The Lion King (2019)

118 min · Adventure

USPGUKPGAUPG

43 MILD

ScoutScore

A few flagged moments to know about.

The Lion King scores 43 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. A few flagged moments to know about. 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
Caution	5
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 for scary and dark with themes.

Scary and dark	36%
Violence and action	29%
Themes	35%
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 Scar's menace and resentment
Caution Hyena ambush at the elephant graveyard
Heads up Scar plots to kill Mufasa - Be Prepared
Skip Wildebeest stampede and Mufasa's death
Caution Simba discovers Mufasa's body and Scar manipulates him
Heads up Scar announces himself as king
Heads up Deity exclamation
Heads up Scar's reign: Pride Lands in decline
Heads up Nala attacks Pumbaa; Simba intervenes
Heads up Mufasa's spirit appears to Simba
Caution Scar confronts Sarabi; Simba returns and truth is revealed
Caution Battle for Pride Rock
Caution Simba defeats Scar; Scar killed by hyenas

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	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Simba carries a heavy sense of guilt about what happened to his father and runs away instead of facing it. What do you think makes it so hard to go back and face something you feel responsible for, even when it wasn't entirely your fault?”

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

Every scene above is timed. The FilmScout app listens to the movie and taps you 30 seconds before each one, so you can skip, turn the sound down, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is The Lion King okay for kids?

The Lion King scores 43 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. A few flagged moments to know about. 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 Lion King?

43, 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 Lion King rated?

The Lion King is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, GB PG, 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.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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