E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

110 min · Adventure

USPGUKUAUGCA14A

35 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial scores 35 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 2 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	2

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	37%
Violence and action	10%
Themes	29%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	8%
Language	16%
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 Government agents pursue E.T. in the forest
Heads up Deity exclamations throughout the film
Heads up Name-calling and mild insults among the kids
Heads up Crude name-calling at the dinner table
Heads up Elliott uses a crude insult at the dinner table
Heads up Frog dissection and Elliott's empathy response
Heads up Mild profanity - s-word
Heads up Mild profanity - h-word
Heads up Government agents quarantine the house
Caution E.T. and Elliott in medical quarantine

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
CA	14A
GB	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“When Elliott has to say goodbye to E.T. at the end, he is losing his closest friend. What do you think helps people hold onto a connection with someone they love even after that person is gone?”

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 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial okay for kids?

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial scores 35 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), dark imagery, 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 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?

35, 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 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial rated?

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU G, CA 14A, 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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