The 10 Greatest Halloween Movies of All Time

10

13 Going on 30 (2004)

Any movie that features a room full of people dancing to "Thriller" is a Halloween movie in my book. Those are the rules.

Any movie that features a room full of people dancing to "Thriller" is a Halloween movie in my book. Those are the rules.

9

Mr. Mom (1983)

Michael Keaton loses his job, takes over the house, and goes to war with a vacuum cleaner. Hilarious! Then Halloween arrives, and things take a bit of a turn.

Michael Keaton loses his job, takes over the house, and goes to war with a vacuum cleaner. Hilarious! Then Halloween arrives, and things take a bit of a turn.

8

The Karate Kid (1984)

Things get real at the Halloween dance. All I can say is: don't bring a shower rod to a skeleton fight.

Things get real at the Halloween dance. All I can say is: don't bring a shower rod to a skeleton fight.

7

Steel Magnolias (1989)

No spoilers on this one. If you know, you know, but I promise there is a Halloween scene. Maybe the saddest Halloween movie of all time?

No spoilers on this one. If you know, you know, but I promise there is a Halloween scene. Maybe the saddest Halloween movie of all time?

6

Ghost (1990)

It's about more than just a salacious pottery scene. A murdered man comes back as a ghost and haunts his own apartment. That's a haunted-house movie.

It's about more than just a salacious pottery scene. A murdered man comes back as a ghost and haunts his own apartment. That's a haunted-house movie.

5

Mean Girls (2004)

Before going to your first high school Halloween party, make sure you give this one a watch so you know the rules. I wish I had.

Before going to your first high school Halloween party, make sure you give this one a watch so you know the rules. I wish I had.

4

Field of Dreams (1989)

A farmer hears a voice in his cornfield, and before you know it, there's an entire baseball team of ghosts. It's a corn-maze haunting starring Kevin Costner.

A farmer hears a voice in his cornfield, and before you know it, there's an entire baseball team of ghosts. It's a corn-maze haunting starring Kevin Costner.

3

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Commitment is the scariest monster of them all. The main characters' first "not-a-date" happens on Halloween night while the whole neighborhood's out in costume.

Commitment is the scariest monster of them all. The main characters' first "not-a-date" happens on Halloween night while the whole neighborhood's out in costume.

2

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Sure, it's the "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" movie. But its best scene takes place on Halloween night! Christmas stole this one, and we're taking it back for Halloween.

Sure, it's the "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" movie. But its best scene takes place on Halloween night! Christmas stole this one, and we're taking it back for Halloween.

1

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

The climax happens on Halloween night, on the walk home from a school pageant, with Scout dressed as a ham. Your English teacher assigned you a Halloween book.

The climax happens on Halloween night, on the walk home from a school pageant, with Scout dressed as a ham. Your English teacher assigned you a Halloween book.