Hotel Transylvania (2012) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Hotel Transylvania is best for ages 6+. It's rated PG. Hotel Transylvania is an animated comedy that follows Count Dracula as he attempts to protect his daughter Mavis from the human world by running a secluded resort. The film is rated PG for cartoonish rude humor, brief…

Hotel Transylvania is officially rated PG. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 6+.

Hotel Transylvania is an animated comedy that follows Count Dracula as he attempts to protect his daughter Mavis from the human world by running a secluded resort. The film is rated PG for cartoonish rude humor, brief action sequences, and stylized scary images. Parents should note that the primary concerns are mild…

Very light. There are a few moments of suggestive humor, such as a skeleton couple in a shower (clothed in bones) and a joke about the Invisible Man's swim trunks, but nothing explicit is shown.

Mild and stylized. As an animated film with supernatural characters, violence is limited to slapstick comedy, such as limbs falling off or characters getting bonked. No blood or realistic injury is depicted.

None. The dialogue is free of profanity, relying instead on mild stand-ins like 'heck' and 'holy rabies.'

None. There is no drug or substance use portrayed in the film.

The film deals with themes of parental overprotectiveness, grief over a lost spouse, and fear of prejudice. These are handled with a light, humorous touch appropriate for a family audience.

Hotel Transylvania runs 91 minutes, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, released in 2012.

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