The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

94 min · Drama

USPG-13UK12AAUM

95 STRONG

ScoutScore

Significant content. Read the scene list first.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas scores 95 on the ScoutScore, which is Strong. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout maps 13 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

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	6
Caution	6
Skip	1

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 mostly for themes.

Scary and dark	7%
Violence and action	25%
Themes	60%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	8%
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 Nazi soldiers move Jewish prisoners
Heads up Father says prisoners are not people
Caution Tutor reads virulent anti-Semitic propaganda
Caution Mother learns what the camp really is
Caution Kotler beats Pavel at the dinner table
Caution Gretel explains the camp using Nazi ideology
Caution Kotler threatens Shmuel after Bruno betrays him
Caution Officers screen Nazi propaganda film about the camp
Heads up Bruno apologises to Shmuel, who has visible injuries
Heads up Grandmother killed in Allied bombing

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
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Bruno and Shmuel come from very different worlds separated by a fence, but they find a real friendship across that divide. What do you think made them able to see each other as friends when everyone around them insisted they should be enemies?”

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Common questions

Is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas okay for kids?

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas scores 95 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Strong tier. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout has mapped 13 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, dark imagery, 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 Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

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

What is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas rated?

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, 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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