Dumbo (1941)

64 min · Animation

USGUKUAUG

20 TAME

ScoutScore

Very little flagged.

Dumbo scores 20 on the ScoutScore, which is Tame. Very little flagged. FilmScout maps 11 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 scary and dark with themes.

Scary and dark	43%
Violence and action	4%
Themes	37%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	9%
Language	7%
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 Birthday song at Dumbo's arrival
Heads up Boys bully Dumbo; Mrs. Jumbo fights back
Heads up Elephants gossip and shun Dumbo
Heads up Dumbo collapses the big top
Heads up Clown fire act - Dumbo jumps from a burning platform
Heads up Baby Mine - Dumbo visits his imprisoned mother
Heads up Clowns celebrate with champagne
Heads up Dumbo and Timothy accidentally get drunk on champagne
Heads up Pink Elephants on Parade hallucination
Heads up Crows mock Timothy and Dumbo

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	G
GB	U
US	G

Talk about it after

“Timothy never gives up on Dumbo even when the whole circus has written him off. What do you think it means to stick by a friend when everyone else turns away?”

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 Dumbo okay for kids?

Dumbo scores 20 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Tame tier. Very little flagged. FilmScout has mapped 11 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, action, substance use. 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 Dumbo?

20, which is the Tame tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Dumbo rated?

Dumbo is rated G in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU G, GB U, US G. 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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