Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Dracula juggles monster guests and a human interloper at his lavish, briskly paced resort for a heartwarming birthday.
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
How intense is Hotel Transylvania?
Hotel Transylvania has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a family watch and a comfort watch. The humor runs broad and wholesome. Rated PG.
What Hotel Transylvania feels like
- Tone
- whimsicalcampyheartwarmingcrowd pleasing
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- broad and big, wholesome
- Best for
- Family nightComfort watch
Where to stream Hotel Transylvania
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Is Hotel Transylvania for you?
Is Hotel Transylvania scary?
No. Hotel Transylvania is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Hotel Transylvania gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Hotel Transylvania sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Hotel Transylvania OK for kids?
It is rated PG and nothing here runs hot: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. A safe family pick by the numbers.
How long is Hotel Transylvania?
Hotel Transylvania runs 1h 31m.
Where can I stream Hotel Transylvania?
Hotel Transylvania is streaming on Paramount+ and YouTube (free).
Does Hotel Transylvania have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Cast and crew
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