The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

92 min · Animation

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29 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie scores 29 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 12 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.

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
Mute	2

Content map

How this movie's flagged content divides up. These are shares of what was flagged here, not a level: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Mostly violence and action.

Scary and dark	25%
Violence and action	70%
Language and substances	5%
Mature themes	0%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the edge.

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
Mute Wedding ceremony and prisoners lowered toward lava
HEADS UP Bomber Bill launched at Mushroom Kingdom

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 it, mute it, 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. Worth a quick check before you press play. 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.

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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