Let's be crystal clear: this is important, award-winning journalism that helped bring down a predator and reform USA Gymnastics. It's exceptionally well-made and the 100% critic score is deserved.
But this is NOT family movie night material. This is a documentary about systemic child sexual abuse, institutional cover-ups, and the courage it took to expose it all. It's emotionally brutal even for adults.
The WISE score is low because this simply isn't 'safe' or 'wholesome' content by design—it's meant to disturb you, to make you angry, to inspire change. That's valuable, but it's not what most parents are looking for when browsing Netflix with their kids.
For the right teenager—especially one interested in journalism, advocacy, or understanding how institutions fail vulnerable people—this is essential viewing. But it requires serious maturity, parental context, and follow-up conversation. This is homework-adjacent viewing, not entertainment.





