Super Troopers 3 (Searchlight Pictures, August 7, 2026) is the third entry in Broken Lizard's Vermont State Police comedy franchise. Rated R by the MPAA for sexual content, nudity, language throughout, and drug content. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar; cast includes the full Broken Lizard ensemble plus Brian Cox, Chace Crawford, Lisa Gilroy, Hannah Simone, and Iqbal Theba. Plot: Farva's over-the-top engagement to Thorny's sister spirals into chaos alongside a drug ring investigation. 8/100 Avoid — the R rating categories cover every significant biblical content concern.
Super Troopers 3 (Searchlight Pictures, August 7, 2026) is the third film from Broken Lizard — the comedy troupe comprising Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske — following the cult classic original (2001) and its sequel (2018). The franchise follows a group of Vermont State Troopers whose cases and personal lives generate R-rated comedy. This entry centers on Farva's chaotic engagement to Thorny's sister, Thorny's schemes to break it up, and a parallel drug ring investigation. The returning ensemble is joined by Brian Cox (returning as Captain O'Hagan), Chace Crawford (The Boys), Lisa Gilroy, Hannah Simone, and Iqbal Theba.
The MPAA rated Super Troopers 3 R for sexual content, nudity, language throughout, and drug content. The film runs 104 minutes and is distributed by Searchlight Pictures (Disney).
The MPAA's R rating for Super Troopers 3 covers the exact categories Scripture addresses most directly. Sexual content and nudity: The Super Troopers franchise has built its comedy on crude sexual humor, sexual situations, and nudity — the franchise's comedic DNA. Matthew 5:28 (lustful intent) and Romans 13:13 ("not in sexual immorality and sensuality") apply to deliberately cultivating this content as entertainment. Language throughout: The "throughout" qualifier in the MPAA description is significant — this is not incidental profanity but sustained, pervasive strong language as a comedic texture. Drug content: Drug use is both plot element (the drug ring) and recurring comedic subject across the franchise. The franchise's comedic treatment of drug use normalizes casual relationship with illegal substances in a way inconsistent with 1 Peter 5:8 (sobriety and alertness) and 1 Corinthians 6:12 (not mastered).
The "just comedy" argument: The most common justification Christians offer for R-rated comedy is that it's "just entertainment" — the sexual content, crude humor, and drug jokes are not meant seriously. Romans 12:2 addresses this directly: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind." Formation happens through what we repeatedly expose ourselves to, regardless of intent. Philippians 4:8 — "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — think about these things" — is the positive standard. Super Troopers 3 does not approach any of these categories. The comedy framing does not change the content being formed into the viewer's imagination and humor sensibilities.
See our guide on Should Christians Watch Family Guy? for the crude comedy formation concern. See our Christian Movie Reviews hub. Plugged In's review. Common Sense Media.