The Sheep Detectives (2026)

109 min · Comedy

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35 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Sheep Detectives scores 35 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 14 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	12
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 mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	7%
Violence and action	50%
Themes	43%
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 George is found dead
Heads up Flock debates forgetting George
Heads up Lily deduces George was poisoned and murdered
Heads up Softened exclamations (geez, gosh)
Heads up Poison revealed at town gathering
Heads up Will reading: two murderers and 30 million dollars
Heads up Sebastian's backstory: forced to fight
Caution Lily and Mopple discover slaughterhouse; chased by dogs
Caution Sebastian fights the dogs and dies
Heads up Lily confronts the flock; they choose to forget

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	PG
CA	PG
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Mopple carries every memory the other sheep choose to forget, including painful ones. When Lily finally decides to remember instead of forget, it changes everything. What helps you hold on to a hard memory when part of you would rather let it go?”

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 Sheep Detectives okay for kids?

The Sheep Detectives scores 35 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 14 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, action, dark imagery. 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 Sheep Detectives?

35, 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 Sheep Detectives rated?

The Sheep Detectives is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA PG, GB PG, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

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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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