The Addams Family (1991)

99 min · Comedy

USPG-13UKPGAUPG

17 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Addams Family scores 17 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 16 flagged scenes and 1 worth muting.

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	15
Mute	1

Content map

How this movie's flagged content divides up. These are shares of what was flagged here, not a level: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Scary and dark with violence and action.

Scary and dark	40%
Violence and action	38%
Language and substances	7%
Mature themes	15%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the edge.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

HEADS UP Opening credits: pitch poured on carolers
HEADS UP Addams home morning routine - gallows clock and Granny's tooth extraction
HEADS UP Deity exclamations - scattered through first half (begins)
HEADS UP Name-calling and mild profanity - early scenes
HEADS UP Deity exclamations - scattered through first half (continues)
HEADS UP Seance scene
HEADS UP Fester unpacks: cyanide, dynamite, crowbar
HEADS UP Wednesday tests 'Is There a God?' on Pugsley
HEADS UP Family portrait gallery: firing squad, torn limb from limb, buried alive
HEADS UP Deity exclamations - second half

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	PG
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Gomez and Morticia treat everything their family does, even the darkest things, as something to celebrate together. What does it mean to feel like you truly belong somewhere, and what makes a place feel like home to you?”

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Common questions

Is The Addams Family okay for kids?

The Addams Family scores 17 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 16 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, profanity (mild), action. 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 Addams Family?

17, 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 Addams Family rated?

The Addams Family is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB PG, US PG-13. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

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