The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

76 min · Fantasy

USPGUKPGAUGCAPG

42 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Nightmare Before Christmas scores 42 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 12 flagged scenes and 2 marked caution.

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	10
Caution	2

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 violence and action with scary and dark.

Scary and dark	35%
Violence and action	44%
Themes	21%
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 This Is Halloween - opening number
Heads up Halloween celebration and awards
Heads up Sally's captivity - poisoned tea
Heads up Finkelstein locks Sally away
Heads up Kidnap the Sandy Claws - song
Heads up Santa taken to Oogie Boogie
Heads up Oogie Boogie's Song - Santa held captive
Heads up Jack's terrifying Christmas delivery
Caution Jack shot down by military
Heads up Poor Jack - lament in the cemetery

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	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Jack is so excited about Christmas that he ignores Sally's warnings and rushes ahead with his plan, even though something feels off to him too. What are some ways people in your life help you slow down and think things through when you're really excited about an idea?”

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 Nightmare Before Christmas okay for kids?

The Nightmare Before Christmas scores 42 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 12 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, theme, 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 Nightmare Before Christmas?

42, 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 Nightmare Before Christmas rated?

The Nightmare Before Christmas is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU G, CA PG, GB PG, US PG. 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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