Despicable Me (2010)

95 min · Animation

USPGUKUAUPGCAG

33 MILD

ScoutScore

A few flagged moments to know about.

Despicable Me scores 33 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout maps 8 flagged scenes and 1 marked caution.

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	7
Caution	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 violence and action.

Scary and dark	21%
Violence and action	50%
Themes	25%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	4%
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 Miss Hattie belittles Edith
Heads up Shrink-ray heist and chase
Heads up Name-calling cluster
Heads up Gru's lair alarms the girls
Heads up Gru threatens the girls at bedtime
Heads up Gru's mother dismisses him throughout childhood
Heads up Gru sends the girls back to the orphanage
Caution Vector kidnaps the girls and climactic rescue

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	G
GB	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“When Gru finally races to reach the girls, he admits that sending them back was the worst mistake he ever made. What do you think helped him realize how much they mattered to him, and what does that tell you about how people can change?”

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, turn the sound down, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Despicable Me okay for kids?

Despicable Me scores 33 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout has mapped 8 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, dark imagery, action. 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 Despicable Me?

33, 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 Despicable Me rated?

Despicable Me is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA G, GB U, 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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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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