The Land Before Time (1988)

66 min · Animation

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43 TAME

ScoutScore

Very little flagged.

The Land Before Time scores 43 on the ScoutScore, which is Tame. Very little flagged. FilmScout maps 11 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
Caution	3
Skip	1

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 scary and dark.

Scary and dark	56%
Violence and action	16%
Themes	26%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	2%
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 Narrator warns of predators stalking the herds
Caution Sharptooth attacks - the earthquake sequence
Caution Earthquake splits the land, families separated
Skip Littlefoot's mother dies
Heads up Littlefoot grieves and imagines his mother
Heads up An animal is hurt
Heads up Cera recounts encounter with Sharptooth in the dark
Heads up Sharptooth reappears - nocturnal chase
Heads up Cera insults Littlefoot's mother
Caution Final battle with Sharptooth at the lake

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

“Littlefoot loses his mother early in the journey but carries her voice and advice with him all the way to the Great Valley. When something really hard happens, what are the things that help you keep going?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

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Common questions

Is The Land Before Time okay for kids?

The Land Before Time scores 43 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Tame tier. Very little flagged. FilmScout has mapped 11 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, dark imagery, action. 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 Land Before Time?

43, 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 Land Before Time rated?

The Land Before Time 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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