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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

110 min · Adventure · Rated PG (USA)

Raiders of the Lost Ark scores 47 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 14 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	9
Mute	4
Skip	1

Kinds of content

Action, Dark Imagery, Theme, Profanity (mild), Language

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• HEADS UP Peruvian Temple, Traps and Betrayal
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• HEADS UP Marion and Indy's Fraught Reunion
• Mute Nazi Attack on Marion's Bar
• Mute Cairo Street Ambush
• HEADS UP Well of Souls, Snake Pit
• HEADS UP Belloq Interrogates Marion, Threat of Torture
• Mute Trapped in the Well of Souls, Escape Through Snakes and Fire
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• Mute Truck Chase, Indy Recovers the Ark

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

Age ratings by country

AU	PG
CA	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Indy spends the whole film chasing the Ark, convinced it's just a historical artifact, and then it turns out to be far more than he bargained for. What does that moment say about the difference between knowing facts about something and truly understanding what it means?”

Common questions

Is Raiders of the Lost Ark okay for kids?

Raiders of the Lost Ark scores 47 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, 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 Raiders of the Lost Ark?

47, 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 Raiders of the Lost Ark rated?

Raiders of the Lost Ark 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.

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.