Anaconda (2025)

Story

Griff (Paul Rudd) is an actor struggling to get more than the occasional background role on TV. Returning to his hometown for the birthday of his childhood friend Doug (Jack Black), Griff reunites with Doug and their friends Claire (Thandiwe Newton) and Kenny (Steve Zahn). During the visit, Griff reveals that he has miraculously acquired the movie rights to the 1997 cult classic Anaconda.

Seizing the opportunity, Griff convinces the group to travel to the Amazon rainforest to remake the original movie. Flying to Brazil, they arrange a boat and a supposedly tamed anaconda, confident they’re ready to begin shooting. However, production quickly spirals out of control. Illegal gold miners, government agents, and rival movie crews complicate the shoot, while a far more dangerous threat emerges in the form of a massive wild anaconda. As the dangers escalate, can the friends complete their movie and make it home alive?

Themes

Drug and alcohol dependence; animal cruelty; crime

Violence

Anaconda has some violence. For example:

A man is dragged underwater by an anaconda.
An anaconda lunges over Griff as he sleeps.
Griff throws an anaconda off the boat while filming a movie scene. The anaconda is chopped up by the boat motor and killed.
A man is attacked by an anaconda while looking through binoculars.
A van is shot at by men on motorcycles. A person inside the van returns fire.
A man is knocked out with a gun.
A woman calls out to be rescued before being eaten by an anaconda.
The group of friends are held at gunpoint.
Griff shoots a government agent.
An anaconda partially engulfs Doug, its jaws closing over him up to the hips.
Doug is tied up as bait, with a boar strapped to his back and a squirrel lodged in his mouth. He unexpectedly wakes up alive and runs away, with the boar still strapped to his back.
An anaconda is shot with a flare gun.
The friends attempt to kill the anaconda with pyrotechnics but are unsuccessful. Griff eventually kills the snake, blowing it up by shooting some oil barrels nearby.

Sexual references

Anaconda has some sexual references – for example, a woman mentions her ex is sleeping with his dental hygienist.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

Anaconda has some substance use. For example:

Beer is consumed.
Unnamed pills are taken.
Kenny declares that he is ‘Buffalo sober’, limiting himself to beer, wine, and some light liquors. He continues to struggle with substance abuse throughout the movie.

Nudity and sexual activity

Anaconda has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:

Two teenagers lean in for a kiss.
Griff and Claire lean in for a kiss during the movie filming. The two later marry.
Kenny pees on Doug after he’s bitten by a spider.

Product placement

There’s no product placement in Anaconda.

Coarse language

Anaconda has some coarse language.

Ideas to discuss with your children

Anaconda is a meta action-comedy in which a group of friends attempt to remake the 1997 movie Anaconda, only to end up living the adventure in real life. Due to violence, coarse language, and scary scenes, the movie is best suited for viewers over 15 years, and parental guidance is recommended for children aged 13-14 years.

The main message from Anaconda is the importance of following your dreams. When the movie begins, the main characters are unhappy and unfulfilled because they’re stopped chasing their passions. But through their journey they discover that true success and happiness come from having the courage to follow their ambitions.

Values in Anaconda that you could reinforce with your children are teamwork, perseverance, resourcefulness and ambition.

Anaconda could also give you the chance to talk with your children about the real-life consequences or venturing into dangerous environments without proper preparation.