Home / Holidays / Halloween 24 Halloween costumes for kids inspired by famous TV & movie characters Plus, Amazon picks you can order today! By Motherly Editors and Cassandra Stone Updated October 14, 2022 Motherly In This Article Here are some of Instagram's most adorable TV & movie character costumes for kids Halloween costumes from movies you can add to your Amazon cart right now! Let’s get one thing straight, OK? When it comes to Halloween costumes, movie character costumes are the No. 1 crowd-pleaser. Television and movies are always a great place to look to for inspiration for your favorite character kid Halloween costumes and pop culture Halloween costumes. Because, what better way to celebrate Halloween than by having our kids dress up in movie Halloween costumes of our favorite fictional characters from the big screen (and silver screen, respectively)? Halloween is around the corner, but if you are like me you are still trying to figure out how to dress your family (especially the little ones), so here are some cute ideas for Halloween costumes from movies with a sweet spin. After all, character costumes inspired by famous TV and movie characters (and other pop culture legends), are bound to be so much sweeter than their adult counterparts. Plus, there’s something for everyone—from cartoon lovers to ideas for Halloween costumes from movies for the entire family! Related: 29 last-minute family Halloween costumes you can pull together NOW And, of course, Instagram has the photos to prove just how adorable your little one will look in these movie Halloween costumes. Keep scrolling to see all of the kid character pop culture Halloween costumes you can’t help but add to your cart (who said outfit changes weren’t a thing?) Here are some of Instagram’s most adorable TV & movie character costumes for kids 1. The Ted Lasso crew View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Mancke (@laurenmancke) 2. Simone Biles (pop culture Halloween costumes for the win!) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brook Sams Beach (@brooksamsbeach) 3. Pete the Cat View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kimberly Dean (@kimberlydean69) 4. A member of the ‘Space Jam’ Tune Squad View this post on Instagram A post shared by My Mini Miss (@myminimiss) 5. The one, the only, SELENA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Honor Monroe | Mini Influencer (@honor_monroe) 6. Cruella, from Disney’s ‘Cruella’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jayden & Olivia (@jaydenandolivia) 7. Joe Exotic & Carole Baskin from ‘Tiger King’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Quinn & Lindy (@love_quindy) 8. Hopper from “Stranger Things” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Love & Lion | Leah Hasson (@loveandlion) 9. Captain America View this post on Instagram A post shared by Handmade Childrens Clothing (@briabay) 10. A dragon from “Game of Thrones” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Living Etown (@livingetown) 11. BB8 from “Star Wars” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The REEL Mom (@kinziefoulger) 12. The monsters from “Monsters, Inc.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diana ✨ (@mrsblinks) 13. Kermit from “The Muppets” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Bergman (@jebergs) 14. Elliott from “E.T.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bern Murphy (@cakepops_n_lumpia) 15. Max from “Stranger Things” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Looking Glass Cosplay (@looking_glass_cosplay) Related: 10 fun and spooky TikTok Halloween crafts for kids 16. Cher from “Clueless” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scarlett Annelysse (@scarlettannelysse) 17. Big Bird and Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street” View this post on Instagram A post shared by • RACHAEL • Chicago -ish • (@midwestdimples) 18. Medusa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wendy (@wcpunk4) 19. Minions from “Minions: The Rise of Gru” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The DMZ Co. (@thedmzfam) 20. A Barbie Girl View this post on Instagram A post shared by Syreitta Grey-Simmons (@trendy_bows20) 21. Carmen San Diego View this post on Instagram A post shared by BRYANA| FOOD & TRAVEL CREATOR (@webwithdunn) 22. Every family’s favorite movie character costumes—”You’re welcome” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Drof (@katedrof) 23. Anita Darling from “Cruella” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dary Samone D. (@riice_cake) 24. “A League of Their Own” Racine team View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenn Pike (@mygenxlife) Related: 10 halloween desserts so you can eat, drink and be scary! Halloween costumes from movies you can add to your Amazon cart right now! Mirabel from "Encanto" SHOP Maverick from "Top Gun" SHOP Minecraft SHOP The Child from 'The Mandalorian' SHOP Buzz Lightyear from "Lightyear" SHOP Diva Anwari also contributed to this post. A version of this story was originally published on Oct. 15, 2019. It has been updated.