As Dune slowly marches towards its October 22 release in both theaters and on HBO Max, we now have the official rating for the film and the runtime. The official MPAA rating has the film at a PG-13 for “sequences of strong violence, disturbing images, and suggestive material” and it is also now being announced that the film will have a run-time of 2 hours, 35 minutes.
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.