The Fifth Element (1997)

126 min · Sci-Fi

USPG-13

44 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Fifth Element scores 44 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 2 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	13
Mute	2

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 violence and action.

Scary and dark	9%
Violence and action	66%
Themes	11%
Sexual content	8%
Substances	none flagged
Language	6%
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 Deity exclamations throughout film
HEADS UP Billy fires on the Mondoshawans
HEADS UP Evil destroys the warship
HEADS UP Mild and moderate profanity - Korben's morning
HEADS UP Korben disarms a mugger
HEADS UP Leeloo reconstructed and escapes the lab
HEADS UP Leeloo falls into Korben's cab - police chase
HEADS UP Zorg demonstrates the ZF-1 and kills Mangalores
HEADS UP Zorg chokes and threatens Cornelius
HEADS UP Police arrest and gunshot outside Korben's apartment

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

PG-13

Talk about it after

“Leeloo spends the film absorbing human history and nearly gives up because of how much destruction she finds. What do you think are some of the beautiful or worthwhile things about humanity that would be hardest to let go of?”

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Common questions

Is The Fifth Element okay for kids?

The Fifth Element scores 44 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 15 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 The Fifth Element?

44, 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 Fifth Element rated?

The Fifth Element is rated PG-13 in the United States.

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