The Princess Bride (1987)

98 min · Adventure

USPGUKPGAUPGCAPG

43 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Princess Bride scores 43 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 17 flagged scenes and 3 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	14
Caution	3

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 violence and action with scary and dark.

Scary and dark	26%
Violence and action	43%
Themes	23%
Sexual content	2%
Substances	none flagged
Language	6%
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 Kidnapping plot revealed
Heads up Shrieking Eels attack Buttercup
Heads up Inigo's backstory: father's murder
Heads up Cliffs of Insanity sword duel
Heads up Fezzik vs. man in black fistfight
Heads up Battle of wits: poison goblet
Heads up Fire Swamp: flame spurts, lightning sand, and rodents
Heads up The Pit of Despair
Heads up Prince reveals murder plan
Caution The Machine tortures Westley

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

“Inigo spent 20 years of his life chasing one goal - avenging his father - and at the end he isn't sure what to do with himself. What do you think gives someone's life meaning beyond a single big goal?”

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 The Princess Bride okay for kids?

The Princess Bride scores 43 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering action, dark imagery, 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 The Princess Bride?

43, 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 The Princess Bride rated?

The Princess Bride 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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