Halloween Movies for Kids of All Ages

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter voice this Tim Burton favorite about a shy groom who gets into unexpected trouble with a deceased bride.

Rated PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.

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Movies for Kids: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Have you ever wanted to be a part of something that you don't quite understand, but love nonetheless? Well, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is for you. Enjoy the fun as Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town.

Rated PG for some scary images.

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Movies for Kids: "Hocus Pocus"

Witches don't fly on brooms in this tale of Salem, Mass. -- but vacuums! Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy star in this fun Halloween flick about witches who are in the market for immortality.

Rated PG for some scary sequences, and for language.

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Movies for Kids: "Casper"

Bill Pullman stars as a paranormal expert who stays at an abandoned house played by Christina Ricci. However, they find more than dust at the house when three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one make their presence known.

Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements.

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Movies for Kids: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Harry Potter has become a staple among young readers and viewers. Some critics say the movies and books are too dark for kids. The latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" is rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images.

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Movies for Teens: "Bride of Frankenstein"

Frankenstein's monster is lonely no more in this classic.

"Bride of Frankenstein" is rated PG.

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Movies for Teens: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Movies

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy (seen here) star with Freddie Prinze Jr. in this heartthrob favorite.

But you be the judge if your teen can see it: It's rated R for intense terror violence and gore, strong language and some drug use.

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Movies for Teens: "Gremlins" Movies

Both "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" received PG-13 ratings. But just remember: the little monsters can be quite scary for little kids.

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Movies Kids Shouldn't See: "28 Days Later..."

Put the kids to bed for this one! This Danny Boyle directed film follows a small group of survivors four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK. Cillian Murphy stars.

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

Has Tim Curry ever looked better? This cult favorite, some would say, is best viewed at a midnight screening. Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, and Richard O'Brien also star in this fun rated R flick.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Alien"

Harry Dean Stanton is seen here in the monster movie "Alien" about a crew that encounters some interesting beings on a distant planet.

Rated R.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Nightmare on Elm Street"

Freddy Krueger's got clawed hands -- and not the nice Edward Scissorhands kind of way. And they're after you...in your sleep. This Wes Craven movie may not be best movie fare for kids this Halloween.

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Halloween"

"Halloween" is the quintessential Halloween movie. This story about a psychotic murderer who escapes from an institution is sure to make you just a little paranoid in the dark.

Rated R.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Night of the Living Dead"

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This 1968 zombie classic is not to be missed this Halloween. It really makes you think, "How would you escape a farmhouse surrounded by bloodthirsty zombies?

Rated TV-MA for television uncut version.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Psycho"

Janet Leigh reacts to an unexpected motel shower intrusion in "Psycho."

Rated R for violence and sexuality/nudity.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Saw"

Ned Bellamy and Danny Glover in "Saw." If you like gore, this one's for you. "Saw" is rated R for strong grisly violence and language.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Scream"

Drew Barrymore gets in a tough spot in "Scream."

Rated R for strong graphic horror violence and gore, and for language.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "The Silence of the Lambs"

Who can top the creepy factor of Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs"? Our guess: no one.

Rated R for Disturbing Grisly Images and Violence, Strong Language, and Some Sexual Content.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "The Exorcist"

Linda Blair stars as Regan, a possessed girl, in "The Exorcist."

Rated R for strong language and disturbing images.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "The Night of the Hunter"

Robert Mitchum stars as a religious fanatic on the trail of his wife's late husband's robbery money.

PG-13 for scenes of terror and violence.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "The Shining"

Jack Nicholson stars in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" based on Stephen King's creepy novel about a family who goes to stay at a mountain resort with a scary -- and very alive -- past.

Unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Evil Dead" Trilogy

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A mix of horror and fun, the "Evil Dead" movies star Bruce Campbell as a macho man fighting deadly zombies in a cabin -- and beyond.

"Evil Dead" rated NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore. "Evil Dead II" rated R for strong gory horror violence and language. "Army of Darkness" rated for violence and horror.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Let the Right One In"

This is a great example of a movie about kids that isn't for kids. "Let the Right One In" is about a young boy who is bullied by other children. He happens to meet a young, peculiar girl with a deadly, astonishing secret.

Rated R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language.

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Movies You'd Never Show a Kid: "Pan's Labyrinth"

Rated R for graphic violence and some language, "Pan's Labyrinth" is set in fascist Spain in 1944. Follow the stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer as she gets caught up in an eerie, but captivating fantasy world.

Rated R for graphic violence and some language.

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