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The Order

Movie 2024 116 min MA 15+ Crime, Drama, Thriller
AMU 16+ * Quality ★★★☆☆

Our take

The Order follows an FBI agent tracking violent robberies tied to a Pacific Northwest white-supremacist cell in the 1980s. Rated R for language, violence, and some sexual content. Expect bank shootouts, hate-group rhetoric, drug-linked crime, and tense procedural violence. Best for mature teens studying extremism or crime history with adult guidance

Uplifting themes

Pursuing justice and exposing corruption matter even when systems resist The veteran agent models persistence, though methods can be hard-edged

Story (may spoil tone)

A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.

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

Details

Violence Strong Bank robberies, shootings, and extremist plotting drive frequent violen…

Bank robberies, shootings, and extremist plotting drive frequent violent set pieces

Language Moderate b-word phrase and other strong profanity during investigations and raids

b-word phrase and other strong profanity during investigations and raids

Sex / nudity Mild References to porn-store robberies; on-screen sex is limited

References to porn-store robberies; on-screen sex is limited

Drugs / alcohol Mild Drunkenness and drug-linked crime appear in suspect backstories

Drunkenness and drug-linked crime appear in suspect backstories

Frightening Moderate Domestic-extremism tension and sudden shootouts create sustained unease

Domestic-extremism tension and sudden shootouts create sustained unease

Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title

No self-harm found in this title

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 Moderate White-supremacist ideology and anti-government hate are central to the…

White-supremacist ideology and anti-government hate are central to the plot

Gore / death / weapons Mild Gun violence and bloody robberies; not a gore-focused slasher tone

Gun violence and bloody robberies; not a gore-focused slasher tone

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

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

  • How do films show hate groups without glamorizing them?
  • What choices do law-enforcement characters face when politics interfere?
  • Why is historical context important when watching crime stories based on real cases?