Not every movie centered around Halloween gets the proper recognition it deserves, with many incredible holiday classics falling by the wayside in favor of bigger films. When it comes to Halloween and movies, it's easy for all discussion to be overtaken by the ubiquitous Halloween movie series that began with the John Carpenter movie of the same name. That being said, Michael Myers doesn't have a monopoly on cinematic Halloween iconography, with plenty of great undersung films themed around the holiday to reach for going undersung.

Being a horror movie isn't necessarily the same as being a Halloween movie, with the best films that represent the season being themed around or at least taking place during Halloween. Halloween movies don't necessarily need to be scary to be classics either, with some of the best of them being cozy family-friendly films with a heartening Autumnal vibe. Some of the strongest film...