It’s my favorite time of year: Autumn! Along with that comes Halloween movies.
These movies aren’t necessarily scary, but they all have the vibes that make this season so much fun: pumpkins, monsters, witches, the undead, ghosts, and other Halloween-ish elements that will get you in the spirit.
If my husband and I are not sure if a movie is appropriate for our kids, we’ll check out parental guides or screen the movie first ourselves.
Whether you’re cuddling up for a movie night or need background ambiance for handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, there’s a movie for everyone. So settle in, grab your popcorn or your kids Reese’s pumpkins, or make one of these delicious recipes!
Younger Kids (3-5) and All Ages
Curious George: Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
Eloise’s Rawther Unusual Halloween (2008)
It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966)
Mickey’s House of Villains (2002)
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
Oscar’s Handmade Halloween (2023)
Room on the Broom (2012)
Spooky Buddies (2014)
Super Monsters: Vida’s First Halloween (2019)
Toy Story of Terror (2014)
Older Kids (6-10)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad (1949)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Coco (2017)
Double, Double Toil and Trouble (1993)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Halloweentown (1998) and its sequels
Happy Halloween Scooby Doo (2020)
Hotel Transylvania (2012) and its sequels
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go (2022)
The Legend of the Hallowaiian (2018)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Scared Shrekless (2011)
Sing: Thriller (2024)
Upside Down Magic (2020)
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001)
Tweens And Teens (11-14)
The Addams Family (1991) and The Addams Family Values (1993)
The Batman (2022)
Beetlejuice (1988) and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (2024) (Did I just say Beetlejuice three times?)
Casper (1995)
Coraline (2009)
Corpse Bride (2005)
The Curse of Bridge Hallow (2022)
Daddy, I’m a Zombie (2013)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (2021)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
E.T. (1982)
Girl Vs. Monster (2012)
Ghostbusters (1984, 2016) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
The Haunted Mansion (2003, 2023)
Hocus Pocus (1993) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
Monster House (2006)
The Munsters (2022)
ParaNorman (2012)
A Really Haunted Loud House (2023)
Return to Oz (1985)
Twitches (2005)
Wendell & Wild (2022)
The Witches (1990 and 2020)
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018) and its sequels
Older Teens (15+) And Adults
Candyman (1992)
The Craft (1996)
The Crow (1994)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Halloween (1978, 2007) and all the sequels
Headless Horseman (2007)
Hubie Halloween (2020)
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Mean Girls (2004)
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Practical Magic (1998)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Scream (1996) and all the sequels
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Teen Witch (1989)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
For more Halloween fun, check out our Guide to Halloween.
