Movie

The Mist

2007 • R

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

Content advisory

LGBTQ+ Characters/Relationships

Unrated

Language

heavy — The dialogue contains multiple strong profanities including 'shit' used 30 times, 'hell' 14 times, 'fuck' 9 times, and other strong language like 'goddamn', 'bitch', and 'whore'.

Mature Themes

heavy — The story involves mature and complex themes including death, grief, trauma, and moral complexity such as mercy killing and religious fanaticism. The ending shows the protagonist distraught for mercifully killing his son and others unnecessarily.

Scary/Intense Content

heavy — The film contains intense horror elements with sustained scares and disturbing scenes involving deadly Lovecraftian creatures attacking people. Scenes include monstrous and insect-like creatures breaking into the supermarket, threats in the mist, and graphic threats to children.

Sexual Content & Nudity

none — No sexual activity or nudity is noted in the provided sources.

Substance Use

none — No references or depictions of alcohol, smoking, or drug use are stated in the available sources.

Violence & Gore

moderate — The film shows some bloody violence involving tearing flesh and attacks by supernatural creatures. There are scenes of people being killed, stabbed, and burnt, including a person caught by tentacled creatures and a stabbing death related to a religious conflict among survivors.