Last Updated on 4 July 2025

The following list is a snapshot of society’s current opinions of the 100 best horror movies rated PG or PG-13 of all time. Some people like a scary movie but don’t want the content that makes a movie be rated R. This list is for them.

I found 29 different ranked lists online of “best PG-13 horror movies of all time” which also ended up getting me PG movies sometimes, too. I pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 29 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best PG13 Horror Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. A Quiet Place (2018) PG-13
  2. The Ring (2002) PG-13
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999) PG-13
  4. The Others (2001) PG-13
  5. Drag Me to Hell (2009) PG-13
  6. Insidious (2010) PG-13
  7. Jaws (1975) PG
  8. The Birds (1963) PG-13
  9. Cloverfield (2008) PG-13
  10. Gremlins (1984) PG
  11. Tremors (1990) PG-13
  12. 1408 (2007) PG-13
  13. Lights Out (2016) PG-13
  14. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) PG-13
  15. The Woman in Black (2012) PG-13
  16. Signs (2002) PG-13
  17. Happy Death Day (2017) PG-13
  18. The Grudge (2004) PG-13
  19. Under the Shadow (2016) PG-13
  20. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) PG-13
  21. Arachnophobia (1990) PG-13
  22. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) PG
  23. Poltergeist (1982) PG
  24. Mama (2013) PG-13
  25. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) PG-13
  26. M3GAN (2022) PG-13
  27. What Lies Beneath (2000) PG-13
  28. The Skeleton Key (2005) PG-13
  29. Split (2016) PG-13
  30. Ghostbusters (1984) PG
  31. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) PG-13
  32. The Visit (2015) PG-13
  33. A Quiet Place Part II (2020) PG-13
  34. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) PG-13
  35. The Final Girls (2015) PG-13
  36. The Mothman Prophecies (2002) PG-13
  37. Warm Bodies (2013) PG-13
  38. The Last Exorcism (2010) PG-13
  39. Devil (2010) PG-13
  40. Disturbia (2007) PG-13
  41. I Am Legend (2007) PG-13
  42. The Mummy (1999) PG-13
  43. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) PG-13
  44. Godzilla Minus One (2023) PG-13
  45. The Fog (2005) PG-13
  46. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) PG-13
  47. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) PG-13
  48. The Monster Squad (1987) PG-13
  49. World War Z (2013) PG-13
  50. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) PG-13
  51. The Witches (1990) PG
  52. Coraline (2009) PG
  53. The Gate (1987) PG-13
  54. Night of the Comet (1984) PG-13
  55. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) PG
  56. Carriers (2009) PG-13
  57. The Boogeyman (2023) PG-13
  58. The Possession (2012) PG-13
  59. Before I Wake (2016) PG-13
  60. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) PG-13
  61. The Uninvited (2009) PG-13
  62. The Village (2004) PG-13
  63. A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) PG-13
  64. Death Becomes Her (1992) PG-13
  65. I Saw the TV Glow (2024) PG-13
  66. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) PG-13
  67. Cat’s Eye (1985) PG-13
  68. The Haunting (1999) PG-13
  69. The Hole (2009) PG-13
  70. 47 Meters Down (2017) PG-13
  71. Dark Skies (2013) PG-13
  72. Dark Water (2002) PG-13
  73. Van Helsing (2004) PG-13
  74. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) PG-13
  75. Underwater (2020) PG-13
  76. Hellboy (2004) PG-13
  77. Casper (1995) PG
  78. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) PG
  79. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) PG-13
  80. Lisa Frankenstein (2024) PG-13
  81. Eight Legged Freaks (2002) PG-13
  82. Lady in White (1988) PG-13
  83. When a Stranger Calls (2006) PG-13
  84. Krampus (2015) PG-13
  85. The Gorge (2025) PG-13
  86. Escape Room (2019) PG-13
  87. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) PG-13
  88. Hotel Transylvania (2012) PG
  89. Memories (1995) PG-13
  90. Dracula Untold (2014) PG-13
  91. Sweetheart (2019) PG-13
  92. Frankenweenie (2012) PG
  93. Salem’s Lot (1979) PG
  94. Alien vs. Predator (2004) PG-13
  95. No One Will Save You (2023) PG-13
  96. Willard (2003) PG-13
  97. Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) PG-13
  98. A Monster Calls (2016) PG-13
  99. Haunted Mansion (2023) PG-13
  100. Critters (1986) PG-13
  101. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) PG-13
  102. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) PG
  103. Super 8 (2011) PG-13
  104. Gretel & Hansel (2020) PG-13
  105. Imaginary (2024) PG-13
  106. Dark Water (2005) PG-13
  107. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) PG
  108. The Haunting (1963) G
  109. The Rite (2011) PG-13
  110. Darkness Falls (2003) PG-13
  111. Victor Frankenstein (2015) PG-13
  112. Jurassic Park (1993) PG-13
  113. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022) PG-13
  114. Goosebumps (2015) PG
  115. The Messengers (2007) PG-13
  116. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) PG
  117. Ouija (2014) PG-13
  118. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) PG-13
  119. The Watchers (2024) PG-13
  120. Insidious: The Red Door (2023) PG-13
  121. M3GAN 2.0 (2025) PG-13
  122. Corpse Bride (2005) PG
  123. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) PG
  124. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) PG
  125. The Watcher in the Woods (1980) PG
  126. Tourist Trap (1979) PG
  127. The Eye (2008) PG-13
  128. Mr. Vampire (1985) PG-13
  129. Boogeyman (2005) PG-13
  130. Monster House (2006) PG
  131. Watership Down (1978) PG
  132. The Addams Family (1991) PG-13
  133. The Woman in the Yard (2025) PG-13
  134. ParaNorman (2012) PG
  135. The Vigil (2019) PG-13
  136. Cursed (2005) PG-13
  137. War of the Worlds (2005) PG-13
  138. Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) PG-13
  139. The Brothers Grimm (2005) PG-13
  140. Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020) PG-13
  141. Night Swim (2024) PG-13
  142. The Keeping Hours (2017) PG-13
  143. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) PG
  144. Hocus Pocus (1993) PG
  145. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) PG-13
  146. House at the End of the Street (2012) PG-13
  147. Come Play (2020) PG-13
  148. Priest (2011) PG-13
  149. Halloweentown (1998) G
  150. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) PG-13
  151. Prey (2019) PG-13
  152. Old (2021) PG-13
  153. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) PG-13
  154. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) PG
  155. The Boy (2016) PG-13
  156. Maggie (2015) PG-13
  157. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) G
  158. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) PG-13
  159. The Meg (2018) PG-13
  160. The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) PG-13
  161. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) PG
  162. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) PG-13
  163. Ringu (1998) PG-13
  164. Carnival of Souls (1962) PG
  165. The Wolf Man (1941) PG
  166. Shutter (2008) PG-13
  167. Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972) PG
  168. Dracula (1931) PG
  169. Horror Hotel (2013) PG-13
  170. House of Wax (1953) PG
  171. The Mummy Returns (2001) PG-13
  172. Insidious: The Last Key (2018) PG-13
  173. Red Riding Hood (2011) PG-13
  174. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) G
  175. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) PG
  176. Our House (2018) PG-13
  177. Phoenix Forgotten (2017) PG-13
  178. Vamps (2012) PG-13
  179. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) PG-13
  180. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) PG-13
  181. The Invisible Man (1933) PG
  182. Cry Wolf (2005) PG-13
  183. Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) PG-13
  184. It Lives Inside (2023) PG-13
  185. Poltergeist (2015) PG-13
  186. Frankenstein (1931) PG
  187. The Unseen (2016) PG-13
  188. White Dog (1982) PG
  189. The Unborn (2009) PG-13
  190. The Covenant (2006) PG-13
  191. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) PG
  192. The New Daughter (2009) PG-13
  193. The Silence (2019) PG-13
  194. The New Mutants (2020) PG-13
  195. Countdown (2019) PG-13
  196. The Mummy (1932) PG
  197. Jessabelle (2014) PG-13
  198. The Ring Two (2005) PG-13
  199. Monsters, Inc. (2001) G
  200. The Stepford Wives (1975) PG
  201. Fantasy Island (2020) PG-13
  202. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) PG-13
  203. Down a Dark Hall (2018) PG-13
  204. The Quiet Ones (2014) PG-13
  205. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) G
  206. Afraid (2024) PG-13
  207. Monstrous (2022) PG-13
  208. Apollo 18 (2011) PG-13
  209. The Unholy (2021) PG-13
  210. Incarnate (2016) PG-13
  211. Scooby-Doo (2002) PG
  212. Shin Godzilla (2016) PG-13
  213. Flight 7500 (2014) PG-13
  214. They (2002) PG-13
  215. Secret Window (2004) PG-13
  216. The Munsters (2022) PG
  217. Bagman (2024) PG-13
  218. Truth or Dare (2018) PG-13
  219. Wish Upon (2017) PG-13
  220. Odd Thomas (2013) PG-13
  221. Amityville: The Awakening (2017) PG-13
  222. Return to Oz (1985) PG
  223. Stonehearst Asylum (2014) PG-13
  224. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) PG-13
  225. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014) PG-13
  226. The Isle (2018) PG-13
  227. Troll 2 (1990) PG-13
  228. Tarot (2024) PG-13
  229. House on Haunted Hill (1959) PG-13
  230. Mad Monster Party? (1967) PG
  231. Tales from the Crypt (1972) PG
  232. The Vatican Tapes (2015) PG-13
  233. Monster High: The Movie (2022) PG
  234. The Other (1972) PG
  235. Poltergeist III (1988) PG-13
  236. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) PG
  237. Incident at Loch Ness (2004) PG-13
  238. Run (2020) PG-13
  239. Critters 3 (1991) PG-13
  240. Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) PG-13
  241. Young Frankenstein (1974) PG
  242. Unbreakable (2000) PG-13
  243. King Kong (2005) PG-13
  244. The City of the Dead (1960) PG-13
  245. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) PG-13
  246. Glass (2019) PG-13
  247. Slotherhouse (2023) PG-13
  248. Mars Attacks! (1996) PG-13
  249. The Remaining (2014) PG-13
  250. Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) PG-13
  251. Dead of Night (1974) PG
  252. Race with the Devil (1975) PG
  253. The Harbinger (2022) PG-13
  254. The Legend of Hell House (1973) PG
  255. From Beyond the Grave (1974) PG
  256. A Haunting in Venice (2023) PG-13
  257. Goliathon (1977) PG-13
  258. The Invasion (2007) PG-13
  259. Troll Hunter (2010) PG-13
  260. Asylum (1972) PG
  261. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) PG
  262. The House That Dripped Blood (1971) PG
  263. Buried Alive (1990) PG-13
  264. The Vault of Horror (1973) PG
  265. Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) PG-13
  266. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) PG
  267. Sphere (1998) PG-13
  268. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) G
  269. Ghost Rider (2007) PG-13
  270. Wendell & Wild (2022) PG-13
  271. High Spirits (1988) PG-13
  272. Burnt Offerings (1976) PG
  273. Phase IV (1974) PG
  274. Chiller (1985) PG-13
  275. Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) PG
  276. Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) PG-13
  277. Monster Summer (2024) PG-13
  278. The Box (2009) PG-13
  279. Time Cut (2024) PG-13
  280. Black Christmas (2019) PG-13
  281. Single Black Female (2022) PG-13
  282. The Shallows (2016) PG-13
  283. Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge (2024) PG-13
  284. Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018) PG-13
  285. Here After (2024) PG-13
  286. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009) PG-13
  287. Murderous Intent (2006) PG-13
  288. Vampire Circus (1972) PG
  289. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) PG
  290. Dark Shadows (2012) PG-13
  291. The Car (1977) PG
  292. Troll (1986) PG-13
  293. Willard (1971) PG
  294. House of the Long Shadows (1983) PG
  295. The Bride (1985) PG-13
  296. We Have a Ghost (2023) PG-13
  297. Yoga Hosers (2016) PG-13
  298. Love at First Bite (1979) PG
  299. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) PG
  300. Howling III (1987) PG-13

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