The Goonies (1985)

114 min · Adventure

USPGUKPGAUPG

36 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Goonies scores 36 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 46 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

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	42
Caution	3
Skip	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 for violence and action with scary and dark.

Scary and dark	26%
Violence and action	36%
Themes	2%
Sexual content	14%
Substances	2%
Language	20%
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 Prison Break and Police Chase
Heads up Prison break opening
Heads up Police chase 'Oh shit'
Heads up First Profanity - "Oh, shit"
Heads up Mouth's 'sniffing lace, downing brews'
Heads up Truffle Shuffle
Heads up Mouth's fake Spanish translation
Heads up Drug reference
Caution Statue genitalia joke
Heads up Brand says 'Shit, Ma'

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

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 The Goonies okay for kids?

The Goonies scores 36 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 46 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), sexual ref, scary. 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 The Goonies?

36, 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 The Goonies rated?

The Goonies 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.

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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