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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

118 min · Adventure

USPGUKPGAUPG

47 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom scores 47 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. 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	11
Caution	6
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 scary and dark.

Scary and dark	52%
Violence and action	34%
Themes	3%
Sexual content	6%
Substances	none flagged
Language	5%
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 Shanghai nightclub brawl and poison
Heads up Mild profanity in escape sequence
Heads up Pilotless plane crash and raft escape
Heads up Deity exclamations throughout film
Heads up Village devastation and stolen children
Heads up Chilled monkey brains dessert
Heads up Indy and Willie's flirtatious sparring
Caution Tunnel of bugs and crushing room
Caution Thuggee human sacrifice ceremony
Heads up A snake on screen

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
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Short Round risks everything to snap Indiana out of the Kali Ma trance, pressing a torch against his friend to bring him back. What does that scene tell you about what it means to truly care about someone, even when it's frightening to act?”

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 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom okay for kids?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom scores 47 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 18 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, action, sexual content. 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 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?

47, 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 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom rated?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB PG, 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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