The Tomorrow Man | 2019 | PG-13 | – 4.3.5

Why is “The Tomorrow Man” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “brief strong language and some suggestive material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an implied sex scene, a few kissing scenes and a couple of cleavage revealing outfits; a large explosion creating a flash in the sky but no evident destruction, many arguments and yelling, a man collapsing from a stroke and surviving, discussions of death of a child and a spouse, scenes of hoarding and discussions of doomsday scenarios; and at least 3 F-words. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.”

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A man (John Lithgow) that’s convinced the end of the world is near and preparing accordingly for the apocalypse and a woman (Blythe Danner) who collects and hoards things just in case she might need them one day, meet, like each other and have to try and find a way to be happy together. Also with Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton and Sophie Thatcher. Directed by Noble Jones. [Running Time: 1:34]

The Tomorrow Man SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A man and woman kiss passionately and stumble through a room crowded with piles of things; they fall back onto a sofa and the man takes off his shirt and pants (we see him wearing a T-shirt and boxers that reveal his bare legs to the thighs) and he hands her a sealed condom that she throws over her shoulder and they continue to kiss (sex is implied).
► A man and a woman kiss passionately. A man and woman hug and kiss in a field. A man seated on a sofa next to a woman moves toward her to kiss her and she asks if they can just sit quietly. A woman falls asleep with her head on a man’s shoulder. A man and a woman sleep in sleeping bags on the ground in the woods and they snuggle and hold hands. A man and a woman hold hands in several scenes.
► A man follows and watches a woman in several scenes until he awkwardly introduces himself. A man asks a woman on a date and she accepts. A man thinks about a woman and imagines her in several scenes. A man and a woman sing along with a song called “Muskrat Love.” A woman teases another woman who is late for work and says she’s doing, “The walk of shame.” A woman asks another woman if she and a man are “on track,” implying sexually active. A woman tells a man that he is her “BFF.”
► A man wakes up on a woman’s sofa covered with a blanket and we see his bare chest and shoulders. A man wears a T-shirt and boxers (we see his bare legs to mid-thighs) while sitting in a lounge chair and eating, resting the plate on his lap. A man lifts his T-shirt and slaps his bare abdomen. A woman wears a low-cut top that reveals cleavage in several scenes. A man dresses and undresses several times (we see him in a T-shirt and boxers that reveal his legs to the mid-thighs). A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals her bare back. A woman finds packages of condoms in a storage area.

The Tomorrow Man VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – People look to the distance where there is a loud explosion and a flash in the sky. A man’s hands shake and he collapses on the floor unconscious; we see him in the hospital and hear that he had a TIA (mini-stroke).
► A teenage girl becomes upset while at a dinner table with her parents and grandfather; she yells at her father and he yells back until eventually she storms out of the house and runs down the street. A man yells at a woman when he realizes that she is a hoarder and she pours him a couple of drinks. A man yells at woman in a store and she tells him to get out.
► A woman reprimands a man for not taking his medication. A man becomes upset while driving and pulls his car off the road, he gets out and runs into a field as a woman in the truck calls out to him (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details). A woman yells at a man for not calling her. A man argues on the telephone. A man parks his truck very close, next to a woman’s car (she is unable to get into the driver’s side door); he moves the truck, they chat and she drives away. A man accuses another man of having his head in the sand.
► A man follows and watches a woman in several scenes. A woman wakes up on a sofa in a man’s house in a panic because she is late for work; the man drives her to her work, speeding and passing other cars on narrow roads. A woman sits in a shopping cart and a man pushes her through a store.
► A woman hoards many items in her home and we see tables and the floor piled with a variety of things. A man prepares for the apocalypse by buying items with long shelf lives and storing them in a hidden bunker. A woman takes target practice at a stuffed bear and blows it off a fence. A man and woman watch a war documentary and we see soldiers moving through water toward a beach.
► A man describes an end of the world scenario and describes bodies in the streets, helicopters flying overhead, a foreign invasion, etc. A man says, “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” A man imagines a newscaster addressing him by name while on the air. A woman says, “Don’t ever let a man make you do something you don’t want to.” We hear that a woman’s daughter died of a rare disease and her husband died of cancer. We hear that a man is divorced.
► A man uncovers a dead deer hanging in a garage and a woman faints when she sees it (no injuries are seen). We see a mounted deer head hanging on a wall.

The Tomorrow Man LANGUAGE 5

 – About 3 F-words, 4 scatological terms, 3 anatomical terms, 5 mild obscenities, name-calling (crazy, stupid, poor dear, liar, dishonest, opportunistic), exclamations (for goodness sake), 5 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh My God, Jesus, Oh My [F-word deleted] God, Jesus, Holy [scatological term deleted]). | profanity glossary |

The Tomorrow Man SUBSTANCE USE

 – People are shown with alcoholic drinks at a restaurant, a man and a woman drink wine at a restaurant, a man drinks a beer, two women drink glasses of wine, a woman refills her glass of wine several times, a woman pours a man two drinks and he swallows them quickly, and a woman says that her father learned how to drink while serving in a war. A woman smokes a cigarette outside a shop.

The Tomorrow Man DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Being prepared, focus, obstructionism, disasters, the Federalist Papers, self-control, martial law, MEN Syndrome, commitment, survival, doomsday, respect.

The Tomorrow Man MESSAGE

 – It’s good to have someone to be with while waiting for the end of the world.