Back to the Future
44 MILD
A few flagged moments to know about.
Back to the Future scores 44 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout maps 21 flagged scenes and 2 marked caution.
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What FilmScout flagged
| Heads up | 19 |
| Caution | 2 |
Content map
Flagged for violence and action with themes.
| Scary and dark | 2% |
| Violence and action | 36% |
| Themes | 23% |
| Sexual content | 8% |
| Substances | 8% |
| Language | 23% |
| All flagged content | 100% |
Scenes FilmScout flagged
- Heads up Mild and moderate profanity - scattered throughout
- Heads up Marty arrives at Doc's lab - mild exclamations
- Heads up Deity exclamations - early film cluster
- Heads up Biff bullies George - name-calling cluster
- Heads up David swears at breakfast
- Heads up Deity exclamations - time machine demonstration cluster
- Heads up Doc's famous "serious shit" line
- Caution Libyan terrorists attack - Doc is shot
- Heads up Peabody farm - farmer shoots at Marty
- Heads up 1955 Biff bullies young George - name-calling cluster
- Heads up "Colored mayor" remark at the diner
- Heads up George McFly caught peeping - hit by car
- Heads up Biff confronts and threatens Marty in the cafe
- Heads up Marty impersonates Darth Vader to scare George
- Heads up Teen Lorraine drinks and smokes in the parked car
- Caution Biff corners Lorraine - parking lot assault
- Heads up Racial slur and derogatory language during parking lot confrontation
- Heads up Marty warns Doc about his death
- Heads up Marty's scattered mild profanity during clock tower sequence
- Heads up Terrorists return - Doc shot again (revealed to be okay)
- Heads up "Assholes" - Marty asks about the future
Age ratings by country
| AU | PG |
| CA | PG |
| GB | PG |
| US | PG |
“When Marty accidentally becomes the one Lorraine falls for instead of George, he has to figure out how to set things right without making them worse. Have you ever tried to fix a mistake and found it more complicated than you expected? What helped you figure out the right next step?”
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Is Back to the Future okay for kids?
Back to the Future scores 44 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout has mapped 21 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), action, theme. 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 Back to the Future?
44, which is the Mild tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.
What is Back to the Future rated?
Back to the Future is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA PG, GB PG, 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
See every scene in the FilmScout app.Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.
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