100 Best Family Halloween Movies To Watch Together

Do you love watching movies together as a family? Here are the Best Family Halloween Movies that the whole family can curl up and watch together!

Halloween night is on the way! One of our favorite things to do as a family after a long week is to watch a movie together – especially movies about any upcoming holidays.

There is nothing like hanging out with the family and watching a good spooky film to get into the Halloween spirit. So, with that in mind, here is my list of the best family Halloween movies that you NEED to watch!

Top Family-Friendly Halloween Movies By Age

Keep in mind that these are family movies, so they are non-horror movies – I wanted to focus more on suspense and less on blood and gore and endless screaming!

And I have been dying to compile this list for ages because it’s time to add some variety to our own list of movies that we watch.

To make it easier for parents, I am dividing this list of 100+ movies into 3 groups:  

• Kids Halloween movies (for ages 2-7 or so)
• Family Halloween movies (for ages 7 and up)
• Halloween movies for Teens and Adults.

The section for Teens and Adults has a few movies that are definitely more adult-oriented. Moms and Dads need some spooky fun, too!

If you have questions regarding a particular movie and whether it’s suitable for your kids, look up the movie in Common Sense Media to get more information. I did factor in their recommendations as I was dividing the list into sections.

Just to help you out, even more, I am also including links to help you find the movies you want to watch, AND there is a free printable you can print out so you don’t have to try to find this list again 🙂

**Note, I have included “Netflix” next to the movies that were on Netflix at the time of publishing. Please be aware that offerings on Netflix change over time. If you happen to catch a title that’s not on Netflix anymore, please let me know, and I’ll update the list!**

Best Kids Halloween Movies

These family Halloween movies are geared toward little kids (younger than 7 or 8). But older kids and even Mom and Dad will enjoy many of these kid-friendly Halloween movies!

1. Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest 
2. It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown – This was a Halloween special I used to watch as a kid (and my kids like it too)!
3. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Monster Musical   
4. Mickey’s House of Villains   
5. Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie   
6. A Very Brave Witch & More Great Halloween Stories for Kids   
7. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Netflix 
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein   
9. Monster’s Inc  
10. Monster’s University – the monster squad gets together in this second Monsters Inc movie.
11. Spookley the Square Pumpkin 
12. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Ware Rabbit 
13. Monsters vs Aliens Netflix 
14. Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space 
15. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad  
16. Scared Shrekless   
17. Shrek’s Thrilling Tales    
18. Dear Dracula   Netflix  
19. The Little Ghost   
20. The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween   
21. The Black Cauldron   
22. Toy Story of Terror    
23. Casper’s Scare School    Netflix   – Casper the friendly ghost
24. Scooby Doo! and the Goblin King   
25. What’s New Scooby Doo? Halloween Boos and Clues   
26. Ghost Patrol    Netflix
27. DreamWorks Spooky Stories Netflix    
28. DreamWorks Spooky Stories 2 Netflix     
29. Double Double Toil and Trouble   
30. The Dog Who Saved Halloween     

Best Family-Friendly Halloween Movies

Some of the best family Halloween movies on this list may work for kids younger than 7-8 years, but most of them are geared towards kids around 8-13 years. Settle in for family movie night with one of these Halloween film ideas.

1. Hotel Transylvania  – This is a cute, kid-friendly movie with Count Dracula
2. Hotel Transylvania 2   
3. Hotel Transylvania 3   
4. Monster Family     Netflix   
5. Hocus Pocus    – This popular cult classic stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy.
6. Hocus Pocus 2
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas   – this Tim Burton movie might SOUND like a Christmas movie, but Jack Skellington ensures it’s truly a Halloween movie! 
8. Casper – This Christina Ricci was one of my kids’ favorite movies!
9. The Haunted Mansion   
10. Under Wraps   
11. Paranorman   
12. Little Monsters   Netflix   
13. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf   
14. Halloweentown   
15. Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge    
16. Return to Halloweentown   
17. Halloweentown High   
18. Scooby Doo!: Stage Fright    
19. Twitches   
20. Twitches Too   
21. Matilda   
22. Little Ghost     
23. Frankenweenie    
24. Goosebumps    
25. Monster House    
26. R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House   Netflix
27. Young Frankenstein   
28. Corpse Bride    – Helena Bonham Carter stars in this one.
29. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice      
30. Scary Godmother   
31. Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge of Jimmy
32. Bedknobs and Broomsticks    
33. Harry Potter Sorcerer’s Stone   
34. Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets    
35. Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban    
36. Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire    
37. Harry Potter And The Order of The Pheonix    
38. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince    
39. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1    
40. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2    
41. Coco  Netflix  – This entertaining flick celebrates Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead).
42. The Book Of Life
43. Hubie Halloween – Netfix – cute Adam Sandler movie

Best Family Halloween Movies – Scary Movies For Teens And Adults

These are the best Halloween movies for older kids (teens & high school students) and adults. They’re great movies (ok, most could be called a horror film) but not appropriate for younger kids!

1. The Canterville Ghost    
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes    
3. The Witches  – Halloween is NOT complete without the Sanderson sisters!
4. Practical Magic   
5. Edward Scissorhands   – This popular movie stars Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder
6. Beetlejuice   – this Michael Keaton cult classic is a must-watch! 
7. The Addams Family   
8. Coraline Netflix   
9. Labyrinth    
10. The House with a Clock in Its Walls – This stars Jack Black and is for kids probably 11+
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl   Netflix 
12. Van Helsing   Netflix   
13. The Others   
14. Close Encounters of the Third Kind   
15. The Mummy   
16. The Mummy Returns  
17. Arachnophobia     
18. The Sixth Sense Netflix   
19. The Village    Netflix 
20. Gremlins     
21. Twilight Zone: The Movie  
22. The Watcher in the Woods     
23. Ghostbusters     
24. Ghostbusters 2   
25. The Birds    
26. Jaws     
27. Escape to Witch Mountain    
28. Return From Witch Mountain     
29. Race to Witch Mountain   
30. Poltergeist    
31. Signs    
32. Alien    
33. It    
34. It Chapter Two
35. I See You – Netflix – psychological thriller
36. Pan’s Labyrinth   
37. Psycho   
38. The Blair Witch Project    
39. The Addams Family – You’ll want to dress up like Morticia Addams
     after watching this one!
40. The Exorcist     
41. Paranormal Activity    
42. The Ring   

Whether you are looking for mega chills or something a little tamer this Halloween season, you’ll find a good Halloween movie for the family on this list! Enjoy your family time watching some of the best family Halloween movies!

Do you have favorite Halloween movies that you just have to watch year after year?

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