Best Family Friendly Halloween films in the 00s

Welcome to memory lane, 00s kids! Here are some films that you might remember that made your Halloween.

1. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)

Alvin has repeatedly been having nightmares about werewolves ever since the new neighbor Lawrence Talbot moved into his neighborhood. Alvin thinks he may be a werewolf, but no one believes him. One night, Theodore gets bitten by a werewolf, giving him a personality shift by day and transforming into a little werewolf by night. Will Alvin and Simon be able to save him before the full moon turns him into a werewolf for good?

2. Corpse Bride (2005)

The movie takes place in the Victorian era, when arranged marriages were in the norm. Victor is the son of a fish merchant set to marry Victoria, who is the daughter of two unloving aristocrats. Aftear Victor messes up the wedding rehearsal, he goes into the woods to practice his vows, only to inadvertently bring back Emily from the dead. She thinks he perfected his vows for her making him her husband. It is revealed that she was murderd and robbed on the night she planned to elope. The murderer turned out to be another man that Everglots forced Victoria to marry, believing that Victor left her. And yes. Victor, Victoria, and Emily each get their happy ending.

3. Halloweentown 2: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001)

The sequel has a darker tone than the other Halloweentown films. Kalabar’s son, Kal, is avenging his father’s death by turning Halloweentown citizens into grey humans and mortal world people into creatures depending on the costume they wear on Halloween. But not before stealing Aggie’s spell book. The Cromwell family must stop him before it’s too late.

4. Haunted Mansion (2003)

This Eddie Murphy flick is based on the ride at Disney World…..and packed with grim grinning ghosts. Jim Evers and his wife Sarah are successful realtors with two children, Michael and Megan. Jim is a workaholic that misses a lot of family events. Especially his own wedding anniversary. He makes up for it by planning a family vacation to the lake, but recieves a phone call from mansion occupants to sell it. Instead of going for the original plan, Jim goes tot he mansion instead thinking it‘s a once in a lifetime opportunity. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity alright. Sarah is a doppelgänger of Edward Gracey’s sweethear, Elizabeth. Gracey was supposed to marry her, but she was poisoned by the butler, who staged it as a suicide all because he didn’t approve of the marriage. The Evers family are each led to solving the mystery, breaking the spell, and leaving the house that isn’t truly for sale.

Be sure to ride The Haunted Mansion during your visit at Disney World.

5. Halloweentown High (2004)

After opening the portal between Halloweentown and the mortal world in order to defeat Cal, Marnie must prove to the Halloweentown Council that the mortal world is warm and welcoming to Halloweentown citizens. So she hosts foreign exchange students from Halloweentown disguised as humans. We hope it all goes well

6. Return to Halloweentown (2006)

Marnie is going to college in Halloweentown hoping to learn to use her magic. But alas! Magic is forbidden. Instead, they learn Shakespeare and magic history. Little did Marnie know until later, her family history in involved with the school.

It’s still disappointing to this day not seeing Kimberly J Brown reprising the role and not seeing enough Aggie and Sophie.

7. Monster House (2006)

At first, we might think that Horace Nebbercracker is an mean grumpy man or possibly the villain. Wrong! It’s the house he lives in. When Nebbercracker’s dies, her spirit possesses the house. Anyone coming near the house gets attacked by her spirit. This is why Nebbercracker put up a grumpy man front to protect them.

8. Coraline

Coraline and her family move into an apartment. Ignored by her workaholic parents, Coraline explores a parallel universere that resembles her real world, but with more vibrancy. Everyone ther have button eyes. She visits the parallel universe more than once. Later, she learns of the hidden dangers there.