Liar Liar (1997)

83 min · Comedy

USPG-13UK12AUMCAG

16 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Liar Liar scores 16 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 14 flagged scenes and 1 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	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 sexual content.

Scary and dark	none flagged
Violence and action	9%
Themes	none flagged
Sexual content	80%
Substances	none flagged
Language	11%
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 Divorce banter: sex comment
Heads up Fletcher and Miranda's encounter
Heads up Fletcher's office encounter with Miranda
Heads up Elevator: blurting inappropriate comments about neighbor
Heads up Courtroom: blurts sexual comment to judge
Heads up Fletcher admits bad sex in open court
Heads up Phone call: blurts truth about sleeping with Miranda
Heads up Traffic stop: confesses every violation
Heads up Office roast: unfiltered insults to colleagues and boss
Caution Courtroom: sex tape played as evidence

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	G
GB	12
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Fletcher spends most of the movie trying to avoid the truth, but by the end he chooses honesty even when it costs him his job and gets him arrested. What do you think changed for him, and what helped him make that choice?”

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Common questions

Is Liar Liar okay for kids?

Liar Liar scores 16 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 14 flagged scenes in it, covering sexual content, profanity (mild), profanity. 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 Liar Liar?

16, 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 Liar Liar rated?

Liar Liar is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA G, GB 12, US PG-13. 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.

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