Halloween movies for kids on Netflix, Disney Plus and other streaming services – CNET [CNET]

Trick or treat may be canceled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, but at least you can still snuggle on the sofa with the kids for a scary movie this Halloween.

Put on your Halloween costumes or your warmest pajamas, fill up a bucket of popcorn and check out our roundup of classic and brand new Halloween films for children of all ages. You and the family can find these movies on streaming services like Disney Plus, HBO Max, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu or on VOD services like Google play and Vudu.

The Witches

Let’s start with a brand new recommendation: Anne Hathaway plays the Grand High Witch in a new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book from Robert Zemeckis, moving the spooky story from the UK to the Deep South of the US. Originally intended for theaters, it’s streaming now on HBO Max from Oct. 22. If you don’t have HBO Max, look for the previous movie version of The Witches starring Anjelica Huston.

Scoob!

Another movie that missed theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scoob! is available to watch online now. It tells the origin story of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Machine gang, with cameo appearances from other Hanna-Barbera animated characters.

Hocus Pocus

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble, cue up this movie on the double! Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker are a trio of weird sisters in this campy classic. It’s on Disney Plus now, along with a huge range of Disney’s past live action family films.

A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting

Join the fight against monsters with a globetrotting secret society of babysitters protecting kids from things that go bump in the night. Harry Potter villain Tom Felton is the lead beastie in this new 2020 Netflix film for slightly older kids, based on the books by Joe Ballarini. 

Vampires vs. the Bronx

Teens can sink their teeth into this fang-tastic new vampire romp streaming now on Netflix.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

The Peanuts gang go trick-or-treating in this gentle animated classic.

The Addams Family

They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and they’re back! The 90s live action films are suitable for older kids, while younger ones will enjoy the 2019 animated version of The Addams Family featuring the voices of Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac, Snoop Dogg and Bette Midler.

Labyrinth

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In the right hands, there’s something a little unsettling about stop-motion animation. And animation studio Laika are a very safe pair of hands for magical family stories at any time of year, but at Halloween check out Paranorman, about a boy who can communicate with the dead. See also Coraline, based on a creepy Neil Gaiman story (is there any other kind?).

Coco

Visit the land of the dead in Pixar’s richly-designed Mexican-themed 2018 animation. Like all Pixar films, it’s available on Disney Plus.

Hotel Transylvania

Check in for Halloween high-jinks with Dracula and monster chums, created by much-loved animator Genndy Tartakovsky. 

Monsters, Inc.

Pixar proves monsters can warm the heart as well as chill the blood in this colorful tale of a girl who makes friends with the creatures in her closet.

Spooky Buddies

Like dogs? Like Halloween? Combine the two and you get 2011’s Spooky Buddies, an all-ages appropriate canine adventure from Disney’s Air Bud series.  

The Corpse Bride

Tim Burton‘s creepy catalogue could while away a whole Halloween. The kids can enjoy monochrome stop-motion animations The Corpse Bride, about a macabre marriage, and Frankenweenie, about a deceased dog taking on a new life.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

More scares, Gromit? The claymation couple Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit face a bunny who means business when the moon is full in this adorable Oscar-winning animation from stop-motion specialists Aardman Studios.

Casper

Christina Ricci meets cartoon phantasm Casper the Friendly Ghost in this live action caper.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

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Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call? The ghostbusting comedy that launched a thousand lunch boxes is still as addictive as ever. Bear in mind this 80s classic is probably ruder (and more filled with smoking) than you remember. Younger ones can join the fun with spin-off cartoon The Real Ghostbusters.

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