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Parents Guide to Back to the Future (1985)

Is Back to the Future appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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Back to the Future

1985 · Movie

PG

Content Ratings

Language3/5
Violence2/5
Sexual Content2/5
Substances2/5
Scary/Intense1/5
7
Family Score
Suggested Age

10+

Parent Verdict

An all-time great, but it's a pre-PG-13 PG: expect repeated profanity, Doc gunned down by terrorists (he survives), teen drinking and smoking, and the uncomfortable subplot of Marty's mother pursuing him — including Biff's attempted assault on Lorraine in a parked car. Kids 10 and up handle it well; younger ones will miss half the plot anyway.

What Families Say

Our AI Rating

7/10

Ages 10+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for Back to the Future is based on analysis across five key categories: Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Substances, and Scary/Intense scenes. Each category is rated from 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

The Family Score of 7/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this movie is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 10+.