Matilda (1996)

97 min · Comedy

USPGUKPGAUPGCAPG

47 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Matilda scores 47 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 19 flagged scenes.

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

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 violence and action.

Scary and dark	17%
Violence and action	52%
Themes	17%
Sexual content	4%
Substances	none flagged
Language	10%
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 Parents dismiss and neglect Matilda
Heads up Zinnia's revealing outfits introduced
Heads up Harry dismisses Matilda and Michael taunts her
Heads up Name-calling scattered throughout film
Heads up Harry threatens to punish Matilda for being smart
Heads up Harry teaches Michael to cheat and dismisses Matilda
Heads up Deity exclamations - scattered
Heads up Miss Trunchbull introduced - the Chokey described
Heads up Trunchbull swings Amanda Thripp by her pigtails
Heads up An adult drinks and laughs

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

“Matilda loves books and learning even when no one around her encourages it. What helped her keep going, and where do you find the things that matter most to you when people around you don't understand them?”

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 Matilda okay for kids?

Matilda scores 47 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 19 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, dark imagery, 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 Matilda?

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 Matilda rated?

Matilda 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.

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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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