A real estate agent's family gets trapped in a spooky mansion filled with broad humor and whimsical, campy scares.
Suspenseful, with big broad humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Disney+.
Several jump scares, which is more than most PG titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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Shrek (2001)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryA grumpy ogre and a chatty donkey embark on a brisk, whimsical adventure to rescue a princess.
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · briskA self-absorbed emperor transformed into a llama finds adventure, broad humor, and whimsical fantasy.
Goosebumps (1995)Wholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryWholesome, darkly comic tales unfold as kids confront campy, spooky situations and mysterious, fantastical fears.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryAn intergalactic warrior battles villains and high school, protecting her magic wand with whimsical, brisk humor.
Hocus Pocus (1993)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryThree campy sister witches return to Salem, unleashing broad, darkly-comic mayhem for a brisk, whimsical Halloween.
Addams Family Values (1993)Big broad humor · darkly comic · family watch · mildly scaryA darkly-comic family struggles with a new baby and a murderous nanny in this campy, whimsical comedy.
Gravity Falls (2012)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryWhimsical adventures unfold as twins uncover the quirky, suspenseful secrets of a mysterious Oregon town.The Haunted Mansion is on our Mystery on Disney+ list.
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