Top Ten 'Family-Friendly' Scary Movies
Here are some scary movies that are suitable for all ages – something the kids and adults will both love. A selection of movies – not just horror movies, but movies that contain the themes: Halloween, witches, ghosts, and all things spooky.Casper
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden (Moriarty) is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts.
Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey (Pullman) to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. Harvey and his daughter Kat (Ricci) move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who’s 'the friendliest ghost you know' and his hostile 'fleshies' hating uncles!
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Get the special edition DVD for fun extras like games, safety tips and scenes, all suitable for kids 3 and above.
Monsters, Inc.
BOO! There's a monster in your closet. It's huge, with blue fur and purple spots....and it's adorable. From the Academy Award-winning creators of TOY STORY comes the computer-animated film that captured the hearts of fans and critics everywhere.
This heart-tugging movie follows the hilarious adventures of a two-year-old girl, aptly named Boo, who stumbles into monster world and frightens the daylights out of these supposedly scary ogres.
In a land of monsters, James P. Sullivan is king. He and his coworker/ friend Mike Wazowski are two of many monsters that work for Monsters Inc. a utility company that generates power for a very paranoid and nervous city of monsters. This power, oddly enough, is generated from the screams of children, which is produced by scaring them in their sleep. One night, however, Sully uncovers a devious plot to rid Monster city of it’s power problems, but in all the wrong ways. Together, ironically, Sully and Mike will fight to protect the innocence of the children they scare every night.
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Ghostbusters
Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple. This film is a timeless cult classic.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween — but alas, they can’t get it quite right.
Can Christmas be saved? His merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere!
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Now digitally restored and remastered with state-of-the-art technology, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is deeper, darker and more brilliant, just as Tim Burton originally envisioned it.
The Witches
This macabre on-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel is a gripping treat for both kids and adults. A recently orphaned young boy moves with his grandmother to an English hotel, where a horrifying group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children. What follows is definitely not a fairy tale but a sinister black comedy where good does eventually win over evil.
This movie is based on the wonderful book by Roald Dahl and stars Anjelica Huston and Rown Atkinson. This is a film that the kids will definitely love. This film was produced by Jim Henson.
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The Haunted Mansion
From the studio that brought you PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ... here's the fright-filled comedy adventure loaded with hair-raising laughs and eye-popping special effects! Eddie Murphy (DADDY DAY CARE) stars as a real estate agent whose family comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in the creepy old Gracey Manor!
Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, LIAR, LIAR) they must hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse ... and do it before the clock strikes 13!
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Hocus Pocus
More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat, naturally). Now it's Halloween, and the witches are back. This time, they've got their eyes on immortal life and have turned their wrath on trick-or-treaters and it's up to the 300-year-old cat to save the day.
Max, Allison, and Dani must save all the kids in Salem from the witches including leader Winifred, goofy Sarah, and high-strung Mary who will steal the lives of children!
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween, with Linus hoping that, finally, he will be visited by The Great Pumpkin; while Charlie Brown is invited to a Halloween party.
Dubbed by a critic as one of "the most sincere of all Halloween specials," this classic should not be missed. How can you let Halloween pass without a sneak peek at the Peanuts gang searching for the best trick-or-treating costumes and other Charlie Brown-style antics?
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All-new Deluxe Edition ***REMASTERED*** release:
Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
A Charlie Brown Christmas
... and other bonus episodes.
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
The movie humorously parodies horror films in telling the story of the town ravaged by the Were-Rabbit. While some moments of peril unfold, accompanied by requisite scary music, the movie will probably only be slightly scary to young children.
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Halloweentown / Halloweentown II
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown -- a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world.
But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises. HALLOWEENTOWN DOUBLE FEATURE will charm pixies, trolls, and families everywhere every day of the year.
Something that's not too scary for little ones, but still something absorbing enough for adults. There are actually two more of these movies, "Halloweentown High" and "Return to Halloweentown".
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I think ‘Casper’ is my all time favorite scary movie because it’s scary, but it’s loving. I don’t know if that makes much sense but I don’t mind watching it repeatedly because it’s just that good. I’m spending Halloween with my nephews and godchild and this is the perfect movie to watch. I can’t wait and I’m renting a few movies from Blockbuster using the Blockbuster Movie Pass with my DISH Network employee account so I can rent multiple movies and enjoy them whenever! It’s also available for new and existing DISH customers so everyone could check it out!
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