50 Best Family-Friendly Halloween Movies

In this fall-themed tale, George and The Man in the Yellow Hat take on No Noggin, a hat-kicking scarecrow who only comes out on Halloween. Allie and George are set on finally getting photographic evidence of No Noggin's existence.

Recommended for ages 3+
Rated G

This heartwarming story follows the journey of an odd looking pumpkin who feels rejected by the other pumpkins because he is different. When Halloween night comes, Spookly learns that being different can be a good thing.

Recommended for ages 4+
Rated G

Cory, Chrissy, and Freddie are on a mission to find king-sized sweets this Halloween. But is it worth the trip to the frightening side of town for all the goodies?

Recommended for ages 4+
NR

This award-winning Halloween movie is based on the best-selling children's book. Join a kind witch and her cat as they fly through the sky on a broomstick collecting lost objects to help animals in need. Along the way, they make some new friends too!

Recommended for ages 3+
Rated G

This fun Halloween movie is based on the popular children's book. Mouse is excited for Halloween and plans to carve the perfect pumpkin. But when things don't go as planned, Mouse learns an important lesson about being flexible.

Recommended for ages 3+
Rated G

In this rhyming Halloween movie, the Cat in the Hat takes Nick and Sally on a spooky ride through the night. They visit a haunted house, meet some ghosts, and learn all about how different animals celebrate Halloween.

Recommended for ages 3+
Rated G

Blippi is in the mood for a bit of mischief after finding an ancient, leather-bound book of "Spooky Spells." Blippi has prepared a Halloween bonfire, eager to make the most of the occasion and hope these incantations can provide him with everything he requires to have the best Halloween ever!

Recommended for ages 3+
Rated G

The Sharkpack is getting into the holiday spirit by sharing the spooky legend of the "Fearsome Fog." But when a slimy sea monster threatens to ruin trick-or-treating, it's up to Sharkdog to save the day!

Recommended for ages 5+
Rated G

The Super Monsters use their abilities to get everyone in the neighborhood excited for Halloween. Then, they help a scared friend realize there's nothing to be afraid of.

Recommended for ages 4+
Not Rated

The Super Monsters have a monstrously fun time celebrating Día de los Muertos with Vida’s magical family, some new friends and a spook-tacular parade!

Recommended for ages 3+
Not Rated

Captain Fishbeard is a greedy pirate who wants all the Halloween candy for himself. But StarBeam and Boost have some tricks to stop him!

Recommended for ages 4+
Not Rated

Francine meets an old woman with a very mysterious past while trick-or-treating, and Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn’s amazing haunted house! Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna try to figure out what’s haunting their tree house sleepover.

Recommended for ages 5+
Rated G

The Bannisters have just moved into their new house right before Halloween. Once they start to notice odd sounds and lights coming from Eli's house next door, George becomes determined to get to the bottom of it with some unlikely help. After getting trapped in Eli's spine-chilling abode, only Zeus is left to save Halloween!

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated PG

On her 12th birthday, Willa Ward receives a magical gift that unlocks a hidden world of witches and talking animals.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated G

Fei Fei is driven by memories of her mother to build a rocket and travel to the moon. She hopes to find evidence of a legendary moon goddess and prove her existence.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated PG

Caspers Scare School is where he'll learn to be a genuinely frightening ghost. He discovers a sinister plan, and it's up to him, a mummy, and a zombie girl to prevent the catastrophe.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated G

The Buddies and their new companions, Pip, Zelda, Rodney and Skip, are in a rush to stop Warwick the Warlock from finishing his devious plans and save the world.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated G

Woody, Buzz, and the other toys search for Mr. Potato Head after he goes missing from their motel room overnight. They become baffled when they get caught up in a series of strange events.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated G

In these fantastic tales, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster successes Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens appear in these frightening stories for the entire family.

Recommended for ages 6+
Rated PG

Finding an enchanted realm changes a teen's life forever, as she is now the only one who can unite humans and magic - and save both from destruction.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated G

Young Miguel's family has banned music for generations, but he dreams of being an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. When Miguel finds himself in the Land of the Dead, he meets a charming trickster named Héctor and they embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

Count Dracula's (Adam Sandler) Hotel Transylvania is a luxurious resort where monsters can be themselves without having to worry about humans. For the 118th birthday of his daughter Mavis, Count Dracula invites oddities like the Invisible Man, the Mummy, and others to have a party. An unexpected problem arises when an unassuming human falls in love with Mavis as part of a planned celebration.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

The well-known characters Hansel and Gretel from the fairy tale are now acting as top secret agents. They embark on a journey to find a lost king using their smarts, magic, and teamwork skills.

Recommended for ages 8+
Not Rated

The Sands family - David and his two kids, Hunter and Jordan - hits some economic trouble. They then find out that a rich relative they didn't know existed has left them a mansion in Wolfsberg, Romania, in their will! So, of course, they fly over to check it out. What they don't know is that the "mansion," called Wolfsberg Manor, is an old gothic castle lorded by the strange Madame Varcolac.

Recommended for ages 8+
Rated PG

A 17-year-old introvert transfers schools and the most popular girl there thinks he's a vampire. His newfound supernatural persona allows him to take control of the school, but as more people find out, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up the lie.

Recommended for ages 9+
Rated PG

James Harvey, a ghost specialist, arrives at a mansion in Maine to communicate with the resident ghosts. He brings his teenage daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) along and she quickly befriends Casper, one of the kinder spirits. Though they're drawn to each other more than either of them anticipated, their relationship is complex.

Recommended for ages 8+
Rated PG

Marnie and her children are caught off guard when they go home with Grandma to Halloweentown - and learn that they are part of a witches' family. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a "normal" life, but it's about to get dangerous, and on her 13th birthday, Marnie not only discovers she's a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a battle against evil attempting to take over the globe.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

Victor Frankenstein is an intelligent student, but doesn't fit in well with his classmates. His only friend is his dog, Sparky. However, after Sparky passes away, Victor's science teacher provides him with an idea on how to bring old Sparky back to life. Although the experiment is successful at first and all goes according to plan, things take a turn for the worse when Victor's fellow students find out about his secret and use it revive other dead animals--with disastrous results.

Recommended for ages 9+
Rated PG

On Halloween, Shrek challenges his friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle while telling each other eerie stories. Join Puss in Boots, Donkey, and all the other Shrek characters you love in this spooky Halloween movie for kids.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween and put a damper on everyone's fun, Harold and George refuse to let the holiday go down without a fight! The two best friends come up with their own spooky holiday, which ends up being an even bigger success than traditional Halloween.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated Y7

Twelve fortunate children discover an invitation to world-renowned game maker Lemoncello's one-of-a-kind, high tech library. They have no clue what awaits them there. To escape, they must solve an intricate scavenger hunt. The first child to do so wins the grand prize!

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated - Y

On a gloomy autumn night, four young siblings find themselves swept into an enchanted world full of fairies and other creatures when they move in with their mother Helen and her husband Peter Grace to the run-down Spiderwick Estate. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and mishaps that seem to be taking place on a daily basis, the family blames it all on Jared. When he, Simon, and Mallory look for answers, they learn the amazing truth about the Spiderwick estate and its inhabitants.

Recommended for ages 8+
Rated PG

After his wife's death, Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to take care of his seven children. However, the kids are rowdy and have driven away all previous nannies. Eventually, Nanny McPhee uses her mystical powers to teach them discipline. When their great-aunt threatens to separate the family, they work together with guidance from Nanny McPhee.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

Every year on Halloween, witches from all around the world gather to celebrate the witch's Eve. This year, Beatrix makes her debut and enters into full-fledged witchcraft.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rated PG

When the four children are kicked out of their home by their own parents, they become desperate to find new guardians and hatch a plan to "orphan themselves" by sending their parents on a deadly vacation.

Recommended for ages 8+
Rated PG

When Zach moves to a new town, he quickly befriends Hannah and Champ. One day, they discover that her dad is R.L. Stine the author of Goosebumps! But they soon realize that the monsters in his books are real and threaten their small town. It's up to them to put all the creatures back into the pages before it's too late!

Recommended for ages 9+
Rated PG

Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's most loved pumpkin king, grows tired of his yearly routine of scaring people in the "real world."Everything changes for Jack when he accidentally stumbles into Christmastown and sees everything in bright colors and feels the warmth from its spirits. Jack becomes determined to take control of Christmas by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over his role. What Jack doesn't realize is that even with careful planning, things can still go wrong.

Recommended for ages 7+
Rateg Pg

During a Halloween party, Dr. Pacenstein plots to swap bodies with Pac and his friends scramble to defend him.

Recommended for ages 7+
Not Rated

In this classic 80s film, a kind-hearted extraterrestrial becomes lost on Earth and is eventually discovered by a young boy named Elliott, who decides to keep him hidden from the rest of his family. However, after the alien falls ill, they must face challenges posed by curious government officials.

Recommended for ages 9+
Rated PG

On Halloween, a teenage girl sets free an old and mischievous spirit by mistake. To save her town with the help of the last person she would want to, her father, she teams up with him against the animated decorations terrorizing everyone.

Three kids insist that the house next door is alive and intent on harming them, but no adults believe them. With Halloween fast approaching, they must find a way to destroy the structure before any innocent trick-or-treaters are harmed.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

Alex, a young horror enthusiast, becomes trapped by a witch and must buy himself some time by promising to write her a scary story every night. He meets the witch's servant, Yazmin, and together they must use their intelligence to escape the woman's apartment - a dangerous labyrinth full of magic and various risks - before she kills them both.

Recommended for ages 11+
Rated PG

Norman Babcock is a young boy who can communicate with the dead. When his Uncle tells Norman that an old witch's curse on their town is real and about to come true, Norman must use his abilities to save his community.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

In this 2020 remake of Roald Dahls classic, a young boy who has recently lost his parents is sent to live with his grandmother in the small town of Demopolis, Alabama. Soon after arriving, the boy and his grandmother realize that there are witches living in their town. The two take a trip to a seaside resort, only to find out that they have arrived at the same time as a meeting of witches from all over the world. The Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway) intends to carry out her evil plans during this gathering.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

A babysitter-in-training takes on the Boogeyman and his band of monsters when they kidnap the boy she's supposed to be watching on Halloween night.

Recommended for ages 11+
Rated PG

Stop-motion animation by Tim Burton depicts a young man who is taken to the underworld and forced to marry a strange Corpse Bride, while his actual bride awaits for him in the land of the living.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

After the Baudelaire parents are killed in a devastating fire, the children set out to discover their family's mysteries and gain possession of their fortune away from Count Olaf's clutches as he moves with them between multiple caretakers in disguise.

Recommended for ages 10+
RatedPG

11-year-old Gunner leaves home on a quest to discover a legendary figure said to have the ability to cheat death in order to save his ill mother.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

Valerie, played by Amanda Seyfried, is torn between two men. Her parents want her to marry well-off Henry, but she loves Peter. They had planned to flee together until her sister was killed by a werewolf. The citizens of the village seek assistance from a renowned monster hunter who warns that at night, the creature assumes human form. Valerie becomes suspicious when she learns that the werewolf is someone close to her.

Recommended ages 14+
Rated PG-13

A group of trick-or-treating youngsters hides in a local haunted house and uncovers a trove of spine-tingling stories unfolding within on Halloween night.

Recommended ages 13+
Rated PG-13

After his lover turned him into a vampire and abandoned him, Barnabas (Johnny Depp) was entombed for two centuries. He reemerges in 1972 to find that the world has changed drastically.

Recommended for ages 14+
Rated PG-13

A young boy, struggling to understand his mother's sickness, discovers the hidden depths of human complexity through the imaginative stories of a comforting tree monster.

Recommended for ages 12+
Rated PG-13

Hubie, played by Adam Sandlar, is the town's coward, but when Halloween gets truly frightening, this kindhearted coward sets out to safeguard his town.

Recommended for ages 13+
Rated PG-13

The Midnight Society, a group of kids who love telling horror stories around a campfire, are horrified to find that the real world is becoming as spooky as one of their tales.

Recommended for ages 10+

A single mother must conceal her son's superpowers while investigating their origins and her husband's death in order to keep him safe.

Recommended for ages 11+
Rated PG

The Addams family attempts to rescue their beloved uncle Fester, who has been captured by a gold-digging new love named Debbie.

Recommended for ages 12+
Rated PG-13

A real estate agent and his family come face-to-face with 999 ghosts in an old Manor, and with the help of a supernatural psychic, must battle to break the curse on the mansion before time runs out. Set in the Disneyland Haunted Mansion, you're sure to love this film.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated Pg

The Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are inadvertently resurrected in modern-day Salem, and three teenage girls must figure out how to stop the child-devouring witches from causing chaos.

Recommended for ages 10+
Rated PG

In this cult classic, a deceased couple's spirits are tormented by an unbearable family that moves into their home, so they hire a malicious spirit to get rid of the new tenants.

Recommended for ages 13+
Rated PG

The Goonies, a ragtag group of kids, come across an old map and set sail on a treasure hunt to find pirate booty.

Recommended for ages 13+
Rated PG