Elio age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know

• –Official rating above age 7
  MPA: PG; BBFC: PG
• –Violence in rating descriptors
  BBFC: occasional mild violence
• ✓Scary content in rating descriptors
  MPA: peril; BBFC: scary scenes
• –Bad language in rating descriptors
  BBFC: very mild ('butt')
• –Sexual content, drugs, or alcohol in rating descriptors
  None in descriptors
• –Rated 12 or higher in the UK or Germany
  BBFC: PG; FSK: 6

Each flag is a yes-or-no fact from the sources on this page. The number is a count of flags, not a safety score. How we count. Rating reasons marked mild, very mild, or brief don't count.

Checked October 2026. Ratings and settings change; check the official source before you decide. What do these ratings mean?

Facts for parents, not medical or legal advice. If you're worried about your child, talk to your pediatrician.

What Elio is about

Elio is a Pixar animated sci-fi adventure for Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina. Eleven-year-old Elio is mistaken by aliens for Earth's ambassador to the Communiverse. It came out in US theaters on June 20, 2025.

Elio age rating: what's in it

Short answer: It's PG in the US and the UK, and 6 in Germany.

• US (MPA): PG, for some action/peril and thematic elements.
• UK (BBFC): PG, for mild threat, scary scenes, and violence.
• Germany (FSK): 6.

The BBFC describes occasional mild violence (laser blasts, a slapstick fist fight), a scene where a character moves in an unnatural way to frighten someone, a boy chased through the woods by older bullies, menacing alien warriors, a creature with a lamprey-like mouth, an alien skeleton, and a character who cuts off his own thumb and replaces it painlessly. Grief and loneliness are treated gently. Common Sense Media adds a prank by campers who scare Elio.

Is Elio scary for young kids?

Short answer: The MPA lists peril, and the BBFC lists scary scenes.

The BBFC says the threat is broken up by comedy and resolved reassuringly. Its examples include menacing alien warriors, a lamprey-mouthed creature, and a character moving in an unsettling way to frighten someone.

The habit kids may copy: the scary prank

Common Sense Media describes a prank in which campers scare Elio. It's fun for the pranksters, not for him.

Try tonight: fun for everyone?

Play a quick game of peekaboo-scare with a stuffed animal. Stop and ask the toy: "Is this fun for you too, or just for me?" Let your child answer for it. In our program, this is the lesson "Fair Play": a game is fun only when it's fun for everyone.

What is Elio rated?

PG in the US, for some action/peril and thematic elements. It's PG in the UK and 6 in Germany.

What age is Elio for?

The MPA's PG has no age limit. Common Sense Media lists it for ages 6 and up; parents who reviewed it say 8 and up.

Is Elio scary?

The BBFC lists mild threat and scary scenes, including menacing alien warriors and a lamprey-mouthed creature, and says the threat is resolved reassuringly.

Is there bad language in Elio?

The BBFC lists very mild language ("butt") and untranslated alien "bad words."

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