The Hunger Games (2012)

142 min · Adventure · Rated PG-13 (USA)

105

ScoutScore

STRONG

Significant content. Read the scene list first.

The Hunger Games scores 105 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	7
Mute	5
Skip	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.

Violence and action with mature themes.

Scary and dark	26%
Violence and action	44%
Language and substances	1%
Mature themes	29%
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 Mild profanity - scattered instances
HEADS UP Mild deity exclamations
HEADS UP Prim is chosen at the Reaping
HEADS UP Training center: careers threaten and intimidate
Mute Cornucopia bloodbath - Games begin
HEADS UP Tribute killed off-screen, cannon sounds
Mute Tracker jacker nest dropped on sleeping tributes
Skip Rue is speared and dies
Mute Clove ambushes Katniss; Thresh kills Clove
Mute Genetically engineered Mutts attack - Thresh killed

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
CA	PG
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place even though it likely means her own death. What do you think gives someone the courage to make a sacrifice like that, and what would it take for you to do something that frightening for someone you love?”

Common questions

Is The Hunger Games okay for kids?

The Hunger Games scores 105 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 action, theme, profanity (mild). 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 Hunger Games?

105, 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 Hunger Games rated?

The Hunger Games is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, GB 12A, US PG-13. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

Is it OK for your kid? The age-by-age answer

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.