• Director(s)

    Jon Gunn

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    109m

  • Cast

    Meghann Fahy, Zachary Levi, Amy Acker

Film

The Unbreakable Boy

upsetting scenes, discriminatory language

THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is a US drama in which two parents struggle to cope with their young son who has both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. …

THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is a US drama in which two parents struggle to cope with their young son who has both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism.

discrimination
A young boy with autism chants 'retarded' repeatedly after becoming overwhelmed. His mother immediately condemns his use of the word which is spoken without malice. A boy is bullied due to his special needs.
theme
Upsetting scenes occur in which family members worry about the future of a young boy with autism and brittle bone disease. He is shown having episodes, becoming aggressive towards his little brother and mother and struggling to contain his emotions. References are made to him taking medication for his condition and he attends a mental health institution for a period of time. His father drinks alcohol as a coping mechanism and there are frequent references to alcoholism. The film is ultimately uplifting and positively explores life with a child with additional needs.
additional issues
A man drives his two children whilst drunk. Two adolescents get into a fight at school after one displays bullying behaviours, resulting in mild injury detail. A child with brittle bone disease lists the number of broken bones he experiences and, in one scene, is seen with blood on him after falling over. Frequent scenes of drinking alcohol occur. Use of mild bad language ('crap', 'asshole') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'God' and 'damn'. There are very mild sex references and rude humour.

  • Director(s)

    Jon Gunn

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    109m

  • Cast

    Meghann Fahy, Zachary Levi, Amy Acker

upsetting scenes, discriminatory language
Classified Date:
05/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
discrimination
A young boy with autism chants 'retarded' repeatedly after becoming overwhelmed. His mother immediately condemns his use of the word which is spoken without malice. A boy is bullied due to his special needs.
theme
Upsetting scenes occur in which family members worry about the future of a young boy with autism and brittle bone disease. He is shown having episodes, becoming aggressive towards his little brother and mother and struggling to contain his emotions. References are made to him taking medication for his condition and he attends a mental health institution for a period of time. His father drinks alcohol as a coping mechanism and there are frequent references to alcoholism. The film is ultimately uplifting and positively explores life with a child with additional needs.
additional issues
A man drives his two children whilst drunk. Two adolescents get into a fight at school after one displays bullying behaviours, resulting in mild injury detail. A child with brittle bone disease lists the number of broken bones he experiences and, in one scene, is seen with blood on him after falling over. Frequent scenes of drinking alcohol occur. Use of mild bad language ('crap', 'asshole') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'God' and 'damn'. There are very mild sex references and rude humour.

  • Classified date

    05/02/2025

  • Language

    English