The Curse of La Llorona

Scary stuff; jump scares. Children are in peril and die. A boy falls down the stairs and sprains his wrist. Ghost grabs children's arms, leaving burn marks. Young girl nearly drowned in tub. A character pulls a gun and shoots another character in the shoulder. Some blood shown. Character attacks another, swinging a hammer. Character slammed against wall, dragged by ghost. Ghost stabbed by wooden cross. A child playing "cops" pretends to shoot a gun. Eggs spurt red, goopy stuff everywhere.

A use of "s--t," plus "oh my God."

Adults drink wine with dinner; one glugs the rest of a bottle into her glass.

Parents need to know that The Curse of La Llorona is a supernatural horror movie that's connected to the Conjuring universe. It has a lot of spooky scenes and jump scares; children are in peril, and some die. A ghost grabs kids' arms and leaves painful-looking burn marks. A boy falls down the stairs and sprains an arm, and a girl is nearly drowned in a tub. A gun is fired; a man is hit in the shoulder, and some blood is shown. Characters grapple with and attack each other, and the ghost is stabbed with a wooden cross. Language is infrequent but includes a use of "s--t." Adults drink wine in one scene; in a comical moment, a woman glugs the rest of the bottle into her glass. The movie is well-made but perhaps not very memorable; the characters are likable, but the ghost could have been more culturally interesting, rather than appropriated and used as just another movie ghoul.

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