Hotel Transylvania

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Hotel Transylvania

PG

Released Sep 28, 2012

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula's (Adam Sandler) Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where they can be themselves without humans around to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula invites creatures like the Invisible Man, the Mummy and others to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). However, an unforeseen complication unfolds when an ordinary human unwittingly crashes the party and falls in love with Mavis.

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Critics Consensus

Hotel Transylvania's buoyant, giddy tone may please children, but it might be a little too loud and thinly-scripted for older audiences.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The characters and story, forged by six different directors and many more writers over a six-year-production stint, leave little room for Tartakovsky tricks and tics.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 13, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Comedy gothic isn't exactly novel, and frankly there is a sense here of a movie coasting along on Halloween hype-marketing, without providing as many laughs and ideas as it really could have done.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 11, 2012

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

No one does saccharine like Adam Sandler. The man can be sharp, angry and funny - but when he lays on the sweetness, it's like drowning in an avalanche of Tate & Lyle.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 11, 2012

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

Hotel Transylvania’s monster mash is utterly hollow.

Rated: 2/5

May 3, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Hotel Transylvania isn't a brilliant animated feature, but it is a consistently entertaining one with Sandler's trademark silliness mixed with sweetness.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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Cleaver Patterson

CineVue

The way this collection of monster misfits tackle both each other and the threat of human invasion has the right degree of wit and sophistication to amuse adults whilst being zany and slapstick enough to hold children's attention.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 5, 2019

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Leviathan M

The idea of Count Dracula making a hotel to protect her daughter from humans is not a bad idea, and the jokes made me chuckle, for example, humans in that film used to want them dead, but now they seem to like the monsters as if they were celebrities. For a film from 2012, it delivers a cult classic for the family.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Comedy F

What a great movie to watch during the holidays, loved it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Ryland C

Great film for the premise alone. There’s other things that’s great about it as well obviously. In general a great movie to watch in the Halloween season!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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BRizz 2

Hotel Transylvania, starring Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, is a surprisingly fun and heartwarming animated take on Dracula. Films like this can often veer into cheesy or flat territory, but this one manages to balance humor, heart, and creativity in a way that really connects. The premise is simple but clever: Dracula runs a hotel for monsters, hosting everyone from Frankenstein to Bigfoot. The result is a vibrant, lively world packed with quirky characters, each bringing their own comedic flair. Adam Sandler does an excellent job voicing Dracula, giving him both the humor and depth to carry the story, while Selena Gomez shines as his daughter, Mavis. Their father–daughter relationship becomes the emotional anchor, adding heart to the monster madness. The script cleverly flips the narrative by painting humans as the potential villains, while showing monsters in a sympathetic and often relatable light. Visually, the animation is colorful, playful, and bursting with creativity. It’s edgier than your typical kids’ cartoon, but never so much that it alienates younger audiences. That balance makes it appealing across age groups, delivering laughs and charm in equal measure. Final Verdict: The first Hotel Transylvania is a refreshing, funny, and surprisingly touching animated film. It’s easy to see why it spawned sequels—it gives Dracula and his monstrous guests a new life while offering a fun, family-friendly adventure with just enough edge to stand out. Highly recommended.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Julieta M

I hate the way the designs look it's just bad

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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HameZz O

Peak kid movie. Watched as a child during anytime of the year not even just October.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Genndy Tartakovsky

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Adam Sandler

Dracula

Andy Samberg

Jonathan

Selena Gomez

Mavis

Kevin James

Frankenstein

Fran Drescher

Eunice

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Synopsis

When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula's (Adam Sandler) Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where they can be themselves without humans around to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula invites creatures like the Invisible Man, the Mummy and others to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). However, an unforeseen complication unfolds when an ordinary human unwittingly crashes the party and falls in love with Mavis.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Producer: Michelle Murdocca
Screenwriter: Peter Baynham, Robert Smigel
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Sony Pictures Animation
Rating: PG (Scary Images|Action|Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $167.9M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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