Monster House (2006)

91 min · Animation

USPGUKPGAUPGCAPG

34 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Monster House scores 34 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 16 flagged scenes and 4 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	12
Caution	4

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	71%
Violence and action	8%
Themes	16%
Sexual content	none flagged
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 Nebbercracker terrorizes DJ
Heads up Name-calling and mild insults - scattered (begins)
Heads up Deity exclamations - scattered
Heads up DJ fears he caused a death
Heads up Name-calling and mild insults - scattered (continues)
Heads up Rumor that neighbor ate his wife
Heads up Name-calling and mild insults - scattered (intensifies)
Heads up House attacks and swallows Bones
Heads up House attacks Jenny and the boys
Caution House swallows police officers

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

“Nebbercracker spent decades scaring children away from his house because he was trying to protect them, even though nobody understood why. What are some ways people show they care about others that can look like the opposite from the outside?”

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 Monster House okay for kids?

Monster House scores 34 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 16 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, profanity (mild), theme. 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 Monster House?

34, 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 Monster House rated?

Monster House 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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