FilmScout

Coraline (2009)

97 min · Fantasy · Rated PG (USA)

Coraline scores 85 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 17 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	12
Mute	4
Skip	1

Kinds of content

Dark Imagery, Profanity (mild), Theme, Sexual Content

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• HEADS UP Opening: Beldam sews a new doll
• HEADS UP Mice warn Coraline not to open the door
• HEADS UP Tea leaf reading: "You are in terrible danger"
• HEADS UP Softened exclamations (geez, gosh)
• HEADS UP Other-world burlesque show: scantily clad performers
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• Mute Other Mother reveals her plan: sew buttons in Coraline's eyes
• Mute Other Mother imprisons Coraline behind the mirror
• Mute Ghost children appear and reveal their fate
• HEADS UP Other Wybie found mutilated - his face forced into a smile

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

Age ratings by country

AU	PG
CA	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Coraline's real parents are busy, distracted, and sometimes dismissive, and the Other World offers everything she thinks she wants. What do you think made the real world worth fighting for even when it felt boring and hard?”

Common questions

Is Coraline okay for kids?

Coraline scores 85 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, profanity (mild), 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 Coraline?

85, 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 Coraline rated?

Coraline 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.