M3GAN started as an R-rated idea and became a PG-13 sensation because Johnstone and his crew were allowed to do so naturally. This isn't a case of Black Christmas 2019, which was edited down from its 111-minute R cut to a 92-minute PG-13 iteration that wonkily feels worked around in post-production.
There are two versions available: the theatrical PG-13 version and a new unrated cut. We watched them side-by-side for comparison. Is the “M3GAN” Unrated Cut Longer? The unrated cut of “M3GAN” is actually shorter than the theatrical version, but not by much.
Any cut of M3GAN is worth the watch. I would just caution you to not expect anything drastically different than what you saw in the PG-13 version. These changes are as subtle as when you change mascara brands. It's still doing the job, but it's not going to change your life.
Just prior to the theatrical release of M3GAN in early January, director Gerard Johnstone revealed that the film went through a number of reshoots in order to achieve a PG-13 rating.
What Differences Are There in the “M3GAN” Unrated Cut? As you can imagine, the profanity and gore are turned up in the unrated version. Most of the added cursing comes courtesy of Gemma's (Allison Williams) tightly wound boss David (Ronny Chieng), who is just an angry guy in general so you might not notice.
Somewhat barely gory. Director's Cut ("Unrated" Cut) contains the same violence as the PG-13 movie, but with more bloody imagery. M3GAN is one of the "more violent" PG 13 movies.
M3GAN: Unrated, a thriller movie starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Ronny Chieng is available to stream now. Watch it on Peacock TV, Prime Video or Apple TV on your Roku device.
In addition to the violent scenes and scary visual images mentioned above, M3GAN has some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 5-8 years. For example: There are many sudden scenes with loud foreboding music and dark imagery.
Is “M3GAN” scary? Honestly, not really. “M3GAN” is, first and foremost, a horror comedy, with its tongue planted firmly in its cheek. Filmmaker Gerard Johnstone knows what he's doing; his first feature was the terrific “Housebound,” which also liberally mixed thrills and laughs.
The story is essentially an A.I. cautionary tale: Gemma (Allison Williams), a robotics engineer, enlists her orphaned niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), to be a test-subject companion for a robot prototype named M3gan, short for Model 3 Generative Android.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “violent content and terror, some strong language and a suggestive reference.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes suggestive dancing by an AI doll, three deaths by car accidents, a dog attack, a few encounters with an aggressive dog, the implied killing of a dog, several ...
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M3GAN 2 will be released in theaters in the US on May 16, 2025. The sequel was originally slated for a January 2025 release, which would fall in line with the release of the original in January 2023, but Universal recently announced that it had pushed back the date by four months.
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There's a distinguishable line between camp and cringe, and as the doll did a few TikTok dance moves in the hallway, or started to sing out of nowhere, it fell more towards the cringe side. The only positive emotion I felt towards “M3GAN” was relief when the credits finally started rolling.
It's now been revealed that the film, which is PG-13 in the US , was originally designed to be more graphic, but had some gory content erased in an attempt to lure in a younger audience – a tactic that has paid off.
M3GAN was originally programmed to protect her niece Cady after the deaths of her parents, but eventually it begins to go rogue to the point of killing people - thereby setting the events of the film into motion. She is the cousin figure and former friend-turned-arch-nemesis of both her creator Gemma and Cady.
While the method hasn't changed, there's additional gore when M3GAN stabs David through the chest, with Kurt's face (and the elevator) soaked in blood. We also see M3GAN cut Kurt's throat with the paper cutter blade, leading to more blood gushing if you needed some extra gore.
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Want to watch the film without going to the theater? Stream M3GAN in 4K Ultra HD at home. It's available to buy for $19.99 on Prime Video, or you can watch with a Peacock subscription, starting at $4.99/mo.
