Is This Thing On? (2025)
Story overview
A poignant comedy-drama about a couple navigating the quiet dissolution of their marriage. Alex, facing middle age and impending divorce, seeks new purpose in New York's comedy scene, while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family. The film explores their journey through co-parenting, personal identity, and whether love can transform into something new rather than simply end.
Parent Guide
A thoughtful, character-driven film about marital breakdown and personal reinvention that contains mature themes and some strong language. While not graphically intense, the emotional content and adult situations make it most appropriate for older teens and adults.
Content breakdown
No physical violence or peril. The conflict is entirely emotional and relational.
Some emotionally intense scenes of marital conflict and personal crisis that could be unsettling for younger viewers, but nothing graphically disturbing or frightening.
Contains some strong language typical of R-rated films, including occasional uses of f-words and other profanity, particularly in comedy club scenes.
References to sexual relationships and some kissing, but no explicit sexual content or nudity. The focus is on emotional rather than physical intimacy.
Social drinking in bars and comedy clubs, and some scenes with characters drinking to cope with emotional stress, but not glorified or excessive.
High emotional intensity throughout as characters navigate divorce, midlife crisis, identity issues, and co-parenting challenges. The film realistically portrays the pain and complexity of relationship breakdown.
Parent tips
This R-rated film deals with mature themes of marital breakdown, divorce, and midlife crisis in a thoughtful but realistic way. Best suited for mature teens and adults who can process complex emotional situations. The comedy elements provide some levity, but the overall tone is introspective and emotionally nuanced.
Parent chat guide
Parent follow-up questions
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- What do you think makes a family strong even when parents live apart?
- How do you think Alex and Tess could have communicated better?
- What did you think about how the film portrayed the process of divorce? Was it realistic?
- How do the characters' journeys with identity and purpose resonate with your own experiences?
- What did the film suggest about love transforming rather than ending? Do you agree with that perspective?
- How did the comedy elements affect how serious themes were presented?
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