Family movie night is a regular occurrence at our house. It usually involves a fun snack, pajamas, snuggles, and staying up super late (& talking, but we are working on that one!). Lately, family movie night has been even more fun because we are beginning to incorporate non-animated movies into the mix. Recent favorites include all the Jumanji’s, Hook, and 3 Ninjas.
Since Halloween is one of our favorite holidays and family movie night is one of our favorite activities, I decided I needed to become an expert on kid-friendly Halloween movies. So, I did a little digging, a little investigating, and came up with a list of Halloween movies perfect for a family movie night!
Movie Night Snacks & Drinks
What’s a movie night without fun snacks and drinks? I’ll let you in on a little parenting secret…
…things don’t have to be over-the-top in order to be fun or exciting. When I say we have “fun snacks and drinks” I don’t mean that I made a hot fudge sundae with a gallon of soda on the side. Nope.
The only thing you have to do to make things fun for kids is to simply say it’s fun or special and then present it in a fun or special way. It really is that simple.
One time our special snack was pudding. Now, pudding is good and all, but it isn’t really anything to get excited about. I served it in some of our fancy glass dishes and let them eat it in front of the tv and they loved it! Another time I made a big snack board that looked awesome, but all it had on it were the regular snacks and fruit we always have on hand. They just loved that they had so many options all at once.
Now, don’t get me wrong, sometimes we do have over-the-top treats!! I’m just saying, don’t get stressed over “making it special” because really all that matters is that you are together having fun.
If you happen to be in a super festive mood, try one of these kid-friendly Halloween drinks or one of these Halloween treats! They are the perfect compliment to any of the kid-friendly Halloween movies listed below.
Kid-Friendly Halloween movies
The Addams Family (2019)
Follow along as Gomez and Morticia Addams navigate parenting teenagers in a modern world.
Parent Note: One of our family favorites, however, there is quite a bit of violence, but in a cartoon-playful way (if that even makes sense). My kids love this movie, especially the spider-bridge scene.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 26 m
Hotel Transylvania 1, 2, & 3 (2012) (2015) (2018)
Count Dracula is a loving, yet overprotective father to his daughter Mavis. You can’t go wrong with any of the Hotel Transylvania movies.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 31 m
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, stumbles upon Christmas Town and is fascinated by everything he sees. When he tries to bring Christmas to Halloween Town things seem to fall apart.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 16 m
Halloweentown (1998)
Marnie, a 13-year-old girl, and her siblings must help their good-witch grandmother save Halloweentown from dark and evil forces.
Parent Note: The only “scary” scene in this movie is the last 15 minutes. Maybe check it out before letting your kiddos watch. I don’t think it’s too bad (it only lasts a few minutes), but my son did say it scared him.
Rated: G | Runtime: 1 h 24 m
Coco (2017)
Miguel finds himself in the beautiful Land of the Dead intent on discovering what led to the generations-old ban on music.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 45 m
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
Victor accidentally marries a corpse. Watch as he tries to undo what he has done.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 17 m
Coraline (2009)
Coraline finds herself trapped in a parallel universe.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 40 m
Mary-Kate & Ashley Double Double Toil and Trouble (1993)
Kelly and Lynn, 7-year-old twins, must work together to overpower the person responsible for all their family’s problems.
Rated: Y7 | Runtime: 1 h 36 m
ParaNorman (2012)
A boy who can speak to the dead must save his town.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 32 m
Frankenweenie 2012
The story of a young boy who attempts to bring his beloved dog back to life.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 27 m
Monster House (2006)
This time, the house is the monster.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 31 m
Casper (1995)
A story about a rickity old mansion, Casper, and his mean uncles.
Rated: PG | Runtime: 1 h 40 m
This is a great list! My daughter liked The Nightmare Before Christmas!
Thanks!! That is a favorite of my kids too! Now we have to have the “This is Halloween” song playing as we decorate =)
What a fun list of Halloween movies for kids! This is my favorite time of year! My daughter is three and so far she has seen Coco. We’ll have to explore more of these movies!
This is our favorite time of year too! I would try Hotel Transylvania or Addams Family next!!
Tim Burton movies are the best for Halloween. They are my favorite!
Yes, they are!!
The best list of Halloween movies for kids. This weekend we looked at the new Adam’s Family (2021) and oh boy, was that something! The kids loved it. We will pick some from this list for the next few weekends before Halloween.
Thanks for reading! We watched that too, my kids loved it as well!
What a great list of movies. My daughter is obsessed with all of the Transylvania Movies.
Thanks! Yes, all the Hotel Transylvania movies are great!
My kids will def enjoy these Halloween movies, and I will def enjoy the Casper movie again. Lol!
Great! Thanks for reading!
There are so many of my kids favorites on this list!
I’m so glad!
Halloweentown and Frankenweenie we need to check out! Thanks for the list!
You are welcome! Thanks for reading!
Thank you for including the ratings and quick descriptions of each movie! My youngest has been wanting to watch
The Nightmare Before Christmas for quite awhile, so I need to make time for that! Lots of other cute movies on this list. We’d better get started watching!
My kids love The Nightmare Before Christmas. I’ll be honest, it took them watching it over and over and over for me to learn to love it!
We already watched a couple of these movies but we will definitely watch more!
Awesome! Which ones did you watch?
We have watched so many of these movies this year. They’re all so good.
Which one was your favorite?
I just watched Halloweentown with my mom the other night! Love that movie!
Me too! So cute!
These are great choices. I have seen Halloweentown.. all of them.. several times! Love how cheesy they can be! It is nice to have family-friendly options.
I actually haven’t seen all the Halloweentowns! They are on our list this year though! It is so nice to be able to watch things together as a family.
love all these movies but I think Coco and Coraline are my favs here
Those are definitely good ones!
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