5. The Addams Family
An old classic this one. Watching this eccentric family do weird and sometimes creepy stuff just makes you want to be their neighbour. Each and every member of the Adams family is crazier than the previous one. Cute little Wednesday regularly tries to kill her younger brother; Mom and Dad are the horniest couple in the city, and Uncle Fester is just a big old perv. What’s not to love?
6. Pan’s Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro has a knack for atmospheric movies. Pan’s Labyrinth was so good that in Mexico, cinemas were forced to put warnings on film posters about violence and make it PG-13. What’s it about? The 10-year-old Ophelia found a labyrinth next to her house. And it turned out that the little girl was not just any regular lass, but the missing princess of a fairy kingdom. The fairy tales are not as fun in this world and rarely end with a “happily ever after.”
7. Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is one of Tim Burton’s best films of all time. A dark comedy in black and white tones with bizarre characters straight from the works of Edgar Alan Poe (or at least they could be). This movie probably gave PTSD to many kids back in the day, but today’s children are way more resilient. Burton’s trying to teach us something very simple through Beetlejuice: never resort to getting help from otherworldly forces, and what you really shouldn’t do is shout out “Beetlejuice” three times in a row. Dare to try it?
