Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Ghostbusters: Afterlife is best for ages 12+. It's rated PG-13. Ghostbusters: Afterlife follows a mother and her two children as they uncover their grandfather Egon Spengler's secret paranormal legacy in a small Oklahoma town. The film is rated PG-13 for its intense supernatural…

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 12+.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife follows a mother and her two children as they uncover their grandfather Egon Spengler's secret paranormal legacy in a small Oklahoma town. The film is rated PG-13 for its intense supernatural sequences, occasional crude humor, and stylized portrayals of demonic possession. Parents should be…

Contains only brief suggestive references. One character makes a crass comment about a man wanting to 'bone' a woman, and a teenage girl is glimpsed briefly in her bra while changing clothes.

Violence is largely supernatural. An entity is shown ripping a person in half, which is visually depicted but lacks realistic blood or gore. Other scenes include paranormal entities smashing property, car chases, and stylized combat involving proton beams.

Mild profanity is used throughout, including a few uses of 'shit,' one 'asshole,' several instances of 'hell,' and a single 'damnit.'

Substance use is minimal and incidental. A character is seen consuming alcohol during a meal on one occasion.

The film explores grief, abandonment, and the strained relationship between the estranged Egon Spengler and his family. The emotional weight of Egon's death and his eventual reconciliation as a spirit are central to the narrative's conclusion.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife runs 124 minutes, directed by Jason Reitman, released in 2021.

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