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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

132 min · Action

USPG-13UK12AAUMCAPG

73 BOLD

ScoutScore

Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings scores 73 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout maps 17 flagged scenes and 8 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	9
Caution	8

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	21%
Violence and action	47%
Themes	20%
Sexual content	1%
Substances	none flagged
Language	11%
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 Ten Rings origin - historical conquest montage
Heads up Crude anatomical language on bus
Caution Bus fight - Ten Rings ambush
Heads up Name-calling and mild profanity - bus sequence
Heads up "Bullshit" and scattered mid-level profanity
Heads up Shang-Chi's childhood training as a weapon
Caution Golden Daggers Club fight and scaffolding battle
Caution Fight club escape and Wenwu's arrival
Heads up Scattered strong profanity - garage escape
Caution Li's murder - Iron Gang attack (flashback)
Heads up Wenwu massacres the Iron Gang
Heads up Shang-Chi confesses he completed the assassination
Caution Battle for Ta Lo - Ten Rings assault the village
Caution Shang-Chi vs Wenwu at the Dark Gate
Caution Dweller-in-Darkness escapes and final battle (begins)
Caution Dweller-in-Darkness escapes and final battle (continues)
Heads up Memorial for the fallen

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	M
CA	PG
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Shang-Chi spent years running from his past before finally facing his father and the things he had done. What does it look like to carry something heavy from your past, and what helps people decide to stop running from it?”

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, turn the sound down, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings okay for kids?

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings scores 73 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Notable flagged moments. Look over the scenes before you watch. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering action, profanity (mild), 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 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?

73, which is the Bold tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings rated?

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 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.

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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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