That's an easy choice for me: Coraline.
It probably traumatized tens of thousands of kids. I saw a lot of angry posts from parents that left the cinema with their kids in the middle.
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I remember the audiobook of Coraline scaring the living bejessus out of me as a kid, way moreso than the movie. I do love the movie though, it's so good
Very good choice
Does "Jaws" count? It wouldn't be PG these days but I'd say it counts as horror.
"The Birds" was technically unrated when it came out. I've seen it rated as PG-13 now, but not sure what that's based on since it is from way before PG-13.
I definitely think those count. There's a few places that list Matanago as unrated as well and I feel like age ratings change with the times.
The MPAA rating system didn't start widespread use until the early 1970s, and even then (as you'd expect since since it is the MPA"A") only in the USA. Other rating systems in other countries followed later (for the most part).
So any movie prior to that would have been unrated when it came out. Especially if it was a non-USA production.
Any rating you see on a movie older than that has been applied after the fact.
Thanks for mentioning that.
Easy:
Poltergeist. Only PG rated horror movie I actually still think is a little scary. Every time I have meat, I can't help but think of that scene with the maggot steak, followed up by the face peeling. π€’
That was my pick too.
Instead I'll go with Ringu (1998)
Matango is a great shout.
I'd add the following (although I am in the UK so can't guarantee these 100%):
- Ringu
- Tremors
- Poltergeist
- Gremlins
- Jaws
- Beetlejuice
- A Quiet Place
- Mr Vampire
- Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane
- Monster Squad
- Trollhunter
- Paperhouse
- Drag Me To Hell
- The Final Girls
- Arachnophobia
- Phase IV
- The Mothman Prophecies
- Night of the Comet
- Killer Clowns From Outer Space
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Critters
I've enjoyed the Hell out if all of those, partly because it drags in a lot of Horror Comedy.
A lot of good answers. Cloverfield Lane is one of my favorite movies and I had no idea it was rated PG.
It's PG-13, I suppose because it's more indirect threat and menace.
Man I remember seeing Paperhouse as a little kid on tv late one night spending the summer with my grandmother.
That shit was intense.
Although if I remember correctly there was a scene that was rather inappropriate that really had no need to be there (or filmed).
I saw The Brave Little Toaster as a horror movie when I was a kid
Speaking of, where can you stream it?! It's like the rights holders want this movie erased from history
This one is rated G and it scared the shit out of me.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
It's like Final Destination with children.
It's like Final Destination with children.
I think that's a fantastic description for Willy Wonka. I remember as a kid watching the boat ride scene and thinking "is Mom sure this is a kid's movieβ½"
Old Yeller. A proto-zombie story where a boy is forced to kill the friend who saved his life. A coming of age tale.