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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

171 min · Fantasy · Rated PG-13 (USA)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers scores 72 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 4 worth muting.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	11
Mute	4

Kinds of content

Dark Imagery, Action, Theme

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• HEADS UP Gandalf battles the Balrog - flashback
• HEADS UP Gollum ambushes Frodo and Sam
• HEADS UP Saruman incites his Orc army to burn Rohan
• HEADS UP Merry and Pippin threatened by Orcs, Riders attack
• HEADS UP The Dead Marshes - faces in the water
• HEADS UP Théoden under Saruman's spell - Théodred's death
• Mute Gandalf exorcises Saruman from Théoden
• HEADS UP Théoden buries his son
• Mute Warg attack on the road to Helm's Deep
• HEADS UP Saruman sends his army to Helm's Deep

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

Age ratings by country

AU	M
CA	PG
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Sam tells Frodo that the great stories are full of darkness and danger, but that the characters who matter kept going because they were holding on to something. What is something in your own life that you hold on to when things feel really hard?”

Common questions

Is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers okay for kids?

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers scores 72 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, 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 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?

72, which is the Bold 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 Two Towers rated?

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA PG, 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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