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Project Hail Mary (2026)

156 min · Sci-Fi · Rated PG-13 (USA)

Project Hail Mary scores 33 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 23 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	21
Mute	2

Kinds of content

Theme, Dark Imagery, Profanity (mild), Action, Substance Use, Sexual Content

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• HEADS UP Waking from coma - disorientation and physical distress
• HEADS UP Crew discovered dead
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• HEADS UP Children learn the sun is dying and billions may starve
• HEADS UP Vodka swig played for laughs
• HEADS UP Song lyric mentions being stoned
• HEADS UP Grace forced onto jet - unknown pill taken
• HEADS UP Project Hail Mary revealed - astronauts will die in space
• HEADS UP Space funeral with skeletal corpse briefly shown
• HEADS UP Dark, tight alien tunnel crossing

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

Age ratings by country

AU	M
CA	PG
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Rocky gives up six years of his journey home to save Grace, and Grace later turns back to save Rocky even though it means he cannot return to Earth. What do you think makes someone willing to give up something huge for a friend they only just met?”

Common questions

Is Project Hail Mary okay for kids?

Project Hail Mary scores 33 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 23 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, dark imagery, profanity (mild). 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 Project Hail Mary?

33, 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 Project Hail Mary rated?

Project Hail Mary is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, GB 12A, US PG-13. 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.