The NeverEnding Story scores 29 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 11 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.
What FilmScout flagged
Heads up
9
Mute
2
Kinds of content
Dark Imagery, Theme, Comedy (gross), Action
Scenes FilmScout flagged
HEADS UP Father mentions mother's death
HEADS UP Bastian bullied and thrown in garbage
Mute Artax sinks in the Swamp of Sadness
HEADS UP Sphinx gate destroys the armored warrior
HEADS UP Atreyu passes the Sphinx and Mirror gates
HEADS UP Atreyu is torn from Falkor by the Nothing
HEADS UP Rockbiter mourns his lost friends
Mute G'mork confronts Atreyu and explains the Nothing
HEADS UP Fantasia is completely destroyed
HEADS UP Empress pleads with Bastian as the tower falls
Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.
Age ratings by country
AU
G
GB
U
US
PG
Talk about it after
“Bastian keeps telling himself the story is not real, even as it calls out to him directly. What do you think makes it so hard to believe that something you care about deeply could actually need you?”
Common questions
Is The NeverEnding Story okay for kids?
The NeverEnding Story scores 29 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 11 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, theme, comedy (gross). 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 NeverEnding Story?
29, 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 NeverEnding Story rated?
The NeverEnding Story is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU G, GB U, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.