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# The Wages of Fear (1955) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# The Wages of Fear

1955Rated PG-13154 minDramaThrillerAdventure

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In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

**Is it right for your kids?** A rating tells you what a board thought. It does not tell you whether your eight year old will be bored, or whether there is one scene you will be explaining in the car afterward.

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**Length:** 154 min - a big commitment, maybe split it

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