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Code 3

Movie 2025 100 min MA 15+ Comedy, Action, Drama
AMU 17+ * Quality ★★★★☆

Our take

Rainn Wilson plays a burned-out EMT on his last 24-hour shift training a rookie. Rated R for language throughout, violent/bloody images, drug material, and brief graphic nudity. Reviews warn of decapitated corpses, impaled eyes, and mental-health crises played for dark humor. Powerful but harrowing for anyone sensitive to real-world emergencies

Uplifting themes

Unsung heroism of EMS workers amid systemic strain Veterans mentor rookies but struggle to model healthy coping

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Story (may spoil tone)

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

Violence
Strong
Language
Strong
Sex / nudity
Drugs / alcohol
Mild
Frightening
Strong
Self-harm / suicide
Moderate
Sexual violence
Child peril / abuse
Bullying / discrimination
Gore / death / weapons
Strong
Dangerous behaviour
Mild
Eating disorders / body image
Mental health
Strong
Gambling
Grief / bereavement

Details

Violence Strong Emergency scenes include crashes, assaults, and life-or-death rescues

Emergency scenes include crashes, assaults, and life-or-death rescues

Language Strong Nonstop f-word and dark gallows humor among paramedics

Nonstop f-word and dark gallows humor among paramedics

Sex / nudity No sex found in this title

No sex found in this title

Drugs / alcohol Mild Drug material on calls and in patient backstories

Drug material on calls and in patient backstories

Frightening Strong Realistic medical horror and psychiatric emergencies feel deeply unsett…

Realistic medical horror and psychiatric emergencies feel deeply unsettling

Self-harm / suicide Moderate Suicide risk and mental-health crises appear on emergency calls

Suicide risk and mental-health crises appear on emergency calls

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title

No child peril found in this title

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Strong Graphic corpses, impalements, and open-head trauma on the job

Graphic corpses, impalements, and open-head trauma on the job

Dangerous behaviour Mild Reckless driving and dark coping habits show up under EMT stress

Reckless driving and dark coping habits show up under EMT stress

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health Strong Burnout, suicide risk on calls, and unhoused patients off meds

Burnout, suicide risk on calls, and unhoused patients off meds

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • First responders face trauma daily. How does humor help or hide that reality?
  • Graphic medical calls may trigger anxiety. Know your teen's limits.
  • Would this movie encourage or discourage a healthcare career? Discuss honestly.