The Fox and the Hound (1981)

82 min · Animation

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41 TAME

ScoutScore

Very little flagged.

The Fox and the Hound scores 41 on the ScoutScore, which is Tame. Very little flagged. FilmScout maps 14 flagged scenes and 3 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	11
Caution	3

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	22%
Violence and action	66%
Themes	12%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	none flagged
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 Tod's mother is killed
Heads up Amos fires at Tod, confrontation with Widow Tweed
Heads up Big Mama shows Tod dead animals on a wall
Heads up Rapid flashing in the night chase
Caution Night chase - Amos fires at Tod, Chief pursues
Heads up Chief injured, Copper vows revenge on Tod
Heads up Widow Tweed releases Tod at the game preserve
Heads up Rapid flashing through the trap sequence
Heads up Amos trespasses in preserve and sets traps
Caution Trap chase - Tod and Vixey cornered in burrow

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	G
CA	G
GB	U
US	G

Talk about it after

“Copper and Tod start as best friends but the world slowly pushes them apart. When Copper finally stands between Tod and Amos's rifle, what do you think made him willing to do that even after everything that had happened between them?”

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Common questions

Is The Fox and the Hound okay for kids?

The Fox and the Hound scores 41 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Tame tier. Very little flagged. FilmScout has mapped 14 flagged scenes in it, covering action, theme, scary 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 The Fox and the Hound?

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

What is The Fox and the Hound rated?

The Fox and the Hound is rated G in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU G, CA G, GB U, US G. 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.

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