Doctor Strange (2016)

115 min · Action

USPG-13UK12AAUMCAPG

51 BOLD

ScoutScore

Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch.

Doctor Strange scores 51 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout maps 18 flagged scenes and 5 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	13
Caution	5

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	26%
Violence and action	50%
Themes	11%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	13%
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 Kaecilius steals from Kamar-Taj
Heads up Mild profanity and crude language
Heads up Strange's car crash and hand injuries
Heads up Name-calling in physical therapy
Heads up Strange mugged in Kathmandu alley
Caution Ancient One sends Strange through the Multiverse
Heads up Strong exclamations during Multiverse vision
Heads up Librarian decapitation mentioned
Caution Zealots attack the London Sanctum
Caution Strange battles zealots in the New York Sanctum
Heads up Astral surgery and defibrillator scene
Caution Mirror Dimension battle in New York
Heads up Strong profanity in Mirror Dimension
Heads up Ancient One dies; farewell to Strange
Caution Battle for the Hong Kong Sanctum
Heads up Strange bargains with Dormammu in the Dark Dimension
Heads up Kaecilius consumed by the Dark Dimension
Heads up Mordo steals Pangborn's power

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	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Strange spends most of the film chasing one goal - healing his hands and reclaiming his old life - until he realizes there is something bigger at stake. What helped him shift from thinking only about himself to being willing to sacrifice everything for others?”

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 Doctor Strange okay for kids?

Doctor Strange scores 51 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout has mapped 18 flagged scenes in it, covering action, dark imagery, profanity (mild). 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 Doctor Strange?

51, 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 Doctor Strange rated?

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