Wonka (2023)

116 min · Fantasy

USPGUKPGAUPG

39 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Wonka scores 39 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 16 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	15
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 mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	17%
Violence and action	54%
Themes	21%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	6%
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 Gin offered on arrival
Heads up Gin served and consumed at the boarding house
Heads up Noodle dragged by the ear and locked in coop
Heads up Willy trapped - debt revealed as 10,000 sovereigns
Heads up Chocolate cartel bribes the Chief of Police
Heads up Zoo guard given chocolate laced with alcohol layers
Heads up Chief dunks Willy in the fountain as a warning
Heads up Oompa Loompa reveal and frying-pan bonk
Heads up Sabotaged chocolates disfigure customers - shop destroyed
Heads up Willy gives up his dream - emotional low point

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

“Willy spends years working toward his dream of a chocolate shop, even when people like the Cartel try to stop him at every turn. What do you think kept him going, and what helps you keep working toward something when it gets really hard?”

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 Wonka okay for kids?

Wonka scores 39 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 16 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, substance use, action. 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 Wonka?

39, 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 Wonka rated?

Wonka 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

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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