Look, if your tween is obsessed with The Rock and you need something to throw on that won't traumatize them, Skyscraper technically fits the bill. It's not inappropriate—no sex, no gore, just a dad doing impossible things to save his family.
But let's be real: this movie is aggressively mediocre. Critics hated it (48%), even audiences were lukewarm (67% on RT but only 5.8/10 on IMDb), and Letterboxd users gave it a dismal 2.3/5. It's a Die Hard ripoff without the wit, charm, or tension that made Die Hard great.
The constant peril might genuinely scare kids under 11, and anyone over 14 will recognize it as the forgettable cash-grab it is. There's nothing enriching here, nothing imaginative, nothing memorable. It's 102 minutes of watching Dwayne Johnson climb stuff while buildings explode.
If your kid really wants it, fine—it won't hurt them. But there are dozens of better family action movies that are actually, you know, good.





