The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

92 min · Animation

USPGUKPGAUPGCAG

29 MILD

ScoutScore

A few flagged moments to know about.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie scores 29 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. A few flagged moments to know about. 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 mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	25%
Violence and action	70%
Themes	none flagged
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	5%
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 Bowser conquers the penguin kingdom
Heads up Spike mocks the Mario brothers
Heads up Luigi alone in the Dark Lands
Heads up Bowser interrogates and threatens Luigi
Heads up Mario vs. Donkey Kong arena fight
Heads up Rainbow Road ambush and kart chase
Heads up Kamek tortures Toad to coerce Peach
Heads up Prisoners told they will be sacrificed
Caution Wedding ceremony and prisoners lowered toward lava
Heads up Bomber Bill launched at Mushroom Kingdom
Caution Bowser beats Mario down in Brooklyn
Heads up Mario and Luigi grab the Super Star and defeat Bowser

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	G
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Mario keeps getting knocked down by Donkey Kong and later by Bowser, but he refuses to give up each time. What do you think gives someone the strength to keep going when things feel impossible?”

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, turn the sound down, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is The Super Mario Bros. Movie okay for kids?

The Super Mario Bros. Movie scores 29 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. A few flagged moments to know about. FilmScout has mapped 12 flagged scenes in it, covering action, dark imagery, profanity (mild). 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 Super Mario Bros. Movie?

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 Super Mario Bros. Movie rated?

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA G, 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

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
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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