The Visit (2015) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?
Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
Rated PG-13 • 2015 • 1h 34m
Two siblings visit their grandparents for a week and begin to notice increasingly disturbing behaviour. A found-footage horror that is both genuinely frightening and surprisingly funny. The PG-13 rating covers sustained horror and the film's disturbing imagery of elderly people behaving abnormally.
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Is The Visit appropriate for kids?
Two siblings visit their grandparents for a week and begin to notice increasingly disturbing behaviour. A found-footage horror that is both genuinely frightening and surprisingly funny. The PG-13 rating covers sustained horror and the film's disturbing imagery of elderly people… Read more — free account
Content severity in The Visit
What happens in The Visit, moment by moment
- 0:12 🔥 Mature Themes 4/10
- 0:18 💬 Language 3/10
- 0:32 ⚔ Violence & Gore 5/10
Sex and nudity in The Visit
None.
Violence and gore in The Visit
Grandma's nocturnal behaviour — scratching, projectile vomiting, running. A revelation about the grandparents. An attack. The horror is psychological and sudden rather than sustained gore.
Language in The Visit
Moderate language consistent with PG-13.
Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in The Visit
None.
Mature themes in The Visit
A mother's estrangement from her own parents and the children's attempt to repair it. Mental illness and its terrifying manifestation. The found-footage format grounds the scares in a plausible teen perspective.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Visit appropriate for kids?
Bontent's parent guide suggests The Visit is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Two siblings visit their grandparents for a week and begin to notice increasingly disturbing behaviour. A found-footage horror that is both genuinely frightening and surprisingly funny. The PG-13 rating covers sustained…
What age rating does The Visit have?
The Visit is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.
What is The Visit about?
Two siblings visit their grandparents for a week and begin to notice increasingly disturbing behaviour. A found-footage horror that is both genuinely frightening and surprisingly funny. The PG-13 rating covers sustained horror and the film's disturbing imagery of elderly people behaving abnormally.
Is there sex or nudity in The Visit?
None.
How violent is The Visit?
Grandma's nocturnal behaviour — scratching, projectile vomiting, running. A revelation about the grandparents. An attack. The horror is psychological and sudden rather than sustained gore.
Is the language in The Visit appropriate for kids?
Moderate language consistent with PG-13.
Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in The Visit?
None.
What mature themes appear in The Visit?
A mother's estrangement from her own parents and the children's attempt to repair it. Mental illness and its terrifying manifestation. The found-footage format grounds the scares in a plausible teen perspective.
How long is The Visit?
The Visit runs 94 minutes, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, released in 2015.
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