FilmScout

The Iron Giant (1999)

81 min · Animation · Rated PG (USA)

The Iron Giant scores 44 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 16 flagged scenes and 3 worth muting.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	13
Mute	3

Kinds of content

Profanity (mild), Action, Theme, Dark Imagery, Profanity

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• HEADS UP Storm at sea - boat in distress
• HEADS UP Hogarth follows the Giant at night
• HEADS UP Classroom insult - 'spaz'
• HEADS UP Mild profanity - 'hell'
• HEADS UP Deity exclamation - 'Oh my God'
• HEADS UP Train collision with the Giant
• HEADS UP Name-calling cluster - 'mooses', 'shrimpy dork'
• HEADS UP Mild profanity - 'hell', 'God'
• HEADS UP The deer dies - Hogarth explains death
• Mute Mansley interrogates and threatens Hogarth

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

Age ratings by country

AU	PG
GB	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“The Giant discovers he has powerful weapons built into him but chooses not to use them to harm anyone. What do you think it means when someone has the power to hurt others but decides to protect them instead?”

Common questions

Is The Iron Giant okay for kids?

The Iron Giant scores 44 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 profanity (mild), action, 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 Iron Giant?

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 Iron Giant rated?

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

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.