What parents need to know about 'Dracula,' 'The Muppet Show' and more

"This retelling of Bram Stoker's classic novel reimagines the vampire tale as a centuries-spanning love story. When Vlad (Caleb Landry Jones) denounces God after the loss of his great love, Elisabeta (Zoë Bleu), he's cursed to walk the Earth as a vampire, searching for her reincarnated soul. There are moments of humor and the gore is schlocky at times - keeping the tone lighter than some previous adaptations - but there's still plenty of bloody violence."

"Expect battles, shootings, stabbings and gore (such as decapitated heads). Vampires bite and drink people's blood. A character tries to take their own life many times, but their inability to do so is played for dark humor. There's passionate kissing, and sex is depicted on-screen, but there's no nudity beyond a man's bare chest and woman's shoulders. Characters drink alcohol at dinners and celebrations, and consume Communion wine at church. (129 minutes) Available in theaters."

"Executive produced by Seth Rogen, this revival special features Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph and the whole Muppet gang. Expect language such as "jerk" and "frickin'," mild sexual innuendo, romantic plots and implied drinking. While Kermit is always a friendly beacon of sunshine, some of the Muppets can be mean or insulting. Expect the usual slapstick Muppet humor - i.e. characters flying offscreen or having bottles smashed on their head - with no injuries or repercussions."

Dracula retells Bram Stoker as a centuries-spanning love story in which Vlad denounces God after losing Elisabeta and is cursed to wander the Earth as a vampire seeking her reincarnated soul. The film balances moments of humor and schlocky gore with plentiful bloody violence including battles, shootings, stabbings and decapitations; vampires bite and drink blood and a character's repeated suicide attempts are played for dark humor. The Muppet Show revival, executive produced by Seth Rogen, features Sabrina Carpenter and Maya Rudolph with mild language, implied drinking and family-friendly slapstick. The 'Burbs is presented as a TV-MA dark comedy starring Keke Palmer that reimagines the Tom Hanks film and centers on a lawyer on maternity leave and suspicious neighbors.

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