I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s rating continues the franchise’s 28-year trend, but with some new additional disclaimers. Co-written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer introduces a new group of friends who are targeted by another hook-handed killer one year after they cover up a car accident in which they believe to have killed someone.
The sequel is set 27 years after the Tower Bay murders, and realizing their stalker is imitating a serial killer, they seek help from survivors of the Southport mᴀssacre of 1997 – Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.). The I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) cast also includes Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, and Sarah Pidgeon.
Now, ahead of its release later this month, the slasher has officially received a rating from the Motion Picture ᴀssociation. Per FilmRatings.com, I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) has been rated R for “bloody horror violence, language throughout, some Sєxual content and brief drug use.”
What I Know What You Did Last Summer’s R Rating Means For The Movie
It Continues The Franchise’s 28-Year Trend (But With Some Additional Disclaimers)
I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s MPA rating continues the franchise’s 28-year trend since every film, going back to the original I Know What You Did Last Summer from 1997, has been rated R. The first film received a restricted rating solely for “strong horror violence and language.”
The 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer – which brought back Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Muse Watson – was also rated R for “intense terror violence and gore, strong language” but also for “some drug use,” mainly due to Jack Black’s dreadlocked pothead, тιтus Telesco, who is briefly seen smoking marijuana.
The 2006 direct-to-video sequel I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is rated R for just “horror violence,” and not language or drug use. I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) has received an R rating for “bloody horror violence, language, brief drug use,” but also the additional disclaimer of “some Sєxual content,” the first film in the franchise to feature that specific warning.
Our Take On I Know What You Did Last Summer’s R Rating
It’s Not Surprising, But Still A Good Sign
While it’s not surprising that I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) continues the franchise trend of R ratings, it’s still a good sign, since it’s not uncommon for R-rated franchises to be rebooted with PG-13 ratings in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, such as in the cases of RoboCop, Terminator, Alien vs. Predator, and The Expendables franchises. I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s R rating ensures it can recreate all the bloody violence and horror the previous films are known for.
I Know What You Did Last Summer releases in theaters on July 18.
Source: FilmRatings.com
