Ghostbusters (1984)

105 min · Comedy · Rated PG (USA)

ScoutScore

MILD

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Ghostbusters scores 38 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 21 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 this movie's flagged content divides up. These are shares of what was flagged here, not a level: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Language and substances with violence and action.

Scary and dark	26%
Violence and action	29%
Language and substances	40%
Mature themes	5%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the edge.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

HEADS UP Library ghost opening
HEADS UP ESP lab experiment - 'pissing me off'
HEADS UP Deity exclamations - scattered throughout film
HEADS UP Inappropriate question to librarian
HEADS UP Adults drinking
HEADS UP Demonic vision in refrigerator
HEADS UP 'Goddamn it' in Dana's apartment
HEADS UP 'Jesus' exclamation at hotel
HEADS UP Ghostbusters capture Slimer at the hotel
HEADS UP 'Sue your ass' - confrontation with Peck

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
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Ray accidentally chooses the form of the destructor by thinking of something he loved from childhood. What does that moment say about how our memories and feelings can show up even when we're trying to push them away?”

Common questions

Is Ghostbusters okay for kids?

Ghostbusters scores 38 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 21 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity, profanity (mild), dark imagery. 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 Ghostbusters?

38, 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 Ghostbusters rated?

Ghostbusters is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB PG, 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.