Gremlins (1984)

103 min · Horror

USPGUK15AUPGCAPG

55 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Gremlins scores 55 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 23 flagged scenes and 2 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	15
Caution	6
Skip	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 violence and action.

Scary and dark	49%
Violence and action	25%
Themes	9%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	7%
Language	10%
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 Smoking on screen
Heads up Deity exclamations - scattered throughout
Heads up Futterman's complaints
Heads up Mrs. Deagle threatens Barney
Heads up Drinks at Dorry's Tavern
Heads up Gizmo spawns new mogwai
Heads up Futterman at the bar - goddamn
Heads up Holiday suicide rate mention
Heads up The science teacher draws blood with a syringe
Caution Mogwai form cocoons

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
CA	PG
GB	15
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Kate carries a painful memory from one Christmas Eve that still shapes how she feels about the holidays years later. What are some ways that a hard memory from the past can change how we feel about something in the present, and how do people find their way through that?”

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Common questions

Is Gremlins okay for kids?

Gremlins scores 55 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 23 flagged scenes in it, covering action, substance, 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 Gremlins?

55, 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 Gremlins rated?

Gremlins is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA PG, GB 15, 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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