13 Movies About Ghosts That Aren’t Too Spooky

You will most certainly remember this Pixar animated movie. Coco is about a young boy named Miguel who aspires to be a musician but because of his family's tragic history with music, the idea is banned by his loved ones. visiting the grave of his favorite musician, he plays his guitar and is transported to the Land of the Dead. There he comes face to face with the spirits of Ernesto, his favorite musician and his dearly, departed relatives. But there is one special, family ghoul that holds the key to a family secret that will change everything Miguel believed in.

Watch Coco, rated PG, on Disney+.

The reboot to the 1984 classic comedy horror follows three women who try to prove that ghosts are roaming around in New York City (with their mayor backing them up in private and hilariously discrediting them in public). Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, and Kristen Wiig make up the trio and will have you laughing throughout the whole movie! The fight scene with the Pilgrims and the Mafia ghosts may be our favorite scene in the movie! Thor’s Chris Hemsworth is their clueless assistant. Ghostbusters is rated PG-13. Common Sense Media gives it a 3-star rating for kids 11 and up with “ghosts and girl power.”

Watch Ghostbusters, rated PG-13, on Amazon Prime Video and Vudu.

You cannot appreciate the reboot without giving kudos to the original. Ghostbusters is a spooky, family classic staple that both kids and parents can enjoy. Not only do these New York scientists discover the existence of ghosts, but they also find a way to contain them! Oh and three words: giant marshmallow man! Who you gonna call? The classic is given 4-stars for kids 11 and up from Common Sense Media.

Watch the original Ghostbusters, rated PG, on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount TV, and Apple TV.

We still ain't afraid of no ghosts! One more from the Ghostbusters saga to check out. Dan Aykroyd returned to the franchise in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. According to its synopsis, when “a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.” it takes place over 30 years after the original and ones that true fans can appreciate.

Disney star McKenna Grace and Ant Man star Paul are among the stars in this sequel.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife, rated PG-13, and. An be streamed on Starz.

There’s nothing scarier than your basketball bouncing into that ‘creepy house on the street’ which also happens to eat trick-or-treaters and police officers. A group of kids must figure out how to stop the monster house from terrorizing the neighborhood while trying not to become its next victim. What makes this a ghost story is that the house is actually possessed by the spirit of a woman who just didn’t like trick-or-treaters or anyone messing with her house. Go figure. Monster House is rated PG-13 and rated “frightful fun” for kids 10 and up on Common Sense Media.

Watch Monster House, rated PG, on Netflix.

Like paranormal, you get it? Just like the Sixth Sense, this kid sees dead people too. But it's nowhere near as spooky and the ghosts are actually pretty friendly. As a matter of fact, they’re more than friendly, the ghosts are pretty comical in this movie. There are even some zombies for good measure. The main character, Norman Babcock, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, prefers talking to these ghouls over the living. With their help, he must save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Common Sense Media gives it a 4-star rating and calls it cool and creepy but maybe a little much for smaller children. Kids ages 10 and up will enjoy this flick.

Watch Paranorman, rated PG, on Netflix.

First of all, it's Eddie Murphy in a Disney movie so get ready to laugh. Based on The Haunted Mansion ride at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, this movie is about a family that gets locked in a haunted Louisiana mansion overnight and is spooked by singing heads, talking crystal balls, ghost maids, and a not-so-friendly ghoulish butler. Not to mention the ultimatum of facing your fear of spiders or saving your dad and sister from a gang of zombies in a creepy cemetery. It has a one-star rating for kids 10 and up on Common Sense Media. But again, it's Eddie Murphy. Whatever he is in, it’s bound to be a delight!

Watch The Haunted Mansion, rated PG, on Disney+.

Another movie inspired by a Disney attraction. Teenage Kirsten Dunst stars in the 1997 movie about five people who vanished from a hotel elevator on Halloween in the 30s. A young girl’s jealousy prompts her to curse her little movie star sister and four others. But in the end, forgiveness and love prevailed. The movie is based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at the Walt Disney World Resort’s Hollywood Studios attraction. Common Sense Media calls this movie a “tame, cliched spooker for tweens and up,” ages 10 and up.

Watch the Tower of Terror movie, rated NR, on YouTube.

Scooby-Doo fans will appreciate this classic. Shaggy inherits his uncle's spooky mansion haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier, who happens to be his late relative. So who did he call for help? The Boo Brothers: Freako, Meako, and Shreako. When Shaggy asks how they can be ghosts and ghost exterminators, they replied, “It takes one to know one.” Touché. For once, these are ghouls that Scooby and Shaggy are not afraid of. This cartoon TV movie classic is rated G and has “silly scares” according to Common Sense Media.

Watch Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, rated G, on Boomerang, YouTube, Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

In this Tim Burton classic, a deceased couple wants the living inhabitants out of their home and call a troublesome ghoul named Beetlejuice, played by Michael Keaton, to get help them get rid of them. Needless to say, the service does not roll over well. From stairs that turn into a giant snake to alien minister and involuntary teenage weddings, Beetlejuice has some “dark fun” and “some violence,” which makes it best appropriate for kids 13 and up, according to Common Sense Media. No one says the ‘B word’ and don’t forget your handbook for the recently deceased watching this one.

Watch Beetlejuice, rated PG, on Hulu and Apple TV.

What’s a more family-friendly ghost movie than a movie about a friendly ghost? All Caspar wants is to be friends with the new girl on the block but his uncles are trying to scare her and her dad away! Also, nostalgic vibes for the 90s kids to see teenage Leonardo DiCarpio before he officially stole our hearts two years later in the Titanic! Casper is rated PG. The movie is not as “mild as the cartoons” as the cartoon, according to Common Sense Media, and is best for kids 8 and up

Watch Casper, rated PG, on Amazon Prime Video.

Another friendship attempt from the world’s friendliest ghost. This time with an equally friendly witch! Lizzie McGuire’s Hilary Duff is adorable as Wendy the Witch in this original Disney movie. The two meet at a vacation resort and together they join plasma and wands to fight off an evil warlock who wants to banish Wendy forever because she is more powerful than him. Casper’s ghostly uncles also get some human skin in this one. Casper Meets Wendy good tween fun for kids 6 and up by Common Sense Media.

Watch Casper Meets Wendy, rated PG, on YouTube.

A teenager and his family moves into a home haunted by the ghost of a high school cheerleader who died in a car accident on her way to a school dance with her boyfriend. The teen finds her bracelet in the lake, where the accident occurred and is able to see the ghost. Together they work together to help her parents who were left with some unanswered questions about an important family document left behind by her grandfather.

Watch Susie Q on Disney+.