Beetlejuice

Parents need to know that Beetlejuice is a fantasy film directed by Tim Burton that's darker than you might remember. It deals with serious themes: Young married couple Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam (Alec Baldwin) come to grips with the fact that they're dead, and a teenager contemplates death by suicide. There's a lot of creepy imagery, and strong language includes both "s--t" and "f--k," as well as "hell," "dammit" and "piss off." There's also smoking, drinking, and a reference to Valium. The undead title character, Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), finds a brothel; women invite him inside. Sexual references and gestures include Beetlejuice grabbing his crotch and dry humping. He also kisses Barbara without consent and lifts her skirt. He also tries to coerce teenager Lydia (Winona Ryder) into marrying him. An afterlife waiting room abounds with people in various states of death, including gory-looking ones that imply violent deaths. Main characters are chased by giant striped worms in a desert, and a character shrivels up like a mummy in a matter of seconds. On the representation front, the film has no characters of color except in background parts, women characters stand up to Beetlejuice, Lydia's depression is sensitively addressed, and one man is heavier set than others and implied to be gay through stereotypical feminine behavior.