Is Into the Woods scary?

Only a little. Into the Woods has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Into the Woods?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Into the Woods rated, and is it OK for kids?

For most kids, yes. Mild language and a few tense moments, in line with the PG.

Into the Woods (2014)

Film · 2h 5m · Rated PG

Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A whimsical, darkly-comic journey through the woods finds broad humor and campy fairy tale characters.

Big broad humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Disney+.

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Into the Woods parents guide

Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and a few tense moments.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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 Into the Woods scary?: Only a little. Into the Woods has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Into the Woods?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Into the Woods rated, and is it OK for kids?: For most kids, yes. Mild language and a few tense moments, in line with the PG.

What is Into the Woods about?

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

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

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.