36 Kid-Friendly Halloween Movies for Families

The best Halloween movies for families to watch together during the month of October as they celebrate Halloween. Over 36 ideas for movies to watch this Fall. Get movie ideas for young children, movies for tweens, and movies for teens.

11 Halloween movies for families to watch

Family movie night is always a relaxing way to spend an evening as a family. It is fun to watch movies with kids, but it can be hard to find something appropriate for them that you will also enjoy.

This is especially true at Halloween since so many movies can be too scary.

There are not many Halloween movies we will watch. Many movies are aimed at scaring or at least creeping people out. I am not into horror movies. I don’t want to scare my children. I don’t want a creepy Halloween, I want a happy, clean, wholesome Halloween.

>>>Read: How To Have a Wholesome Halloween

We don’t watch a lot of Halloween movies, but it can be nice here or there through the month of October, especially if you do any sort of Halloween party with friends or family and want some movie ideas.

It gets even harder as you get children in various stage of life–trying to appease a teenager and a 6 year old at the same time isn’t easy.

This list can help you get ideas for what you can watch together this Fall!

Halloween Movie List for Young Children

There are some Halloween movies that are fun for children. Below is our list of our favorite Halloween movies for young children. We primarily watch Hotel Transylvania as a family and all of us enjoy those shows.

Make sure you think about what your kiddo can and cannot handle. Just because the vampire or ghosts are friendly in a movie doesn’t mean they won’t scare your child.

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Rated for All

Hotel Transylvania
Rated PG

Hotel Transylvania 2
Rated PG

Hotel Transylvania 3
Rated PG

Halloweentown
Rated G

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Rated G

Monster’s Inc (not a Halloween movie traditionally, but it can work)
Rated G

Book of Life
Rated PG

Frankenweenie
Rated PG

ParaNorman
Rated PG

Coco
Rated PG

Frankenweenie
Rated PG

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Rated PG

Casper
Rated PG

Hocus Pocus
Rated PG

Little Shop of Horrors
Labyrinth
E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial
Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Disney ZOMBIES
Toy Story of Terror!
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
Room on the Broom
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Frankenweenie
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Haunted Mansion
Halloweentown
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Coco
Book of Life
Paranorman
Frankenweenie
Madeline’s Halloween And Other Spooky Tales
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked / Thomas’ Halloween Adventures Double Feature DVD
Paw Patrol: Halloween Heros
Curious George
Spookley: The Square Pumpkin
Young Frankenstein
Beetlejuice
Addams Family
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter
Hocus Pocus
Casper
Monster’s Inc
Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Halloween Shows from Favorite Characters

Sometimes a movie is too intense for children and a Halloween themed show about a favorite character is the way to go. Here are some short shows featuring favorite characters from books and shows on PBS, Nickelodeon, Disney, and other places.

Spookley: The Square Pumpkin
Rated G

Curious George: Halloween Boo Fest and Spooky Fun
Not Rated

Paw Patrol: Halloween Heros
Not Rated

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked and Thomas’ Halloween Adventure
Not Rated

Room on the Broom
Not Rated

Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
Rated G

Madeline’s Halloween and Other Spooky Tales
Not Rated

Toy Story of Terror!
Rated TV-G

Family friendly Halloween movies for families

Halloween Movie List for Preteens and Teens

Now for some fun ones for the older crowd. Use judgment when deciding when your child is ready for something more intense or if you think he/she needs to.

So just because a movie is on this list doesn’t make it a good idea for every ten year old out there. Consider the movie and decide if your individual child can watch it.

And remember, some shows are surprisingly scary. For example, Scooby Doo really creeped my kids out for a long time as younger kids even though it seems like a loveable cartoon.

I wouldn’t do anything PG-13 with a child under the age of 13.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Rated PG (the first one is)

Disney ZOMBIES
Rated G

Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Rated PG

The Haunted Mansion
Rated PG

Ghostbusters
Rated PG–this is the original.

Goosebumps
Rated PG

Beetlejuice
Rated PG

E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial
Rated PG

Labyrinth
Rated PG

Addams Family
Rated PG-13

Young Frankenstein
Rated PG

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Rated PG-13 — I wouldn’t do this with a child under 13

Little Shop of Horrors
Rated PG-13

Conclusion

There you have classic to new Halloween movies to watch this October or Halloween night! Grab your popcorn, candy, and treats and have a fun family movie night!

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This post originally appeared on this blog in October 2019

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