Family-Friendly Halloween Movie Night Ideas

For a great Halloween night in for the whole family, plan a fun movie night! We’ve curated movies that are family-friendly and ideal to get into the Halloween spirit.

There’s a great blend of sci-fi, comedy horror, and light-hearted thrills to enjoy. There’s also an opportunity to go back and watch some classics from your childhood.

Get more inspiration from these Halloween ideas to keep everyone entertained. You could also plan a great night in with your significant other, or watch a scary movie, if you dare!

80s Nostalgia

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• The Goonies (1985)
• Teen Wolf (1985)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)

90s Nostalgia

• The Witches (1990)
• The Addams Family (1991)
• Hocus Pocus (1993)
• Addams Family Values (1993)
• Casper (1995)
• Jumanji (1995)
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
• Halloweentown (1998)
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
• The Iron Giant (1999)

Stop-Motion

• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996)
• Crpse Bride (2005)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• Coraline (2009)
• ParaNorman (2012)
• Frankenweenie (2012)
• Wendell & Wild (2022)

Animated

• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• Monster House (2006)
• Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
• Scared Shrekless (2010)
• Brave (2012)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)
• Monsters University (2013)
• Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
• Monster High: Welcome to Monster High (2016)
• Coco (2017)

Live Action

• Return to Oz (1985)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• Twitches (2005)
• Goosebumps (2015)
• Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
• The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
• Zombies (2018)

Teen

• The Mummy (1999)
• Harry Potter Series (2001-2011)
• The Twilight Saga (2008-2012)
• Super 8 (2011)
• Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)