8 Children's Movies That Are Actually Horror Films

Home Alone is basically just Saw for kids.

1. Home Alone

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A bloodthirsty young boy, dealing with issues of abandonment, relentlessly torments two downtrodden burglars with a range of devices designed to maim, torture and eventually kill.

2. The Wizard of Oz

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A young girl suffers a head injury and awakens in a bizarre, dictator-ruled land where she must murder her way home.

3. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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An eccentric, slave-owning chocolatier, hell-bent on preserving his legacy, invites five children to his hazardous factory to participate in a deadly game in which only one can survive.

4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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A child catcher seemingly operates with impunity from the law. Who can finally put an end to his reign of evil?

5. Watership Down

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A group of rabbits are forced to flee from their idyllic homes and live the life of the hunted where death awaits at every turn.

6. E. T.

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A horrifying extra-terrestrial life form lands on earth with unclear intentions. Can it be stopped before it gains contact with its home planet?

7. The NeverEnding Story

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A troubled boy falls into a dangerous, Lovecraftian world of horror when he begins reading a mysterious book. He must stay one step ahead of an evil, soul-devouring wolf and a void of darkness called The Nothing that consumes everything in its path if he has any hope of ever returning home.

8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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An alcoholic private detective helps a cartoon rabbit clear his name after his wife is found cheating with his murdered boss, all while being pursued by a psychotic killer who'll stop at nothing to get what he needs.