Of all calendar subdivisions, Halloween season may be the single most conducive to fruitful movie-watching projects. No other holiday offers such a perfect built-in excuse for spending a whole month watching movies of a specific genre. Maybe Valentine's Day, but I digress.

But what of the Halloween-appropriate movies that aren't horror films? There are actually many of those out there, including ones that brush up against October 31 in passing ("Mean Girls," et cetera), as well as ones that feature it in a central dramatic, thematic, and/or aesthetic capacity. Here, we've ranked the 12 best non-horror movies that incorporate Halloween — either the day itself or the season — as a crucial, non-negotiable backdrop for the benefit of anyone who wants to celebrate spooky season through movi

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