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 Halloween movie 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 Family Halloween Movies – For Kids
These movies are geared toward little kids (younger than 7 or 8). But many titles are enjoyed by older kids too – and even Mom and Dad!
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
- It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Monster Musical
- Mickey’s House of Villains
- Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
- A Very Brave Witch & More Great Halloween Stories for Kids
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Netflix
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
- Monster’s Inc
- Monster’s University
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Ware Rabbit
- Monsters vs Aliens Netflix
- Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- Scared Shrekless
- Shrek’s Thrilling Tales
- Dear Dracula Netflix
- The Little Ghost
- The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween
- The Black Cauldron
- Toy Story of Terror
- Casper’s Scare School Netflix
- Scooby Doo! and the Goblin King
- What’s New Scooby Doo? Halloween Boos and Clues
- Ghost Patrol Netflix
- DreamWorks Spooky Stories Netflix
- DreamWorks Spooky Stories 2 Netflix
- Double Double Toil and Trouble
- The Dog Who Saved Halloween
Best Family 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.
- Hotel Transylvania
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- Hotel Transylvania 3
- Monster Family Netflix
- Hocus Pocus
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Casper
- The Haunted Mansion
- Under Wraps
- Paranorman
- Little Monsters Netflix
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
- Halloweentown
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
- Return to Halloweentown
- Halloweentown High
- Scooby Doo!: Stage Fright
- Twitches
- Twitches Too
- Matilda
- Little Ghost
- Frankenweenie
- Goosebumps
- Monster House
- R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House Netflix
- Young Frankenstein
- Corpse Bride
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- Scary Godmother
- Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge of Jimmy
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Harry Potter Sorcerer’s Stone
- Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter And The Order of The Pheonix
- Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Coco Netflix
- The Book Of Life
- Hubie Halloween – Netfix – cute Adam Sandler movie
Best Family Halloween Movies – For Teens And Adults
These spooky movies are definitely for older kids (teens) and adults. They’re great movies but not appropriate for younger kids!
- The Canterville Ghost
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- The Witches – Halloween is NOT complete without the Sanderson sisters!
- Practical Magic
- Edward Scissorhands
- Beetlejuice
- The Addams Family
- Coraline Netflix
- Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Netflix
- Van Helsing Netflix
- The Others
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- The Mummy
- The Mummy Returns
- Arachnophobia
- The Sixth Sense Netflix
- The Village Netflix
- Gremlins
- Twilight Zone: The Movie
- The Watcher in the Woods
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters 2
- The Birds
- Jaws
- Escape to Witch Mountain
- Return From Witch Mountain
- Race to Witch Mountain
- Poltergeist
- Signs
- Alien
- It
- It Chapter Two
- I See You – Netflix – psychological thriller
- Pan’s Labyrinth
- Psycho
- The Blair Witch Project
- The Exorcist
- Paranormal Activity
- The Ring
Whether you are looking for mega chills or something a little tamer this Halloween season, you’ll find what are looking for in this list! Enjoy your family time watching some of the best family Halloween movies!
Let us know in the comments below: Do you have favorite Halloween movies that you just have to watch year after year?
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Angela MacRae says
wow I have not heard of a lot of these
Heather says
I hope you enjoy watching a few of them! Thanks for stopping by!!