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.
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!
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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
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
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