Best Family Halloween Movies to Stream (2026)

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

Stream on

• Disney+

Director

Lee Unkrich

Starring

Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

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• Disney+
• Fubo

Director

Pete Docter

Starring

John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Travis Knight

Starring

Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

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• Disney+

Director

Henry Selick

Starring

Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

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• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• Philo

Director

Ivan Reitman

Starring

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

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• Disney+
• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Tim Burton

Starring

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Henry Selick

Starring

Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.

Stream on

• HBO Max

Director

Frank Oz

Starring

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Sam Fell

Starring

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

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• HBO Max

Director

Joe Dante

Starring

Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

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• HBO Max

Director

Mike Johnson

Starring

Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.

Stream on

• Disney+

Director

Tim Burton

Starring

Charlie Tahan, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Stream on

• HBO Max

Director

Tim Burton

Starring

Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder

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.

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• Disney+
• Hulu
• Fubo
• DisneyNOW

Director

Duwayne Dunham

Starring

Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Kimberly J. Brown

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

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• HBO Max
• Hulu
• Peacock

Director

Graham Annable

Starring

Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

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• Peacock

Director

Gil Kenan

Starring

Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

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• Hulu
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Paul Feig

Starring

Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

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• Hulu
• Starz
• YouTube TV
• Fubo
• FXNow

Director

Jason Reitman

Starring

Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon

29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.

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• Disney+
• Hulu

Director

Anne Fletcher

Starring

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy

The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

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• Disney+
• Hulu
• Fubo
• DisneyNOW

Director

Mary Lambert

Starring

Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag, Daniel Kountz

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

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• Hulu
• Paramount+
• Fubo

Director

Genndy Tartakovsky

Starring

Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

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• Hulu
• YouTube TV
• Fubo

Director

Ivan Reitman

Starring

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver

Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But when Camryn leaves Alex to face the darkness alone, will Coventry be doomed? Or will the sisters multiply their magic by standing together?

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• Disney+
• Fubo
• DisneyNOW

Director

Stuart Gillard

Starring

Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kristen Wilson

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

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• Hulu
• Paramount+
• Fubo

Director

Genndy Tartakovsky

Starring

Selena Gomez, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

Stream on

• Disney+
• Fubo

Director

Kenny Ortega

Starring

Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw