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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

153 min · Fantasy

USPGUK12AAUMCAPG

62 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scores 62 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 15 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	6
Caution	8
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 scary and dark with violence and action.

Scary and dark	45%
Violence and action	33%
Themes	19%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	3%
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 Death Eaters and Millennium Bridge attack
Heads up Deity exclamations throughout
Heads up Unbreakable Vow at Snape's home
Heads up Draco petrifies and stomps Harry on the train
Caution Katie Bell levitates in a cursed trance
Heads up Name-calling during Quidditch build-up
Caution Death Eater attack on the Burrow
Caution Ron collapses after drinking poisoned mead
Caution Harry uses Sectumsempra on Draco
Caution Dumbledore drinks the potion in the cave

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
CA	PG
GB	12A
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Dumbledore asks Harry to force him to keep drinking the potion even when he begs for it to stop, trusting Harry to make a terrible call for a greater good. What does it feel like to have to make a hard choice for someone you care about, and how do you know when staying the course is right?”

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 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince okay for kids?

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scores 62 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering action, dark imagery, 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 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

62, 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 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince rated?

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, GB 12A, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

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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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