
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
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.
If you’d rather skip
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.
Chaotic monster gremlins fly and nearly crash the plane, with frantic action and loud sound effects that may startle younger children.
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.