Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The internet debates the scariest G-rated movies of all time

What G-Rated films have scared you beyond measure? Have you ever left a movie you didn’t expect being scared by and been terrified instead?

Have you ever sat down to watch a movie and ended up being completely terrified by it? The answer to that question for many of us is an easy, “Yes.” We love horror films, psychological thrillers, and dramas — we anticipate fear when we watch our favorite movies. What surprises us and many movie-buffs is when we sit down to watch a film that shouldn’t be scary and totally is.

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There are movies with any rating that scare fans, but you don’t always anticipate it when you go in for a movie with, say, a G-rating,

One horror fan asked what G-rated films other scary movie fans found terrifying and shared one that really scared them. The thread is garnering a lot of debate on Reddit.

From films you’ve likely been spooked by already to new ones to add to your watch lists, here are some of the scariest G-Rated movies!

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Willy Wonka is a film that’s easy to be spooked by when you think about it.

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We may try to block that scene from our memories.

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Ferngully had some pretty scary scenes.

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So many fans were scarred by The Brave Little Toaster.

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Did anyone make it through Bambi as the same person they were before?

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Several fans agreed with The Hunchback of Notre Dame scaring them quite terribly.

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Another fan said that this film is not meant for children, no matter the rating.

What G-rated films have terrified you beyond measure? Let’s talk about it.


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