Hocus Pocus (1993)

94 min · Comedy

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82 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Hocus Pocus scores 82 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 19 flagged scenes and 6 marked caution.

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	13
Caution	6

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 scary and dark.

Scary and dark	60%
Violence and action	21%
Themes	13%
Sexual content	1%
Substances	2%
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

Caution Witches drain Emily's life force - 1693 prologue (begins)
Caution Witches drain Emily's life force - 1693 prologue (continues)
Heads up Rapid flashing during the resurrection spell
Heads up Bullies demand cigarettes and steal Max's shoes
Heads up Bullies confront Dani trick-or-treating
Heads up Dani teases Max about Allison's figure
Heads up Black Flame Candle legend read aloud
Heads up Black Flame Candle lit - witches resurrected
Caution Witches threaten the children and try to drain Dani
Heads up Billy Butcherson raised from the grave

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	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Thackery Binx spent 300 years guarding the Sanderson house, carrying guilt over not saving his little sister in time. When something goes wrong that was not entirely your fault, what helps you figure out how to move forward?”

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 Hocus Pocus okay for kids?

Hocus Pocus scores 82 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 19 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, profanity (mild), action. 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 Hocus Pocus?

82, 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 Hocus Pocus rated?

Hocus Pocus is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA 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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