The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

98 min · Animation

USPGUKPGAUPG

40 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie scores 40 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 1 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	14
Caution	1

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	27%
Violence and action	49%
Themes	22%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	2%
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 Rosalina kidnapped by Bowser Jr.
Heads up Luma child pleads for its mama during kidnapping
Heads up Luigi calls the pipe monster 'the devil'
Heads up Peach shares she doesn't know her real family
Heads up Bowser's anger outbursts - comedic villain therapy
Heads up Bowser Jr. lifts the castle into space
Heads up Bowser Jr. attacks Mario, Luigi and Yoshi
Heads up Wart's casino confrontation and Peach's escape
Heads up Bowser Jr. attacks the Arwing; Mario and Luigi turned into babies
Heads up Tyrannosaurus chases the group through Fossil Falls

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
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Bowser spends much of the film trying to reconnect with his son, and Bowser Jr. goes to extraordinary lengths to win his father's approval. What do you think each of them really wanted from the other, and how did that shape the choices they made?”

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 Galaxy Movie okay for kids?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie scores 40 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering action, theme, 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 Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

40, 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 Galaxy Movie rated?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU 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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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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