The Toxic Avenger parents guide

The Toxic Avenger Parent Guide

I've been slimed!

Release date August 29, 2025

Theaters: Janitor Winston Gooze has a toxic accident and is transformed into a mutant vigilante who battles gangsters and corrupt corporate tycoons.

Why is The Toxic Avenger rated R? The MPA rated The Toxic Avenger R for strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity

Run Time: 102 minutes

The Toxic Avenger
Rating & Content Info

Please Note: We have not viewed this movie. The information below is a summary based on data gathered from government and industry sponsored film classification agencies in various global regions.

Why is The Toxic Avenger rated R? The Toxic Avenger is rated R by the MPAA for strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity

Violence: There are frequent scenes of gory violence. A weapon causes body parts to explode or be ripped off, with blood spurts. A character reaches into someone’s body and rips out their intestines: blood and internal organs are visible. A severed head is run over by a car with bloody detail.
Sexual Content: There are graphic close-ups of male genitals. Female breasts are briefly visible. There are references to oral sex. A man harasses a woman and there is an implicit reference of sexual violence.
Profanity:The script contains over 120 profanities, including sexual expletives and crude terms for sexual anatomy. Also often heard are scatological curses, anatomical terms, and terms of deity.
Drugs/Alcohol: People use blood as a drug. Alcohol is consumed by background characters. A man inhales a gas from a balloon. There’s mention of “angel dust”.

Page last updated September 14, 2025

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Cast and Crew

The Toxic Avenger is directed by Macon Blair and stars Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay.