- Moderate
- Scenes where ghosts appear can be found disturbing, startling, upsetting, dark, and suspenseful.
- The behavior of the mentally troubled Vincent Grey (Donnie Wahlberg) is disturbing.
- A few genuine frights. Eerie atmosphere throughout. The scary bits are so well woven into the story that they are more thought provoking than frightening.
- Two boys locks the boy inside the cupboard, screaming for help. That might be very upsetting for viewers.
- The boy yells at his teacher and calling "Stuttering Stanley" over and over until he teacher stop him by slamming his fist on the boy's desk and tell him to shut up then he called him a freak.
- A few jump scenes.
- The ending can be very surprising to some viewers
- The movie has many frightening and distressing scenes involving children, but the the outcome is ultimately one of acceptance, healing and love.
- We see a scene where a lot of people are hanged and the kid is frozen from fear.