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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

170 min · Fantasy

USPG-13UKPGAUMCA18A

50 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring scores 50 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 15 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	8
Caution	6
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 violence and action.

Scary and dark	49%
Violence and action	37%
Themes	11%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	2%
Language	1%
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 Last Alliance: war prologue
Heads up Name-calling cluster
Heads up Pipe-weed smoking
Heads up Bilbo's ring obsession
Heads up Gollum's screamed confession
Caution Saruman imprisons Gandalf
Caution Nazgul on the road
Caution Weathertop attack
Heads up Frodo fades toward wraith-world
Caution Attack at Balin's tomb

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	18A
GB	PG
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Sam jumps into the river after Frodo even though he can't swim, because he made a promise he wouldn't leave him. What does that kind of loyalty look like in your own life, and what makes it hard to keep a promise when things get scary?”

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 it, mute it, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring okay for kids?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring scores 50 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, action, substance use. 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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?

50, 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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring rated?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA 18A, GB PG, 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

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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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