Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

125 min · Comedy

USPG-13UK12AUPG

35 MILD

ScoutScore

A few flagged moments to know about.

Mrs. Doubtfire scores 35 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout maps 17 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

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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 language with themes.

Scary and dark	none flagged
Violence and action	none flagged
Themes	30%
Sexual content	22%
Substances	4%
Language	44%
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 Daniel quits over cartoon smoking scene
Heads up Birthday stripper jokes
Heads up The birthday party and the divorce announcement
Heads up Custody hearing and goodbye
Heads up Daniel swears in front of the kids
Heads up Prank calls for the housekeeper ad
Heads up Name-calling scattered throughout
Heads up Daniel's first night as Mrs. Doubtfire
Heads up Street confrontation profanity
Heads up Mrs. Doubtfire meets Stu and drops crude jokes
Heads up Kids discover Mrs. Doubtfire's secret
Heads up Run-by fruiting
Heads up Mrs. Doubtfire's crude innuendo toward Stu
Heads up Daniel drinks scotch with Mr. Lundy
Heads up Stu chokes; Mrs. Doubtfire revealed
Heads up Second custody hearing: full custody revoked
Heads up Daniel and Miranda's honest confrontation on set

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	12
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Daniel goes to extraordinary lengths to stay close to his kids after the family splits apart. What do you think it felt like for Lydia and Chris to keep his secret, and why do you think they decided to do it?”

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Common questions

Is Mrs. Doubtfire okay for kids?

Mrs. Doubtfire scores 35 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, profanity (mild), comedy (gross). 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 Mrs. Doubtfire?

35, 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 Mrs. Doubtfire rated?

Mrs. Doubtfire is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, 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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