What age is The Conjuring: Last Rites appropriate for?

The Conjuring: Last Rites is rated R and PopcornCheck recommends it for ages 14+, based on reading the actual screenplay. The film features a graphic childbirth scene with hemorrhaging and a baby in distress, a possessed Judy levitating and violently struggling with Ed during an exorcism, and disturbing supernatural attacks including a mother-in-law pushed down stairs and Tony bleeding from a head wound after being struck by a supernatural force.

Does The Conjuring: Last Rites have swearing or bad language?

The Conjuring: Last Rites has Moderate language. One use of the strong phrase 'Jesus fucking Christ'

Is The Conjuring: Last Rites violent?

The Conjuring: Last Rites has Extreme violence. A father is attacked in his own home by an unseen presence, with doors mysteriously opening and closing and disembodied voices heard around him

Is The Conjuring: Last Rites scary for children?

The Conjuring: Last Rites has Extreme scary scenes. The opening vision shows a father haunted by an unseen presence, locking doors that then open themselves on their own

Is The Conjuring: Last Rites OK for Kids?

Name: The Conjuring: Last Rites
Director: Michael Chaves
Genre: Horror
Released: 2025
Duration: 136 min
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Rebecca Calder

Horror

14+

R⭐ IMDb 6.2 / 102025 · 2h 16m

Michael Chaves● Script verified

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay

🗡️Violence

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Cartoon / Comedic

Action & Peril

Injuries & Death Shown

Graphic & Disturbing

A father is attacked in his own home by an unseen presence, with doors mysteriously opening and closing and disembodied voices heard around him
A graphic childbirth scene shows complications including the cord around the baby's neck and the mother hemorrhaging in visible distress
Judy's mother-in-law is pushed down a flight of stairs by an unseen force, and Tony is struck by a supernatural force and left bleeding from a head wound
The climactic exorcism shows Judy possessed and levitating in the attic, engaging in a violent physical struggle with Ed as the demon manifests
No firearms or bladed weapons are used; violence is entirely supernatural/spiritual in nature (objects thrown, bodies flung, physical assaults by an unseen entity) rather than weapon-based, and no character deaths are explicitly shown on screen

💬Language

Moderate▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mild Words

(damn, hell)

Moderate

(ass, b**ch)

Strong

(sh*t)

Extreme

(f**k)

One use of the strong phrase 'Jesus f**king Christ'
Moderate language includes 'hell' (used 3 times) and 'da**' (used once)
Mild language includes 'cr*p' (once) and 'a**' (once)
No f-words are used outside the single combined 'Jesus f**king Christ' line, and no c-word or slurs are present

👻Scary Scenes

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mildly Tense

Startling Moments

Genuinely Scary

Deeply Disturbing

The opening vision shows a father haunted by an unseen presence, locking doors that then open themselves on their own
Judy has a disturbing psychic vision of Father Gordon's death before it actually happens, and he is later found dead under mysterious circumstances in Pennsylvania
The cracked mirror gifted at Judy's confirmation party shows strange baby images and seems to 'watch' the family, while candles blow out unexpectedly during the celebration as a startling moment
The final attic confrontation is the most intense scene: Judy is possessed, levitating, and speaking as the demon during a prolonged exorcism battle, resolved through Ed's intervention and spiritual ritual
Jack sees Janet's apparition appear in the attic during the demon confrontation, adding to an atmosphere of dread throughout the Smurl house investigation

💕Romance

Moderate▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Crushes & Holding Hands

Kissing & Dating

Suggestive

Sexual Content

Judy mentions she has been dating Tony for six months, and her family expresses concern about the relationship
Tony and Judy share a brief kiss in the artifact room
Tony proposes to Judy with a ring at Ed's birthday party, an explicit and emotional engagement moment witnessed by the family
Lorraine has a vision of Judy and Tony's future as a married couple with children; nothing sexual is shown or implied beyond the proposal and marriage themes

🍺Substances

Mild▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mentioned in Passing

Shown Casually

Featured Prominently

Glorified or Abused

Adults are shown drinking alcohol casually at a birthday party and in restaurant scenes
A doctor discusses Ed's diet, mentioning fish and egg whites in relation to his heart health
Substance use is incidental background detail, not glorified or a focus of any scene

⚡Stimulation

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Gently Engaging

Exciting

Intense

Overwhelming

The childbirth scene is a medical emergency with the mother hemorrhaging and the baby in distress, creating sustained tension
Don choking on glass at the family dinner table triggers a panicked rush to the hospital
The artifact retrieval sequence, carrying the cursed mirror through supernatural interference in the attic, is sustained and intense
The final attic exorcism is the most overwhelming sequence in the film, combining possession, levitation, and violent spiritual warfare in rapid succession
Sensory-sensitive children and those under 10 may find the back-to-back intensity of the possession scenes and medical emergencies overwhelming

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The Conjuring: Last Rites — Heads Up for Parents

Despite being a franchise horror film, parents should be aware the childbirth scene depicts real medical complications (cord around the neck, hemorrhaging) that may be distressing in a very grounded, non-supernatural way compared to the rest of the film's ghostly scares.

About The Conjuring: Last Rites

This is a supernatural horror film following Ed and Lorraine Warren as they investigate a family's terrifying encounters with a demonic presence tied to a cursed mirror, while their daughter Judy's own psychic abilities begin to surface and put her in danger. The tone is intensely frightening and spiritually charged, culminating in a violent exorcism where Judy herself becomes possessed.

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Best watched together

The exorcism and possession sequences, particularly Judy levitating and violently struggling with Ed in the attic, are intense enough that teens under 16 will benefit from a parent present to talk through the frightening imagery and the film's heavy spiritual themes.

Family Takeaways from The Conjuring: Last Rites

What it gets right

✓The film shows parents validating their children's fears and experiences in the haunted house rather than dismissing them, as seen when family members' terror is taken seriously
✓Father Gordon's compassion in helping the Warrens despite church hesitation shows moral courage prevailing over institutional caution

The Conjuring: Last Rites Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Faith & Religion

●Christian themes

The film centers on Catholic exorcism practices, prayer as spiritual protection, Father Gordon's role as a priest helping the Warrens, and Judy's confirmation party, framing the story as a battle between good and evil rooted in Catholic faith.

Values & Themes

●Traditional family values

The narrative emphasizes parental protection and sacrifice, Tony seeking the family's blessing before proposing, and the Warrens' generational calling to protect and help others as a family unit.

Cast:Patrick WilsonVera FarmigaMia TomlinsonBen HardyRebecca Calder