FilmScout

Happy Gilmore (1996)

88 min · Comedy · Rated PG-13 (USA)

15
ScoutScore
MILD

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Happy Gilmore scores 15 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 21 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up19
Mute2

Kinds of content

Profanity (mild), Action, Theme, Profanity, Comedy (gross), Dark Imagery

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

Age ratings by country

AUM
CA14A
GB12
USPG-13

Talk about it after

“Happy puts up with a lot of embarrassment and setbacks on the golf course just so his grandmother can keep her home. What do you think it feels like to work hard at something not for yourself, but for someone you love?”

Common questions

Is Happy Gilmore okay for kids?

Happy Gilmore scores 15 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 (mild), action, 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 Happy Gilmore?

15, 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 Happy Gilmore rated?

Happy Gilmore is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA 14A, GB 12, US PG-13. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.