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We've pulled together a fabulous list of top family Halloween movies that are great for the whole family from little kids to your elders.
It's the spookiest time of year and family movie nights are a must-do. Are you ready to snuggle on the couch with your people and watch some not-so-spooky movies?
Then, we've got you covered with my list of the top family Halloween movies. There's also a FREE printable checklist included at the end of the post so don't miss it!
Best Halloween Family Movies To Watch
Without further ado, here is the list of the best Halloween movies for the entire family.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of "Halloween Town" who stumbles through a portal to "Christmas Town" and decides to celebrate the holiday. Rated PG - Animated Film
Hocus Pocus
Follows the adventures of a brother-sister duo on Halloween night after one of them accidentally unleashes 3 old witches back into the world. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy play the Sanderson sisters. Rated PG - Live-Action Film
Halloweentown
After learning she is a witch, a young girl helps save a small town full of other supernatural creatures. Rated G - Live Action TV Film
Frankenweenie
When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment. This is from Tim Burton Films. Rated PG - Animated Film
Casper
An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a young friendly ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits. Rated PG - Live-Action Film
Monster House
Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. A fun family-friendly film taking a twist on a haunted house. Rated PG - Animated Film
Hotel Transylvania
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenage daughter. Vampire played by Adam Sandler. Rated PG - Animated Film
The Little Vampire
A lonely American boy living in Scotland makes a new best friend, a fellow nine-year-old who happens to be a vampire. The young boy helps his friend and family from a vampire hunter. Rated PG - Live-Action Film
The Haunted Mansion
A realtor (Eddie Murphy) and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected. Rated PG - Live-Action Film
It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. Good Halloween Movie for younger kids and up. Family-friendly Halloween classic! Not Rated - Animated Film
Family Halloween Movies - Honorable Mention
We have a few honorable mentions of family Halloween movies too. In this list are some classic Halloween movies that were just shy of making the top 10 all-time best Halloween movies list.
Rated PG Halloween Movies
- Toy Story of Terror - After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the adventure follows Buzz, Woody, and the whole gang through a series of mysterious events. Rated TV-G
- Harry Potter - The start of a series of films following the Harry Potter book series about an orphan boy who discovers he is a wizard and enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rated PG
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - A story about a young boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, the boy named E.T., who was left on Earth. The boy and his friends help E.T. find his way back home. Rated PG
Rated PG-13
Here are a few honorable mentions that are skewed toward older kids and up.
- The Addams Family - An unconventional American family (of monsters) living among humans in their house (an abandoned asylum on a hill). Great for tween-teens as it is Rated PG-13
- Ghostbusters - A classic comedy about a group of scientists that set up a ghost removal service in an old firehouse in New York City and are named Ghostbusters. They aren't afraid of no ghosts! Rated PG - But definitely has some scary parts that make it a spooky movie skewing toward older kids and those over 13th.
- Beetlejuice - A comedy/fantasy movie about a couple who recently passed away and who enlist the help of a mischievous ghost Betelgeuse (also known as Beetlejuice) to help them scare away the new occupants of their house. Rated PG (in 1988), closer to Rated PG-13 nowadays
- Edward Scissor Hands - There was an inventor working on creating a human, but died before he successfully completed the person. The "humanoid" that was left was a character named Edward (played by Johnny Depp) that had scissor blades as hands. Edward is taken in by a suburban family where he falls in love with their teenage daughter. Rated PG-13
Halloween Movies Printable Checklist
Want to make movie night even more fun? Download and print my FREE Family Friendly Halloween Movies Checklist and keep track as you watch the movies together!
Don't want to print? That's okay, just download and save to your phone and use it there!
Happy Halloween and have fun watching all the not-so-scary movies!
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Other Free Printable Halloween Games You'll Enjoy
- Halloween Charades
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- Free Printable Halloween Countdown
- Halloween Bucket List
- Halloween Bingo
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