The Island (2005)

130 min · Sci-Fi

USPG-13UK12AAUM

48 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Island scores 48 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 24 flagged scenes and 7 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	17
Caution	7

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 for themes with violence and action.

Scary and dark	11%
Violence and action	39%
Themes	42%
Sexual content	4%
Substances	none flagged
Language	4%
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 Lottery winner taken for organ harvest
Heads up Clone birthed for harvesting
Caution Clone harvested on operating table - escape attempt
Heads up Casual deity exclamations
Heads up Softened exclamations (geez, gosh)
Caution Lincoln and Jordan escape the facility
Heads up Merrick's sales pitch reveals the truth about clones
Heads up Merrick hires mercenaries to hunt the clones
Heads up Emerging into the dead desert
Heads up McCord reveals the clones' true nature

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

“Lincoln discovers that everything he believed about himself, his memories, his purpose, and his future, was constructed by someone else. What do you think makes a person's life and experiences truly their own?”

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Common questions

Is The Island okay for kids?

The Island scores 48 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 24 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, action, 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 Island?

48, 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 Island rated?

The Island 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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Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

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