Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that Innocence is a teen horror/thriller based on a 2001 young adult novel by author Jane Mendelsohn. The movie focuses on a private all-girls school where students have mysteriously met their deaths. A mother dies accidentally, and two teen girls die: One jumps off the roof, and one is captured and killed in a bloody manner (her dead body is shown covered in plastic). There are also some freaky sequences of ritualistic bloodletting and virgin sacrifice, as well as occasional strong language ("f--k," "s--t," "bitch") and one lovemaking scene (no nudity involved). Since the book wasn't a huge best-seller like many other popular YA adaptations, there isn't a big built-in fanbase, but the story should appeal to teens interested in supernatural and/or creepy tales.

Sexual Content

A widower begins a slightly scandalous sexual relationship with his daughter's school nurse (no sex scenes between them, but they're shown kissing, and the woman is shown in the student's home late at night, barely dressed or wearing only the father's shirt). Two teens go from flirting and holding hands to kissing, making out passionately on a bed, and eventually making love (definitely her first time, but it's unclear whether it's his). A young woman complains that the boy she was interested in stopped seeing her when another "sluttier" girl showed an interest in him (the new couple is depicted as being very handsy with each other).

Violence

The movie opens with a mother's accidental death while surfing; she's there one moment and wipes out the next. At a posh private school, two of the girls die -- one jumps off the roof, and one is captured and killed in a bloody manner (her dead body is shown covered in plastic). Another young woman is nearly killed but manages to vanquish her enemies, who die in a unique but not overly horrifying manner. It's revealed that a tea consumed by various characters is actually blood.

Language

Occasional strong language includes "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," and "slut."

Social Behavior

There aren't many positive messages to be gleaned from this movie other than that there's something creepy about adults who are obsessed with the virginity of the teenagers they know.

Consumerism

Featured brands include Jeep Grand Wagoneer, iPhone, Adidas, Converse, New York 1.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Several teenage girls are on prescription medication, including the main character. A girl is shown with pills in her hand. High-school students drink at a party, and the main character gets drunk.