Bruce Almighty (2003)

101 min · Comedy

USPG-13UK12AUMCAPG

40 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Bruce Almighty scores 40 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 18 flagged scenes.

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

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 for sexual content with language.

Scary and dark	none flagged
Violence and action	12%
Themes	20%
Sexual content	33%
Substances	4%
Language	31%
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 - opening act
Heads up Mild profanity - traffic frustration
Heads up Name-calling in the newsroom
Heads up On-air meltdown at Niagara Falls
Heads up Gang beats Bruce in parking lot
Heads up Bruce rages at God and storms out
Heads up Euphemistic exclamations - clustered
Heads up Monkey from a gang member's backside
Heads up Bruce lifts a woman's dress with a gust of wind
Heads up Implied sex scene and breast reference

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	12
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Bruce gets everything he thinks he wants - the anchor job, the powers, the spotlight - but ends up more lost than ever. What do you think the difference is between getting what you want and actually being happy?”

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 Bruce Almighty okay for kids?

Bruce Almighty scores 40 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 18 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), theme, sexual content. 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 Bruce Almighty?

40, 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 Bruce Almighty rated?

Bruce Almighty is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, GB 12, US PG-13. 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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