31+ G-Rated, PG & PG-13 Halloween Movies for Kids (2026)

It’s technically a TV special, but no Halloween list feels complete without it. Linus waits all night in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to rise, even though nobody believes him, not even Charlie Brown. This one was a classic favorite of mine and my kids!

Run time: 25 mins | G | Ages 4+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Apple TV

Andy’s toys go on a spooky search-and-rescue mission after Mr. Potato Head disappears at a roadside motel. It’s clever enough to keep the whole family on the edge of the couch, and short enough for even the wiggliest watchers.

Run time: 21 mins | TV-G | Ages 6+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

Buster Moon and the Sing gang put on a star-studded show set to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” At 11 minutes, it’s a fun warm-up before a longer movie, or a quick treat on a school night.

Run time: 11 mins | G | Ages 5+ | Where to watch: Netflix

Spookley is the odd pumpkin out in a patch full of round ones, until a storm rolls in and he’s the only one who can save the day. It’s a sweet story about being yourself and standing up to bullies. (2004)

Run time: 47 mins | G | Ages 4+ | Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon, or Peacock

George heads to the countryside to find No Noggin, a headless scarecrow legend that has the whole town talking. It’s gentle and silly, with a mild spooky story that even toddlers can handle.

Run time: 57 mins | G | Ages 3+ | Where to watch: Apple TV or buy on Amazon

Roo and his friend Lumpy set out across the Hundred Acre Wood to catch the Gobloon, a creature that grants a wish to anyone brave enough to trap it. The message of being “brave together” is perfect for little ones who are nervous about trick-or-treating.

Run time: 1 hr 7 mins | G | Ages 3+ | Where to watch: Amazon

The Cat takes Nick and Sally on a rhyming Halloween ride that ends deep in the Oooky-ma-kooky Closet, where they find the very best costumes ever. Little ones love the silliness.

Run time: 58 mins | G | Ages 3+ | Where to watch: Fandango at Home

Dracula doesn’t feel like much of a scary monster anymore. Then a boy named Sam writes him a letter asking for a Dracula figurine, and the Count makes a surprise appearance at a Halloween party that puts him back on top.

Run time: 43 mins | TV-Y7 | Ages 5+ | Where to watch: Amazon, or Plex

This classic Disney film pairs The Wind in the Willows with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Headless Horseman chase at the end is the most famous part, and it’s a little intense for preschoolers, so you might want to hold their hand for that scene.

Run time: 1 hr 8 mins | G | Ages 6+ | Where to watch: Disney+

Everything goes wrong when Sulley accidentally lets a human girl into Monstropolis. Besides making the monsters in your kids’ closets a lot less scary, the characters are funny and kind.

Run time: 1 hr 32 mins | G | Ages 5+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

Inventor Wallace and his clever dog Gromit run a humane pest-control business, until a giant were-rabbit starts destroying the town’s prize vegetables right before the big contest. The clay animation is charming, and the jokes work for grown-ups too.

Run time: 1 hr 25 mins | G | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Amazon or Apple TV

In this Disney Channel classic, the Piper kids catch their grandmother Aggie using magic and follow her back to Halloweentown. When evil forces attack Aggie and their mom, the kids have to use their brand-new powers to save the day.

Run time: 1 hr 24 mins | Not rated (G on Amazon, PG on Disney+) | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Disney+ and Hulu

Three kids accidentally bring a 3,000-year-old mummy back to life. They have to help him get back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, or he’ll never be reunited with the love of his life.

Run time: 1 hr 31 mins | TV-G | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

In this story, the gang from the original movie discovers that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger!

Run time: 1 hr 23 mins | TV-G | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

In this movie, Scooby-Doo and the usual gang team up with Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, to solve a mystery and save Crystal Cove!

Run time: 1 hr 17 mins | Not rated | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Amazon or Apple TV

In this classic film, Jack Skellington from Halloween Town stumbles on Christmas Town and falls in love with Christmas. In fact, he gets so obsessed with the concept that he abducts Santa Claus so can he take over Christmas.

Run time: 1 hr 16 mins | PG | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

Learn about Dia de los Muertos as you journey with a young boy on a mission to celebrate his love of music as he connects with his ancestors and heritage.

Run time: 1 hr 45 mins | PG | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Amazon and Disney+

The Minions head to 1920s Hollywood, become movie stars, lose it all, and then accidentally unleash a pack of monsters they have to round up before the world falls apart.

Run time: 1 hr 30 mins | PG | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Apple TV, Peacock (starting Oct. 28, 2026)

Count Dracula’s monster resort is turned upside down when a human finds it. None of the monsters are actually scary, and kids recognize voices like Selena Gomez. If it’s a hit, sequels 2 and 3 are waiting.

Run time: 1 hr 31 mins | PG | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Hulu, Paramount+, Roku Channel

This animated take on the creepy, kooky family is a good first introduction for younger kids before they graduate to the 1991 live-action version. Wednesday heads to middle school, and the neighbors aren’t quite ready for her.

Run time: 1 hr 27 mins | PG | Ages 7+ | Where to watch: Peacock

Shrek and friends trade spooky tales in a haunted castle, and the Monsters vs. Aliens crew battles mutant alien pumpkins in this collection of four short stories.

Run time: 1 hr 24 mins | PG | Ages 6+ | Where to watch: Amazon DVD

The Hansen kids are grounded but they try to gain their freedom back by fixing their mom up on a date, except, the mysterious man turns out to be a vampire.

Run time: 1 hr 23 mins | TV-PG | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Disney+

On the eve of Halloween, a tween learns she comes from five generations of monster hunters. The monsters want to stop her before she can begin.

Run time: 1 hr 31 mins | TV-PG | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Disney+

The live-action version of the classic cartoon follows Casper, a friendly ghost, who becomes best friends with a human girl. It’s up to Casper to save his friend’s dad after his ghost uncles target him and his creation designed to bring ghosts back to life.

Run time: 1 hr 40 mins | PG | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Hulu or Peacock

A teen named Sarah cruises through a mysterious labyrinth to get her baby brother back from the realm of the Goblin King, played by none other than the iconic David Bowie.

Run time: 1 hr 41 mins | PG | Ages 8+ | Where to watch: Hulu, Peacock, Tubi and Pluto TV

Director Tim Burton once again offers us an immaculate stop-motion movie reminiscent of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Chaos ensues when a young boy named Victor tries to reanimate his dog. Trust me, it’s one of the best supernatural horror comedies out there and is perfect for a family movie night!

Run time: 1 hr 27 mins | PG | Ages 9+ | Where to watch: Disney+

In this stop-motion film, Coraline discovers a door in her new home to a parallel world where dimensional duplicates of her family and the realm she’s in contains a dark and terrible secret.

Run time: 1 hr 40 mins | PG | Ages 9+ | Where to watch: Hulu, Peacock or HBO Max

Based on the Roald Dahl book, a young boy named Luke stumbles onto a convention of witches at a seaside hotel, led by the Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston), who plans to turn every child in England into a mouse. A few scenes are truly creepy, so I’d save it for kids who like a good scare. There’s also a 2020 remake with Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch (it’s considered a darker version).

Run time: 1 hr 31 mins | PG | Ages 9+ | Where to watch: Peacock, Amazon

R.L. Stine, the author of the beloved “Goosebumps” books, discovers that demons from the pages he’s written have come to life. Played by Jack Black, he must join forces with his daughter and her friends to get them back into the books.

Run time: 1 hr 43 mins | PG | Ages 9+ | Where to watch: Paramount+, Tubi, Amazon

The Sanderson sisters, three adorable resurrected witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are on a quest to find eternal youth and the main ingredient required is the life of an innocent. It’s up to a group of kids to foil their plan before one of them becomes the witches’ next victim on Halloween night.

Run time: 1 hr 37 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Disney+

It’s been 29 years since the Sanderson sisters were resurrected from the 17th century and they’re out for revenge! Three high school students are charged with stopping the witches from destroying Salem before All Hallows’ Eve.

Run time: 1 hr 47 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Disney+

It isn’t a Halloween movie exactly, but if your house was full of Rumi, Mira and Zoey costumes last October, you already know why it’s here. A K-pop girl group secretly hunts demons between concerts, and the demons dissolve into neon goo instead of anything gory. Some of the demon designs are creepy, so I’d save it for older kids.

Run time: 1 hr 35 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Netflix

Eddie Murphy plays a real estate agent who drags his family to a mansion he hopes to sell. It doesn’t take long to figure out the house is full of ghosts.

NOTE: There is a new 2023 Haunted Mansion movie that is rated PG-13, so check which movie you select.

Run time: 1 hr 27 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Disney+)

Older kids will love this film about three friends who learn that a house in their neighborhood is actually a living monster. The kids have to figure out how to handle it and save the neighborhood before it’s too late.

Run time: 1 hr 31 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Peacock

In this stop-motion animated movie, a boy named Norman Babcock can talk to the dead. He must use his power to figure out the secret behind a deadly curse that’s plaguing a town before the residents are toast.

Run time: 1 hr 33 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Hulu, Peacock or HBO Max

A man named Victor accidentally finds himself married to a skeleton-like woman named Emily after practicing his wedding vows in the forest. And it’s up to his living fiancée to face the corpse bride and get Victor back.

Run time: 1 hr 17 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: HBO Max

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are recent orphans who are forced to go live with their distant relative, Count Olaf. But they soon realize that his sole motivation for taking them is because of their money.

Run time: 1 hr 48 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Free with a library card on Kanopy or Hoopla, or rent on Amazon

Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler established a business called Ghostbusters to help fight the evil ghosts that have been unleashed in New York City.

NOTE: this is a good example of a PG 80s film that would likely warrant a higher rating now, so beware.

Run time: 1 hr 45 mins | PG | Ages 11+ | Where to watch: Hulu

Five years later, the team reunites when a river of slime under New York starts feeding on the city’s bad moods. If your kids loved the first one, it’s an easy follow-up.

Run time: 1 hr 48 mins | PG | Ages 10+ | Where to watch: Hulu

The film follows a young man who gets a creature called a mogwai as a pet. But things go terrifyingly wrong and at times hilariously bad when the mogwai spawns other creatures who are destructive and evil. NOTE: It is rated PG, but also TV-14, so this might fit better as a PG-13 movie option.

Run time: 1 hr 46 mins | PG | Ages 12+ | Where to watch: HBO Max

Michael Keaton is hilarious as the ghost with the most, hired by a recently deceased couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) to scare the new family, including a goth teen played by Winona Ryder, out of their house.

It’s officially PG, but Common Sense Media recommends it for 13+, so it fits better with the teen picks. NOTE: there is a 2024 sequel called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice that is rated PG-13.

Run time: 1 hr 32 mins | PG | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: HBO Max

Based on the classic Disney attraction, a woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

Run time: 2 hr 4 mins | PG-13 | Ages 11+ | Where to watch: Disney+

Three generations of the Deetz family return to Winter River, and Lydia’s daughter Astrid accidentally opens the door to the afterlife. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are back, with Jenna Ortega joining the fun.

Run time: 1 hr 45 mins | PG-13 | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: HBO Max

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic, a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

Run time: 55 mins | TV-14 | Ages 11+ | Where to watch: Disney+

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman play sister witches dealing with the Owens family curse: any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies. When a bad relationship lands one sister in trouble, they have to team up. Watch this before the sequel.

Run time: 1 hr 44 mins | PG-13 | Ages 14+ | Where to watch: HBO Max

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are back as the Owens sisters, decades later, still dealing with the family curse. This time Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King) discovers powers of her own. It’s a fun mom-and-teen movie if you loved the original.

Run time: 2 hr 10 mins | PG-13 | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: In theaters, online mid-October

Adam Sandler plays Hubie, the town’s most devoted (and most teased) Halloween helper, who has to crack a real mystery on Halloween night in Salem. It’s goofy, with some crude humor, so preview it if you have younger siblings watching too.

Run time: 1 hr 42 mins | PG-13 | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: Netflix

Paranormal researcher Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help.

Run time: 1 hr 56 mins (2 hr 13 mins extended cut) | PG-13 | Ages 12+ | Where to watch: Hulu, Tubi

A scheming doctor sends her son to pose as Fester, the long-lost Addams brother, so she can steal the family fortune. Ghoulishly fun from start to finish.

Run time: 1 hr 40 mins | PG-13 | Ages 12+ | Where to watch: Paramount+, Kanopy

Johnny Depp stars as the iconic Edward Scissorhands, a man with scissor blades instead of fingers. Edward is a social outcast, but the takeaway for this film is about learning to accept oneself.

Run time: 1 hr 45 mins | PG-13 | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: Disney+ or Hulu

A psychic tells Louise Miller, a socially awkward teen that she’s really a witch with magical abilities that will start to manifest when she turns 16. When the big day arrives, Miller uses magic to become the popular girl in school.

Run time: 1 hr 34 mins | PG-13 | Ages 13+ | Where to watch: Prime Video, Tubi, The Roku Channel

Johnny loves Missy, but he dies before he gets to tell her, so he comes back from the dead with a hunger to win her heart.

Run time: 1 hr 25 mins | PG-13 | Ages 14+ | Where to watch: Prime Video