Up (2009)

96 min · Animation · Rated PG (USA)

ScoutScore

MILD

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Up scores 40 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 12 flagged scenes and 3 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	9
Mute	3

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.

Violence and action with scary and dark.

Scary and dark	33%
Violence and action	49%
Language and substances	0%
Mature themes	18%
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 Deity exclamations throughout opening and film
HEADS UP Ellie's life montage: miscarriage, illness, and death
HEADS UP Carl strikes a construction worker with his cane
HEADS UP Russell reveals his father is largely absent
HEADS UP Muntz's dogs surround and menace Carl and Russell
HEADS UP Muntz reveals he has killed other explorers
HEADS UP Escape from Muntz and his dogs on the cliff
Mute Muntz captures Kevin and sets fire beneath the house
HEADS UP Russell flies off alone on balloons to rescue Kevin
HEADS UP Russell taken captive aboard Muntz's airship

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	U
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Russell remembers that his favorite times with his dad were simple moments - sitting on a curb counting cars and sharing ice cream. What are some small, everyday moments that you think you'll still remember years from now, and what makes them stick?”

Common questions

Is Up okay for kids?

Up scores 40 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, 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 Up?

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 Up rated?

Up is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA PG, GB U, 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.