The Santa Clause
19 MILD
Worth a quick check before you press play.
The Santa Clause scores 19 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 20 flagged scenes.
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 | 20 |
Content map
Mature themes with violence and action.
| Scary and dark | 13% |
| Violence and action | 31% |
| Language and substances | 17% |
| Mature themes | 39% |
| All flagged content | 100% |
Scenes FilmScout flagged
- HEADS UP Name-calling and mild insults (scattered)
- HEADS UP Christmas setting throughout
- HEADS UP Divorced parents bicker at handoff
- HEADS UP Turkey fire in the kitchen
- HEADS UP Santa falls from the roof
- HEADS UP Sleigh takes off with Scott and Charlie
- HEADS UP Dog, alarm, and gunshot at first house
- HEADS UP Gunshot inside a house
- HEADS UP Child calls classmate stupid
- HEADS UP Scott's sarcastic list at school meeting
Age ratings by country
| AU | G |
| GB | U |
| US | PG |
“Charlie never stops believing in his dad even when everyone else thinks Scott has lost his mind. What does it feel like to believe in something when the people around you don't, and how do you decide whether to keep believing or let it go?”
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Is The Santa Clause okay for kids?
The Santa Clause scores 19 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 20 flagged scenes in it, covering profanity (mild), 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 Santa Clause?
19, 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 Santa Clause rated?
The Santa Clause 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.
Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.
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