Is Hide and Seek scary?

Yes, properly. Hide and Seek is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is Hide and Seek?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Hide and Seek rated, and is it OK for kids?

No. It is rated R, with real scares, several jump scares and strong violence.

Hide and Seek (2005)

Film · 1h 41m · Rated R

Horror, Mystery

A widower's daughter invents a sinister imaginary friend, and a chilling mystery unfolds with measured, dark humor.

Suspenseful and darkly comic. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Prime Video.

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Hide and Seek parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and several jump scares.

Scare: Properly scary; Frightening, not just tense.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: None flagged; It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Hide and Seek scary?: Yes, properly. Hide and Seek is the real thing without being an endurance test.
How gory is Hide and Seek?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Hide and Seek rated, and is it OK for kids?: No. It is rated R, with real scares, several jump scares and strong violence.

What is Hide and Seek about?

David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.