Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Movie · 2018

Dracula and the whole monster crew set sail on a cruise ship, bringing the usual slapstick chaos, bright colors, and warm family-first heart the series is known for. It earns its PG rating with a few tense action sequences and a large scary sea monster, but nothing lingers in a troubling way.

Most comfortable for kids 6 and up; sensitive 4- and 5-year-olds may find the Kraken and villain scenes a bit much, but a parent nearby makes it very manageable.

Scary imageryPeril & tensionViolenceLoss & griefBig emotionsBehavior modeledLoud or startling soundsFlashing lightsRomance & innuendoDrinking, drugs & smokingOld-school gender roles

If you’d rather skip

Peril & tensionthe opening scenesMild

An early montage shows Van Helsing repeatedly pursuing and attacking monsters across different settings; crashes, falls, and near-misses happen quickly and are played for laughs.

Peril & tensionthe Gremlin Air plane sequenceMild

Chaotic monster gremlins fly and nearly crash the plane, with frantic action and loud sound effects that may startle younger children.

Peril & tensionthe booby-trap cave sequenceMild

Ericka navigates a series of dangerous traps (axes, arrows, spikes) in a dark underwater setting; Dracula later does the same while trying to impress her.

6 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.