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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation sends its friendly monsters on a colourful cruise. Most scares are gentle, but a giant sea creature and a stormy finale become loud enough to startle very young viewers. Dracula has a sweet romance with kissing, and cocktails sit in the holiday background. Language is very mild. Most primary-age children should be comfortable with a parent nearby.
Uplifting themes
Family, loyalty and looking past old prejudice are front and centre. The monsters and humans learn to accept each other, and Mavis wants her dad to find happiness Dracula is a devoted dad and Mavis is caring, though both stumble into fibs and control along the way. The mix gives families something to talk through
Story (may spoil tone)
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.
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Violence Cartoon action powers the big scenes. A giant Kraken rampages, Van Hels…
Cartoon action powers the big scenes. A giant Kraken rampages, Van Helsing fires off monster-hunting gadgets, and the finale is a loud battle of music and gizmos. It is all comic with no real injury
Language A stray hell appears among silly monster puns. The language is very mild
A stray hell appears among silly monster puns. The language is very mild
Sex / nudity Dracula falls for the ship's captain, so there is a sweet grown-up roma…
Dracula falls for the ship's captain, so there is a sweet grown-up romance with some zinging and kisses. A couple of cheeky gags poke fun at a naked old monster. All very light
Drugs / alcohol The cruise has a holiday-party feel, with cocktails and adults unwindin…
The cruise has a holiday-party feel, with cocktails and adults unwinding by the pool. The drinking stays in the background and is never a focus for the kids on board
Frightening The towering Kraken, old monster-hunting gadgets, and a stormy sea fina…
The towering Kraken, old monster-hunting gadgets, and a stormy sea finale get loud and may startle very young children. The film stays playful overall
Bullying / discrimination The old human-versus-monster grudge drives the plot, and one character…
The old human-versus-monster grudge drives the plot, and one character wants monsters gone for good. The story firmly argues for acceptance and seeing past differences
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The story is about seeing past an old grudge. Why is it hard to let go of a first impression?
- Mavis wants her dad to be happy but struggles to let him change. How do families make room for that?
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