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Family Frights: 38 Kid-Friendly Scary Films for Halloween (The Hollywood Reporter)

"For some people, Halloween is all about aesthetics and pumpkin spice lattes. For others, the holiday's purpose comes down to the spooky aspects of Oct. 31. For those who have kids, sometimes leaning into the horror of Halloween is a little tougher, at least while they're young. But that doesn't have to be the case. The Hollywood Reporter rounded up some kid-friendly scary movies that are perfect for family movie nights throughout the month of October. Here's a list of spooky Halloween movies that work for all ages." - hollywoodreporter.com
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Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
1
38%6.9
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
2
85%7.5
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
3
The Addams Family (1991)
The Addams Family (1991)
4
65%6.9
Halloweentown (1998)
Halloweentown (1998)
5
80%6.6
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
6
97%7.8
Twitches (2005)
Twitches (2005)
7
60%5.7
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
8
13%5.1
Casper (1995)
Casper (1995)
9
51%6.1
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
10
85%7.3
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
11
60%7.0
Paranorman (2012)
Paranorman (2012)
12
89%7.0
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
13
95%8.0
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
14
96%8.1
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
15
45%7.1
Coraline (2009)
Coraline (2009)
16
90%7.7
Frankenweenie (2012)
Frankenweenie (2012)
17
87%6.9
Corpse Bride (2005)
Corpse Bride (2005)
18
84%7.3
Monster House (2006)
Monster House (2006)
19
75%6.6
The Witches (1990)
The Witches (1990)
20
93%6.9
Arachnophobia (1990)
Arachnophobia (1990)
21
93%6.4
Goosebumps (2015)
Goosebumps (2015)
22
78%6.3
Hubie Halloween (2020)
Hubie Halloween (2020)
23
52%5.2
Coco (2017)
Coco (2017)
24
97%8.4
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
25
72%6.8
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire (2000)
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire (2000)
26
5.9
We Have a Ghost (2023)
We Have a Ghost (2023)
27
43%6.1
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
28
95%8.2
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
29
90%7.1
Wendell & Wild (2022)
Wendell & Wild (2022)
30
95%6.8
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
31
99%7.8
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
32
65%6.1
The Harry Potter Series (2001) - (2011)
The Harry Potter Series (2001) - (2011)
33
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
34
30%5.2
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
35
5.9
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
36
17%5.4
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
37
6.4
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
38
17%5.8
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