Shrek 2 (2004)

93 min · Animation

USPGUKUAUPG

35 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Shrek 2 scores 35 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 18 flagged scenes.

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

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 themes.

Scary and dark	none flagged
Violence and action	44%
Themes	36%
Sexual content	14%
Substances	2%
Language	4%
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 Prince Charming finds an empty bed
Heads up Deity exclamations - opening and travel
Heads up Tense family dinner
Heads up Fairy Godmother's suggestive sales pitch song
Heads up Shrek and Fiona argue - ogre outburst
Heads up Fairy Godmother blackmails the King
Heads up King Harold hires Puss in Boots
Heads up Puss in Boots ambushes Shrek
Heads up Donkey suggests neutering Puss
Heads up Fairy Godmother's love potion ingredients

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

“Shrek takes the Happily Ever After potion hoping it will make Fiona love him more, but Fiona says she wants the ogre she married just as he is. What do you think it means to change yourself for someone you love, and when does changing start to feel like losing yourself?”

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 Shrek 2 okay for kids?

Shrek 2 scores 35 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 18 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, action, sexual content. 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 Shrek 2?

35, 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 Shrek 2 rated?

Shrek 2 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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