What is The Phantom of the Opera about?
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A disfigured genius haunts the opera, weaving a melancholy tale of obsession and suspense around a young soprano.
Romantic and suspenseful. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The Phantom of the Opera parents guide
It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is The Phantom of the Opera scary?
- Only a little. The Phantom of the Opera has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Phantom of the Opera?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is The Phantom of the Opera rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Fine for most older kids. Rated PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.
Cast and crew
Directed byJoel Schumacher
StarringGerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds
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