Dust Bunny (2025)
Parent Guide
A dark fantasy thriller with intense action violence and disturbing themes involving child trauma and supernatural menace. Recommended for mature teens due to graphic peril and emotional intensity.
Content breakdown
Frequent action violence involving hitmen, assassins, and combat. Characters face life-threatening situations and engage in violent confrontations.
Central premise involves a child's traumatic loss and belief in a monster that ate her family. Supernatural elements and intense peril create sustained suspense.
May include occasional mild profanity typical of action-thriller genres.
No sexual content or nudity indicated.
No substance use indicated.
High emotional stakes involving child endangerment, loss, fear, and protective relationships in violent circumstances.
Parent tips
This film contains significant violence and peril, with a hitman protagonist battling assassins and confronting a monstrous threat. The central premise involves a child dealing with traumatic loss and fear of a bed monster, which could be disturbing for sensitive viewers. Parents should be aware that the story explores dark themes of violence, loss, and supernatural danger, though it ultimately centers on protection and confronting fears.
Parent chat guide
Parent follow-up questions
- What did you think about Aurora's feelings?
- How did the neighbor help Aurora?
- What makes someone brave in a scary situation?
- Why do you think Aurora believed in the monster?
- How did the characters show they cared about each other?
- What would you do if you felt scared like Aurora?
- How does the film show the difference between real and imagined dangers?
- What choices did the characters make when facing fear?
- How did the story balance action with emotional moments?
- How does the film explore themes of protection and responsibility?
- What commentary might the story offer about facing inner fears?
- How did the fantasy elements enhance or complicate the thriller aspects?
Story overview
Dust Bunny is a 2025 action-fantasy thriller directed by Bryan Fuller. The story follows ten-year-old Aurora, who enlists her hitman neighbor to eliminate a monster she believes devoured her family. As he protects her from pursuing assassins, he confronts the possibility that supernatural threats might be real. The film blends intense action with dark fantasy elements in a suspenseful narrative.
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