Top 10 Family-Friendly Halloween Movies

Halloween is my favorite time of year. The leaves are changing color, the air is crisp and the wind makes eerie noises as it blows over the land. It is the perfect time for a Halloween movie that is family-friendly or a dark Halloween horror if you can get a babysitter. Family friendly horror movies are great because the whole family can watch or you can put them on during a Halloween party since it they are appropriate for all ages. Here is my list of the top 10 family friendly Halloween movies that you can buy, rent or download.

Corpse Bride (PG)- Tim Burton is the master of storytelling via the movie world. Corpse Bride is a love story based in the underworld. With the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson and Tracey Ullman you really can't go wrong with this family-friendly Halloween movie.

Casper (PG)- Father and daughter happen to sleep in an abandoned house only to find out it is not abandoned but has four ghosts. Three of the ghosts happen to be mischievous and one happens to be Casper the Friendly Ghost. This is a classic family friendly Halloween movie.

The Nightmare before Christmas (PG)- Another Tim Burton film which has become a cult classic for Halloween. Jack Skellington, King of Halloweentown, finds himself in Christmastown after deciding he is bored with Halloween all the time. He gets everyone in Halloweentown to help him put on Christmas but things aren't quite right. A must see on Halloween.

Ghost Busters! (Parental advisory for some language, scary scenes and sexual innuendo)- Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray star in this classic movie that is very suitable and family-friendly for Halloween.

Addams Family Values (PG-13)- Among the ultimate Halloween families is none other than the Addams Family. Addams Family Values is a comedic horror movie where the family must rescue Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) from the grasps of a gold-digger. What would Halloween be without Morticia, Gomes, Fester, Thing, Lurch, Wednesday and Pugsley?

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (G)- This should be a classic family-friendly Halloween movie if you have children or are an adult with the love of everything Pooh. Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie is meant for all ages. Pooh's friend Lumpy the Heffalump is celebrating his first Halloween and scared witless. Pooh and his friends decide to catch an imaginary monster they call the Gobloon but scare themselves silly in the process. Cute, funny and heartwarming this movie is all things Pooh!

Munster, Go Home! (not rated)- Ranking up there with the Addams Family, the Munster's are the all American family except they happen to be monsters. Munster, Go Home is the first feature length movie starring the Munster family. Herman Munster finds that he has inherited an estate in England which leads the family on a cross country adventure.

Garfield's Halloween Adventure (G)- Garfield's Halloween Adventure comes in two parts and is or should be a family friendly classic shown on Halloween. Originally titled as "Garfield in Disquise" this classic first aired on CBS as a television special on October 30, 1985 and reran every year until 2000. Garfield and Otis find themselves dressed as pirates and confronting ghostly pirates after hearing a scary tale.

The Witches (PG)- Angelica Huston as the Grand High Witch is bent on transforming all the world's children into mice in this Jim Henson produced movie. In fact, it was the last movie Jim Henson produced and happens to be a great family- friendly Halloween movie. Based on the book The Witches by Roald Dahl, this was also the last novel of Roald Dahls to be adapted to film before his death.

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" (G)- If you have never seen this movie then you may not be human. This Charlie Brown special is the ultimate family-friendly Halloween movie in existence and thus ranks number one on my list. Charlie Brown and his friends celebrate Halloween while Linus patiently waits for The Great Pumpkin to appear. Watch the movie to find out if it does!