Beetlejuice (1988)

92 min · Comedy

USPGUK15AUMCAPG

53 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Beetlejuice scores 53 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 38 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

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	33
Caution	4
Skip	1

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 scary and dark.

Scary and dark	55%
Violence and action	5%
Themes	15%
Sexual content	4%
Substances	4%
Language	17%
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 Deity exclamations throughout the film (begins)
Heads up Mild profanity in town
Heads up Mild and moderate profanity scattered throughout (begins)
Heads up Car plunges off bridge
Heads up Couple discovers they are dead
Heads up Mild and moderate profanity scattered throughout (continues)
Heads up Deity exclamations throughout the film (continues)
Caution Barbara encounters sandworms on Titan
Heads up Mild and moderate profanity scattered throughout (intensifies)
Heads up Betelgeuse's crude sales pitch

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	M
CA	PG
GB	15
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Lydia feels like an outsider in her family and ends up connecting with the Maitlands, who are complete strangers - ghosts, even. What do you think makes someone feel understood, and where do you look for that when the people closest to you don't seem to get it?”

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Common questions

Is Beetlejuice okay for kids?

Beetlejuice scores 53 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 38 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), dark imagery, 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 Beetlejuice?

53, 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 Beetlejuice rated?

Beetlejuice is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, GB 15, 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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