Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 2024 American dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton.

A sequel to Beetlejuice (1988)  the film stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara reprising their roles alongside new cast members Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe.

Set more than three decades after the first Beetlejuice, it follows Lydia Deetz, now a mother, struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as Betelgeuse[a] returns to haunt her.

The film takes some time to setup the situation, following in the death of the father. After a rather slow second act things really get going in the third part. There is some strange musical choices, and you will never think of “McArthur Park” the same way.

Although not as good as the first film, mainly due to how original it was, this is just as fun and macabre.