Onward (2020)

96 min · Animation

USPGUKUAUPG

36 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Onward scores 36 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 14 flagged scenes and 2 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	2

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	53%
Violence and action	5%
Themes	42%
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 Ian listens to dad's old tape recording
Heads up Dad's illness and death mentioned
Heads up The Visitation Spell and dad's gift
Heads up Dad returns as only legs
Heads up Manticore sets tavern on fire
Heads up Sprite gang confrontation at gas station
Heads up Freeway chase with sprite gang and police
Heads up Bottomless pit on the Path of Peril
Heads up Ian crosses invisible bridge over the pit
Heads up Barley confesses he never said goodbye to Dad

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	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Barley spent years regretting that he was too scared to say goodbye to his dad in the hospital. Ian gave up his one chance to meet their father so Barley could have that moment instead. What do you think it means to look out for someone the way the brothers looked out for each other?”

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 Onward okay for kids?

Onward scores 36 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 action, theme, 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 Onward?

36, 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 Onward rated?

Onward is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB U, 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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