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Not scary movies to watch on Halloween

by moneylover • Created 12 years ago • Modified 3 months ago
Not genre films, but fitting the mood and depicting Halloween celebration
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  • Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic (1998)

    1. Practical Magic

    19981h 44mPG-1347Metascore
    6.3 (100K)
    Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.
    DirectorGriffin DunneStarsSandra BullockNicole KidmanStockard Channing
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (454K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska in Restless (2011)

    3. Restless

    20111h 31mPG-1347Metascore
    6.7 (19K)
    The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMia WasikowskaHenry HopperRyô Kase
  • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in Hocus Pocus (1993)

    4. Hocus Pocus

    19931h 36mPG43Metascore
    6.9 (164K)
    A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
    DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsBette MidlerSarah Jessica ParkerKathy Najimy
  • Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)

    5. Donnie Darko

    20011h 53mR88Metascore
    8.0 (883K)
    After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
    DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnell
  • Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

    6. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    19931h 16mPG82Metascore
    7.9 (395K)
    Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
    DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'Hara
  • Vera Farmiga in Down to the Bone (2004)

    7. Down to the Bone

    20041h 44mR76Metascore
    6.6 (2.5K)
    A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
    DirectorDebra GranikStarsVera FarmigaHugh DillonClint Jordan
  • Jonathan Pryce, Shawn Carson, and Vidal Peterson in Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

    8. Something Wicked This Way Comes

    19831h 35mPG68Metascore
    6.7 (11K)
    In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
    DirectorJack ClaytonStarsMary Grace CanfieldRichard DavalosJake Dengel
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

    9. Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    19851h 31mPG47Metascore
    7.1 (61K)
    When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsPaul ReubensElizabeth DailyMark Holton
  • Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller, Gale Garnett, and Allen Swift in Mad Monster Party? (1967)

    10. Mad Monster Party?

    19671h 34mUnrated
    6.6 (3.7K)
    On the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.
    DirectorJules BassStarsBoris KarloffAllen SwiftGale Garnett
  • In America (2002)

    11. In America

    20021h 45mPG-1376Metascore
    7.7 (45K)
    A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
    DirectorJim SheridanStarsPaddy ConsidineSamantha MortonDjimon Hounsou
  • Michele Hicks in Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

    12. Twin Falls Idaho

    19991h 51mR71Metascore
    7.1 (5.3K)
    Conjoined twins have their relationship tested when a woman takes interest in one of them.
    DirectorMichael PolishStarsMichael PolishMark PolishMichele Hicks
  • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)

    13. A Perfect World

    19932h 18mPG-1371Metascore
    7.5 (91K)
    A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKevin CostnerClint EastwoodLaura Dern
  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

    14. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    20051h 25mG87Metascore
    7.5 (153K)
    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.
    DirectorsSteve BoxNick ParkStarsPeter SallisHelena Bonham CarterRalph Fiennes
  • Bill Melendez and Peter Robbins in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

    15. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

    196625mTV-GTV Movie
    8.1 (23K)
    The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
    DirectorBill MelendezStarsPeter RobbinsChristopher SheaSally Dryer
  • Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

    16. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    20101h 34mPG56Metascore
    6.2 (62K)
    Greg Heffley is a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.
    DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsZachary GordonRobert CapronRachael Harris
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)

    17. Beginners

    20101h 45mR81Metascore
    7.2 (96K)
    Oliver, a graphic designer, is attracted to a free-spirited and unpredictable Anna. Memories of his father encourage him to open himself up to the potential of a true and long-lasting relationship.
    DirectorMike MillsStarsEwan McGregorChristopher PlummerMélanie Laurent
  • Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004)

    18. Mean Girls

    20041h 37mPG-1366Metascore
    7.1 (462K)
    Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
    DirectorMark WatersStarsLindsay LohanJonathan BennettRachel McAdams
  • Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, and Wilson Cruz in Party Monster (2003)

    19. Party Monster

    20031h 38mR36Metascore
    6.2 (18K)
    Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
    DirectorsFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsMacaulay CulkinWilson CruzSeth Green
  • Chase Ellison and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)

    20. Mysterious Skin

    20041h 45mUnrated74Metascore
    7.6 (81K)
    Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
    DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth Shue
  • Jeanette Brox, Shelly Cole, Matt Keeslar, Sophia Myles, and Max Minghella in Art School Confidential (2006)

    21. Art School Confidential

    20061h 42mR54Metascore
    6.3 (18K)
    Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsMax MinghellaSophia MylesJohn Malkovich
  • Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen in Awake (2007)

    22. Awake

    20071h 24mR33Metascore
    6.5 (83K)
    A wealthy young man undergoing heart transplant surgery discovers that the surgical team intend to murder him.
    DirectorJoby HaroldStarsHayden ChristensenJessica AlbaTerrence Howard
  • Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

    23. Everyone Says I Love You

    19961h 41mR
    6.7 (40K)
    A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a troubled marriage while her stepsister gets engaged.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenGoldie HawnJulia Roberts
  • Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Meryl Streep, and Tom Everett Scott in One True Thing (1998)

    24. One True Thing

    19982h 7mR63Metascore
    6.9 (13K)
    A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
    DirectorCarl FranklinStarsMeryl StreepRenée ZellwegerWilliam Hurt
  • Jon Voight in Conrack (1974)

    25. Conrack

    19741h 46mPG
    7.3 (2.4K)
    The true story of Pat Conroy, a handsome, idealistic Caucasian who is an elementary-school instructor for a group of poor Black children in an isolated school.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsJon VoightPaul WinfieldMadge Sinclair

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