Best Family Friendly Halloween Films

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It’s time for movie night

Family friendly Halloween films don’t have to be scary slashers to help you get in the spooky spirit! Finding a fun movie which everyone can watch is just as fun.

Halloween is now commonly celebrated by all ages. It includes a wealth of history from pagan beginnings to modern day parties.

Watching a spooky movie with your family is a great way to celebrate Halloween. Check out this post here for other ways to get in the Halloween Mood.

Here is a list of some my favourite options for a family friendly Halloween movie night! Some are suitable for little children whilst others are more suited to teenager up.

For the young and young at heart

• Scared shkress-less-a funny short suitable for young children
• Toy Story of Terror-again a funny short
• Poohs Heffalump Halloween movie
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad

Disney Channel Favourites

Watch these on Disney Plus

• Halloween Town
• Halloween Town 2
• Halloween Town High
• Return to Halloween Town
• Twitches
• Haunted Mansion (there is a reboot as well currently in cinemas September 23)
• Muppets Haunted Mansion-this was actually really funny and full of cameos
• Zombies (and its sequels)
• The Scream Team
• Descendants and its sequels
• All Wrapped Up

Spooky Cartoons

Many of these involve the spooky genius of Tim Burton either as creator, director or potential inspiration. Tim Burton films are often a great shout for a spooky watch. They can be a little scarier than other animations but have layers so some goes unnoticed by the very young.

• The Nightmare Before Christmas-two occasions in one
• Corpse Bride
• Coraline
• Frankenweenie
• Paranorman
• 9-I find this one particularly chilling!

Monsters

• Monster House
• The Little Vampire (the 2000 version is my preferred choice but there is also a 2018 cartoon)
• Monster vs Aliens
• Wallace and Gromit-The Curse of the Wererabbit

Scary families

• The Addams Family (1991)-I love this film as well its sequels
• Addams Family Values 
• Addams Family Reunion-there are also made for TV films from the 1970s such as Halloween with Addams family for the true fans.
• The Addams Family (2019)-a star studded cartoon with a 2021 sequel-The Addams Family 2
• Monster Family
• Hotel Transylvania 1, 2, 3 and 4 (2022)
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Witches and Ghouls

• Hocus Pocus-a firm favourite and now Hocus Pocus 2
• Double, Double, Toil and Trouble-the Olsen twins are just adorable!
• The Witches-I personally think the original 1990 version is better and scarier than the 2020 version

• Casper 
• Casper meets Wendy
• Ghostbusters 1 & 2
• Ghostbusters 2016 reboot (my favourite)
• Ghostbusters sequels Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024)
• Goosebumps 1 and 2

Films for teens and above

• Dark Shadows-Johnny Depp stars in this Vampire comedy.
• Edward Scissorhands
• Sleepy Hollow
• Rocky Horror Picture Show-a true cult musical classic
• Little Shop of Horrors-another classic with two alternate endings
• Beetlejuice
• Beetlejuice 2 (coming September 2024)

Can you think of any more family friendly Halloween films? Let us know in the comments!