inside it in comic undetailed fashion.

violence

Scenes include slapstick fights with some blows landing; a cat scratching a cyclops' buttocks; and a hydra's heads being chopped off before they regrow and multiply.

threat and horror

There are sequences of threat in which the giant gods, monsters and robots loom over the small heroes, threaten to destroy cities, eat people, or crush them with rocks. However, the threat is often undercut by humour, is brief, or the threatening being is revealed to be friendly. A rat briefly brandishes a shard of glass like a knife, but is told off.

discrimination

An elderly bird character refers to the mouse hero as 'girlie' on multiple occasions, but doesn't appear to do so in an overtly condescending manner.

rude humour

There are snot and vomit jokes, along with comic buttock nudity.

theme

There are scenes in which characters become upset with one another, but such relationships have positive resolutions.

additional issues

An elderly bird character refers to the mouse hero as 'girlie' on multiple occasions, but doesn't appear to do so in an overtly condescending manner. There are scenes in which characters become upset with one another, but such relationships have positive resolutions.

threat and horror

There are occasional fleeting scary scenes which include mild jump scares and brief, often comic misunderstandings around the introductions of various fantastical imaginary characters; these moments all have a reassuring outcome.

language

There is very mild bad language ('butt', 'God', 'hell' and 'damn').

rude humour

There is occasional rude humour, including a fart joke and a comic moment around an underdressed banana character.

theme

The film tackles themes of bereavement and the fear of losing loved ones in a sensitive and reassuring way, with undetailed references to cancer and other life-threatening illness. There are scenes of emotional upset around such issues as a young girl comes to terms with her grief and concerns for her family; these moments generally have a positive resolution.

violence

Scenes include characters being punched, kicked, thrown and struck with arrows fired from bows. When human characters are hit, no real harm is done. When fantasy characters are hit, they often burst into flames and disappear, or turn into tokens in the same manner as video game characters. At one point, a zombie's arm is pulled off, but without any graphic detail. The violence is fast-paced and comic in tone.

threat and horror

Some of the characters have mildly scary appearances, including green zombies, skeletons riding giant spiders, and wolves and pigs with glowing eyes. However, the characters are very cartoonish, with the same blocky appearance as the pixelated versions in the video game on which the film is based. There are moments of threat in which people are surrounded or menaced by fantasy creatures.

language

Bad language ('crap', 'ass', 'fricking') is accompanied by milder terms ('butt', 'screw', 'hell', 'God'), and there is wordplay around the phrase 'son of a biscuit'.

rude humour

Rude humour relates to toilet gags; a character calls another 'Captain Butt Crack'; there is also very mild innuendo, including when a woman suggests she take a man home for dessert after a date.

theme

There are very brief references to bereavement, divorce and school bullying.

threat and horror

Characters on a daring mission face danger from natural events, such as stormy seas, as well as scary fantastical sea monsters. The emphasis is on the excitement of the adventures, as well as the bravery, teamwork and resourcefulness of the heroes as they find ways to achieve reassuring outcomes. Scenes of threat are not unduly prolonged and their intensity is reduced by frequent comic moments.

language

There is infrequent very mild bad language ('butt').

rude humour

Fantastical plants and creatures spew goo and slime over human characters in comical fashion.

theme

Very mild upsetting scenes feature young characters remembering loved ones who have passed away, but their spirits appear to bring comfort and reassurance.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

violence

Guards are struck as they try to apprehend two women.

threat and horror

Occasional threatening scenes include fantastical creatures and human guards chasing after two women. People narrowly escape an explosion. Monkeys appear in pain and distress as they grow wings, and there are brief scary moments.

sex

People flirt with each other, and it is implied during a dance that a married woman becomes pregnant by another man.

discrimination

A character is mocked and bullied because of her physical appearance. A disabled woman in a wheelchair is treated in a condescending manner by able-bodied people.

injury detail

A man is briefly seen with a small scratch on his face.

theme

References are made to a mother dying during childbirth. People become upset as a result of bullying, and scenes in which talking animals are mistreated may be distressing for young viewers.

violence

Slapstick violence includes a man being slapped, and a swinging branch knocking a woman out.

threat and horror

Scenes include characters running from boulders and falling from heights, vehicles crashing, and brief moments of knife and gun threat. In a montage, people throughout history die from various causes, but these are presented in a comic manner without injury detail.

language

There is infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').

rude humour

Occasional rude humour includes a teenager spraying his underwear with deodorant to reuse them, and an animal licking a man's face.

dangerous behaviour

A woman attempts to fix a fuse box by jabbing a screwdriver at it.

theme

A family worry about their missing relative, and there are references to lost loved ones.

violence

Scenes include fistfights, stabbings, shootings, explosions, and people being attacked by monstrous spirits. Sight of blood and injury detail is brief and largely undetailed.

threat and horror

There are occasional 'jump scares', people being attacked by monsters, snakes and piranha, sequences of gun threat and people avoiding gunfire, and a scene in which a woman is believed to have drowned.

additional issues

There is mild innuendo and infrequent mild bad language, including 'bugger', 'god', and a partial use of 'shit'. Male characters express sexist views, reflective of the era in which the film is set, and it is implied a man has been met with discrimination because of his sexuality. There is also some occasional rude humour.

violence

Scenes include fistfights, including heavy punches, as well as use of nunchakus and bladed weapons. However, these scenes occur within a video game context.

additional issues

There are sequences of mild threat, including people fleeing from wild animals, leaping across bridges over a chasm, and falling from heights. Mild sex references and innuendo also occur, including a reference to eunuchs having no testicles. Mild bad language includes use of 'pissed', 'shit', 'crap', 'ass', and 'bastards'.