Longlegs
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Where to watch: Streaming on Hulu (US, subject to change)
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The vibe
Perkins shoots an FBI procedural like a half-remembered nightmare: dead air, wrong framings, and Nicolas Cage as a satanic killer kept mostly at the edges. The plot is pulp; the atmosphere is the point — few recent films sustain this much ambient wrongness.
Longlegs (2024) Parents Guide
| MPA rating | Rated R |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 101 minutes |
| Jump scares | 4/5 — genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares |
| Gore | 2/5 — only light gore |
| Dread | 5/5 — the kind of film that follows you around for days |
| Themes | psychological distress; occult ritual |
Longlegs is rated R by the MPA. We score it 4/5 for jump scares, 2/5 for gore and 5/5 for lingering dread, over 101 minutes. Very little blood — the hard part here is atmosphere and aftermath, not graphic content. Older teens and adults — less for what it shows than for how long it stays with you.
We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.
Before you press play
- How scary is Longlegs?
- On our intensity scale, Longlegs rates 8/10 for jump scares and 10/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares. The dread keeps climbing even between the big moments.
- How gory is Longlegs?
- Longlegs rates 4/10 for gore — expect only light gore.
- How long is Longlegs?
- Longlegs runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
- What is Longlegs rated?
- Longlegs is rated R by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 4/10 for gore and 10/10 for dread — the R tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.
- Where to watch Longlegs (2024)?
- As of our last update, Longlegs is streaming on Hulu in the US. Availability changes, so check your service before settling in.
