38 Best Family Halloween Movies for Kids

Monster House centers on three kids who realize their neighbor’s house is alive—and far more dangerous than it seems. Full of humor, scares, and clever surprises, it’s a fun and spooky Halloween movie for the whole family.

Mommyx3 (Monique H) said:  The name says it all but its definitely the cutest. This has always been one of our favs! Its literally the best "horror-friendly" family movie ever!

Featuring amazing stop-motion animation, young Coraline finds a door that leads to an alternate world that looks almost like her own. With some creepy visuals, this is a step up in intensity from some of the other tamer kids Halloween movies.

After a boy's beloved dog is hit by a car, he draws inspiration from his science teacher to reanimate his best friend. What could possibly go wrong?

The Addams Family is a great Halloween movie for tweens and teens, and the theme song a perfect choice for any family-friendly Halloween playlist! Based on the sitcom from the 1960s, a long lost relative shows up at the home of the wealthy and decidedly eccentric Addams family, who soon suspect he is a fraud trying to swindle them. 

Alex F said:  There is enough dark humor and overall creepiness to make it a fun choice for Halloween without actually being scary, though some mild bad language, sexuality and outlandish violence may make it more appropriate for older kids.

Scooby Doo fans will get a kick out of the franchise's first animated theatrical movie, which includes a backstory on how the gang first met as kids (on Halloween night!). Years later, the mystery-solving team works together to try to stop the mythical three-headed dog Cerberus from being unleashed upon the world.

Labyrinth is an imaginative and delightfully weird movie where a teenage girl has to rescue her baby brother from a Goblin King (David Bowie) in a fantasy world loaded with amazing Muppet puppetry.

In this short and sweet little Halloween cartoon movie that's perfect for preschoolers, the friends from the Hundred Acre Wood celebrate Halloween. When Pooh eats all of the trick-or-treat candy, Roo and Lumpy set off on an adventure that tests their courage, hoping to capture a mysterious monster that can grant their wish for more sweets.

The newest film adaptation of The Witches, Roald Dahl's classic book, stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch trying to carry out a dastardly plan to turn the world's children into mice.

Kelly R said:  The creepy CGI in the film was a little too scary for my elementary schooler, so I'd recommend it as one of those Halloween movies for kids that's best saved for age 10 and older (depending on your child!).