Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

121 min · Action

USPG-13UK12AAUM

56 BOLD

ScoutScore

Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch.

Guardians of the Galaxy scores 56 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout maps 18 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	12
Caution	5
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 mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	15%
Violence and action	54%
Themes	15%
Sexual content	1%
Substances	5%
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 Mother's death and Peter's abduction
Heads up Deity exclamations throughout the film
Heads up Rocket's mocking commentary on Xandarians
Heads up Street brawl and arrest on Xandar
Caution Prison threats and shower attack on Gamora
Heads up Drax confronts Gamora; family murders described
Heads up Strong profanity - single instance
Heads up Prison break sequence
Heads up Gamora describes Thanos's cruelty
Heads up Knowhere bar brawl and Rocket's breakdown
Caution Infinity Stone explosion at the Collector's vault
Caution Ronan arrives at Knowhere; aerial pod chase
Heads up "Holy shit" and crude language
Heads up Ronan turns on Thanos; powered by the Infinity Stone
Caution Battle of Xandar begins
Caution Boarding the Dark Aster and ground battle
Skip Groot sacrifices himself to save the group
Heads up Quill distracts Ronan; Guardians destroy the Stone

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	M
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Rocket admits he never asked to be torn apart and put back together into something he sees as a monster. What do you think it means to accept yourself when part of your story was decided by someone else?”

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, turn the sound down, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Guardians of the Galaxy okay for kids?

Guardians of the Galaxy scores 56 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout has mapped 18 flagged scenes in it, covering action, theme, profanity (mild). 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 Guardians of the Galaxy?

56, 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 Guardians of the Galaxy rated?

Guardians of the Galaxy is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, GB 12A, US PG-13. 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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