Moana (2016)

107 min · Animation

USPGUKPGAUPGCAG

27 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Moana scores 27 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 13 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 for themes with scary and dark.

Scary and dark	33%
Violence and action	22%
Themes	45%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	none flagged
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 Creation myth: Te Ka and the darkness
Heads up Pork mentioned at dinner
Heads up Island blight and Moana's plea to the village
Heads up Gramma Tala falls gravely ill
Heads up Kakamora pirate attack
Heads up Descending into Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters
Heads up Tamatoa the giant crab: confrontation and escape
Heads up Maui reveals he was abandoned as an infant
Heads up First battle with Te Ka at Te Fiti's barrier
Heads up Moana breaks down and asks the ocean to choose someone else

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	G
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Maui spent centuries doing great things for people because he wanted them to love him, even after they had abandoned him. What do you think is the difference between doing something for others because you want their approval and doing something because it is the right thing to do?”

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 Moana okay for kids?

Moana scores 27 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 13 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, action, dark imagery. 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 Moana?

27, 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 Moana rated?

Moana is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA G, GB PG, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
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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