Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Rated R

Weapons from director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) has received an “R” rating. New Line Cinema’s Weapons has been rated “R” this week for: “Strong bloody violence and grisly images, language throughout, some sexual content and drug use.” New Line will release Weapons in theaters August 8, 2025. The cast for the horror film includes Josh Brolin (Dune 2), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), Alden Ehrenreich (Cocaine Bear), Benedict Wong (3 Body…

Caroline C Ryan

March 26, 2025

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Weapons from director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) has received an “R” rating.

New Line Cinema’s Weapons has been rated “R” this week for: “Strong bloody violence and grisly images, language throughout, some sexual content and drug use.”

New Line will release Weapons in theaters August 8, 2025.

The cast for the horror film includes Josh Brolin (Dune 2), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), Alden Ehrenreich (Cocaine Bear), Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives).

Weapons is written and directed by Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian producing team: Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Vertigo’s Miri Yoon also produces.

The Hollywood Reporter teases, “Plot details for Weapons are being kept holstered but it is described as a multi and inter-related story horror epic that tonally is in the vein of Magnolia, the 1999 actor-crammed showcase from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.”