Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope poster

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

120 min · Sci-Fi

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64 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope scores 64 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 23 flagged scenes and 3 marked caution.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	20
Caution	3

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	18%
Violence and action	61%
Themes	9%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	4%
Language	8%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Heads up Vader chokes a captured officer
Heads up Leia is stunned and captured
Heads up Slaughtered Jawas at the sandcrawler
Heads up Hell to pay - Uncle Owen
Heads up Tusken Raiders attack Luke
Heads up Tusken Raiders attack Luke
Heads up Damn-fool idealistic crusade
Heads up Luke discovers his aunt and uncle dead
Heads up Vader Force-chokes an Imperial officer
Heads up Mos Eisley cantina: aliens, drinking, smoking

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	PG
CA	PG
GB	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Obi-Wan chooses to let Vader strike him down rather than keep fighting, and Luke is devastated in that moment. What do you think Obi-Wan understood that Luke did not yet - and how did that choice end up helping Luke in the end?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

Every scene above is timed. The FilmScout app listens to the movie and taps you 30 seconds before each one, so you can skip it, mute it, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope okay for kids?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope scores 64 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 23 flagged scenes in it, covering violence, language, action. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope?

64, which is the Bold tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope rated?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA PG, GB U, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

Is it OK for your kid? The age-by-age answer

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