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31 Days of the Best Halloween Movies for Kids

31 Halloween Movies for Kids

Here’s the ultimate list of Halloween Movies for Kids to have spooky fun this October with witches, ghosts, vampires, monsters and MORE! Snuggle up with your family this fall with some of your favorite Halloween Movies and a few new ones that are sure to cast a spell!

31 Days of Halloween featuring the Best Halloween Movies!

31 Halloween Movies for Kids

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Halloween Movies for Kids
  • Halloween Movies for Preschoolers 3-5
  • Halloween Movies for Elementary School Ages 5-10
  • Halloween Movies for Tweens Ages 10-12 and up
  • Halloween Movies for 13 and up
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Halloween Movies for Kids

I put together this list of what I think are the best Halloween family movies. These are Halloween movies that I’ve watched with my children who are under the age of 13. Many of these Halloween movies will be featured on Disney’s Freeform channel this season.

I divided it into appropriate ages including preschoolers to elementary school ages. It can work as a great movie list of Halloween movies for tweens too!

Create your own special Disney Halloween experience with these Mom Approved Halloween Movies!

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Halloween Movies for Preschoolers 3-5

  • Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
  • Spookley the Square Pumpkin
  • It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
  • Room on the Broom
  • Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest 
  • Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
  • If You Give a Mouse a Pumpkin
  • Peppa Pig: Pumpkin Party
  • Super Monsters Save Halloween

Halloween Movies for Elementary School Ages 5-10

  • Toy Story of TERROR!
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • Monsters University
  • Hotel Transylvania
  • Hotel Transylvania 2
  • Hotel Transylvania 3
  • Hotel Transylvania 4
  • Disney’s Coco
  • Scared Shrekless
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • Coraline 
  • The Addams Family
  • Dear Dracula
  • Charlotte’s Web
  • Stellaluna
  • Casper
  • The Little Vampire
  • Twitches
  • Halloween Town
  • The Witches
  • Roald Dahl’s The Witches
  • The Little Vampire (Animated)
  • Onward
  • Soul
  • Zombies

Halloween Movies for Tweens Ages 10-12 and up

  • Hocus Pocus
  • Hocus Pocus 2
  • Monster House
  • Ghost Busters (1984)
  • Ghostbusters (2016)
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
  • The Addams Family
  • Addams Family Values
  • Maleficent
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • Harry Potter Movies (Check out Age by Age Guide )
  • Disney’s Zombies

Halloween Movies for 13 and up

  • Beetlejuice
  • Edward Scissorhands
  • Wednesday (Series on Netflix)
  • Stranger Things (Series on Netflix)
  • MORE LISTED BELOW on the Freeform Channel this Halloween

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There you go! The Ultimate list of 31 Halloween movies for families!

To keep track all month long of what to watch I made a printable Halloween Movie Checklist for your family.

CLICK NOW TO PRINT YOUR HALLOWEEN MOVIE CHECKLIST 

31 Halloween Movies for Kids Checklist

What Halloween movies did I miss in your child’s age group?  Leave a comment below.

Best Halloween family movies

I was excited to see that the channel Freeform jumped from 13 nights to 31 nights of Halloween movies this year. Are you kids excited about watching their Halloween movies in October? The list was just published! 

As you read through the Halloween movie schedule, keep in mind that the target age group for this television channel is ages 14-34 so there will be quite a few movies available that will not be age-appropriate for your little ones.

A few are even rated R, which are usually the last night showings for the older crowd. Quite frankly several of the upcoming movies aren’t directly related to Halloween either.

I do see a few of our family’s favorites like Hotel Transylvania, Hocus Pocus and Monsters, Inc. and more. We’re going to put together our own 31 Days of Halloween Fun. Will you join us?

Add to your watchlist! Set those DVRs! Get your Tivos ready. And find your age-appropriate Halloween movie as we kick off this fun season of imagination with your child.

Keep in mind you can also just find many of the Best Halloween movies on Netflix or on Amazon prime video. If you can’t watch via cable, no worries — 31 Nights of Halloween can also be streamed via Freeform on Hulu.

Join along starting on October 1 and all the way through to October 31 for movie nights filled with Kids Halloween Movies!

Keep these Halloween jokes on hand to add a little humor to your Halloween Movie nights too!

**For alternative Halloween Movies and Age Ranking check out the Common Sense Media Guide to Scary (But Not Too Scary) Halloween Movies **

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31 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN MOVIES ON TV ON FREEFORM SCHEDULE

*See the 2024 Schedule here from FreeFrom

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Kids Halloween Movies

I’ve linked each of the best Halloween movies to Amazon to easily watch too on Amazon Prime Videos.  With busy fall schedules, watching Halloween movies is an easy way to still have time to do things together as a family.

So pop your popcorn, cozy up, and watch a few fun Halloween movies with your family this fall.

31 Days of the Best Halloween Movies for Kids
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About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. batuhan says

    October 30, 2019 at 3:04 am

    sweeet list. my nephews going to love these. i hope i can access them on my smart tv otherwise ill probably get purevpns deal for halloween.

  2. Vanessa says

    October 9, 2018 at 6:41 am

    Thank you for your interesting Blog. I think Halloween is a good moment for to learn English for Spanish students, it´s very attractive for them.

    Best regads,
    Vanessa

  3. Hannah Knecht says

    September 22, 2018 at 11:27 am

    Watching a movie together with your child is a fabulous segue into having a conversation with your youngster with simple questions like: “What was your favorite part?” and “Why do you think [character] did [memorable action]?” Not only do conversations with your child develop his or her cognitive skills and increase vocabulary, but they also deepen your relationship with your child.

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