Best from age 13 · 2025
Beyond the Medal
Beyond the Medal explores the heroic acts of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to modern-day Afghanistan. This anthology series highlights courage and sacrifice in different military branches and conflicts. It
Is Beyond the Medal OK for kids, and for what age?
Movie Knight rates it best from age 13.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Strong6/10
Language
Moderate3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
Mild2/10
Romance & sensuality
Mild1/10
Scary moments
Moderate5/10
Heads up
- Depictions of battlefield violence and injury
- Emotional moments of loss and grief
- Some historical context may be challenging
Models well
- Courage and bravery
- Sacrifice and duty
- Patriotism and service
Talk about it after
- The meaning of courage in different contexts
- The human cost of war
- Understanding historical conflicts
There’s a scene in “Beyond The Medal” I liked the most where Private First Class Gino Merli's machine gun position is completely overrun by German soldiers : And you assume he has been killed in action. The fallen soldier was actually Merli bravely faking his own death. He also appears in a scene where enemy troops prod his supposedly lifeless body with their bayonets before he jumps back up to ambush them. Having the sheer nerves of steel to play dead turns out to be a good source of surprise attacks.
Beyond the Medal is a good series that tells the real life stories of recipient's Medal of Honor to the screen, highlighting their courage, sacrifice, and showing the personal journeys of the people involved in. I'd recommend it to people who enjoy historical movie stories, involves military, and stories that shows the strength of the human who believe in themselves.