Back to the Future (1985)

116 min · Adventure

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44 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Back to the Future scores 44 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 21 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.

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	19
Mute	2

Content map

How this movie's flagged content divides up. These are shares of what was flagged here, not a level: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Violence and action with language and substances.

Scary and dark	2%
Violence and action	36%
Language and substances	31%
Mature themes	31%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the edge.

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
Mute Libyan terrorists attack - Doc is shot
HEADS UP Peabody farm - farmer shoots at Marty
HEADS UP 1955 Biff bullies young George - name-calling cluster

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	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“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?”

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 Back to the Future okay for kids?

Back to the Future scores 44 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. 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.

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.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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