Halloween is that magical time of the year where most families find an opportunity to use their imagination collectively and let go of reality for a little bit.

Fortunately, there are also quite a lot of fun family activities to invest your quality time. From house decorations to a pumpkin-picking visit to a local farm, from a corn maze trek to maybe a haunted house tour for the brave ones.

And there is no better way to prepare than grabbing a big bowl of popcorn and enjoying these fantastic, family-friendly movies that will get your imagination pumping without giving you nightmares.

1. Coraline

Curious young Coraline unlocks a door in her family’s home and is transported to a universe that strangely resembles her own — only better.

2. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Equipped with a mechanical heart and determined to stay out of death’s shadow, young Jack understands that love could prove fatal.

3. A Monster in Paris

Emile and Raoul join forces with a singer and an eccentric scientist and his monkey to save a misunderstood monster from the city’s police chief.

4. The BFG

A little orphan meets up with a kind giant who’s supposed to eat her but instead protects her from some truly horrible giants who terrorize them both.

5. Hugo

A 12-year-old orphan takes up residence behind the walls of a Parisian train station, where he meets a girl who holds the key to his destiny.

6. Pete’s Dragon

When a strange boy turns up claiming to live in the woods with a giant green dragon, forest ranger Grace and young Natalie go digging for the truth.

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