Looking for the perfect charades movie idea? We’ve hand-picked 210 movies that are perfect for charades! We’ve separated our charades movie ideas into different lists so you can find a charades game idea that your group will know!
Take a look through our charades movie lists including family, Disney, easy and hard ideas! The movies range from classics to modern and have been chosen because they are popular films that are likely to be known by most people playing charades. Choose an idea and have fun acting it out as you play charades!
This first movie ideas charades list features 60 popular movies ranging from action to sci-fi to musicals. If you don’t fancy any of these as your charades idea, keep scrolling for more movie ideas lists!
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| Skyfall | Batman |
| Joker | Jaws |
| Black Panther | Pulp Fiction |
| Rocky | Alien |
| The Matrix | GoldenEye |
| Taxi Driver | Transformers |
| Iron Man | The Hunger Games |
| Twilight | The Graduate |
| Grease | Gremlins |
| Blazing Saddles | The Sixth Sense |
| Superman | West Side Story |
| Twister | Men In Black |
| Inception | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
| It | Indiana Jones |
| Independence Day | Life of Pi |
| Little Women | Ready Player One |
| Night at the Museum | The Smurfs |
| The Meg | Sherlock Holmes |
| Ant-Man | Clash of the Titans |
| Bruce Almighty | Pretty Woman |
| 300 | Thor |
| La La Land | Cast Away |
| The King’s Speech | Dances with Wolves |
| The Mummy | The Bodyguard |
| X-Men | Mamma Mia! |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Big Daddy |
| Planet of the Apes | Fast & Furious |
| Rain Man | The Great Gatsby |
| The Mask | The Maze Runner |
| Runaway Bride | Wedding Crashers |
50 family movie ideas for charades for kids and adults alike!
| The Lego Movie | Hugo |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Shrek |
| Spy Kids | Babe |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Hook |
| The Wizard of Oz | Happy Feet |
| Star Trek | Harry Potter |
| The Goonies | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
| The Sound of Music | Despicable Me |
| The Karate Kid | Mrs Doubtfire |
| Jumanji | How to Train Your Dragon |
| Spirited Away | The Muppets |
| Back to the Future | The BFG |
| Bee Movie | Stuart Little |
| Charlotte’s Web | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
| Space Jam | Never Ending Story |
| The Addams Family | Casper |
| Shazam! | E.T. |
| School of Rock | Ghostbusters |
| Cool Runnings | Big |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | A Cat in Paris |
| The Sandlot | Now and Then |
| The Secret Life of Pets | The Good Dinosaur |
| Marley and Me | Homeward Bound |
| Lassie | Dr. Dolittle |
| The Greatest Showman | Paddington |
Playing your game of charades with kids? See our full list of 260+ Fun Charades Ideas for Kids including TV shows, books, food, activities, and more!
Disney movies make fun ideas for charades especially with younger kids. You can even play a themed charades game where the only charades topic is Disney! Here are 50 Disney movies ranging from classic to modern for your charades game!
| Wall-E | Finding Nemo |
| The Incredibles | Dumbo |
| Pinocchio | The Lion King |
| 101 Dalmations | Up |
| Bambi | Pocahontas |
| Ratatouille | The Jungle Book |
| The Lady and the Tramp | Coco |
| Toy Story | Beauty and the Beast |
| Cinderella | Inside Out |
| The Little Mermaid | Moana |
| Enchanted | Sleeping Beauty |
| The Princess and the Frog | Tangled |
| Aladdin | Frozen |
| Mary Poppins | Wreck-It Ralph |
| Alice in Wonderland | Mulan |
| Fantasia | Lilo & Stitch |
| Peter Pan | Brave |
| Monsters, Inc | A Bug’s Life |
| Hercules | Cars |
| Avatar | Snow White |
| The Aristocats | Tarzan |
| Bolt | Robin Hood |
| The Sword in the Stone | Zootopia |
| Raya and the Last Dragon | Encanto |
| Treasure Island | Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
Some charades ideas are easier to act out and for people to guess than others. The 20 movies make for easy charades ideas!
| Jurassic Park | Minions |
| Saw | The Avengers |
| Ice Age | The Iron Giant |
| Thumbelina | Robots |
| Hairspray | Lord of the Rings |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Titanic |
| Spiderman | Chicken Run |
| Sonic The Hedgehog | My Little Pony |
| Detective Pikachu | The Cat in the Hat |
| Kung Fu Panda | Shark Tale |
These 20 movies are hard charades idea to act out and for people to guess.
| Hugo | Ponyo |
| Labyrinth | Matilda |
| The Lorax | Soul |
| The Land Before Time | The Road to El Dorado |
| The Prince of Egypt | Anastasia |
| An American Tail | Coraline |
| Luca | Hotel Transylvania |
| Mr. Bean’s Holiday | Howl’s Moving Castle |
| Nanny McFee | My Neighbor Totoro |
| Kiki’s Delivery Service | Kubo and the Two Strings |
If you’re playing charades at Christmas, then here are 10 charades Christmas movie ideas to bring the festive mood to your game!
| Elf | The Grinch |
| Home Alone | Miracle on 34th Street |
| Klaus | The Polar Express |
| The Snowman | Deck the Halls |
| A Christmas Carol | A Cinderella Story |
Remember to pretend you’re cracking an old movie camera to show that your idea is a film before starting your gestures!
Charades is a classic family party game that only needs a good charades idea and some imagination to play! It’s always great fun and easy for anyone to play!
For ideas from other charades categories, see our 230+ Charades Ideas for Adults!
We hope these charades movie ideas have bought some fun and laughter to your charades game! Remember to check out our list of 260+ Fun Charades Ideas for Kids! packed full of fun G-rated ideas! Or take peek at our 225+ Funny Charades Ideas for Big Laughs!
If you feel you’re a charades master, then make your game more challenging with our 150+ Hard Charades Ideas!
Hi, I’m Emily, founder of My Kind of Meeple. I've been playing tabletop games since 2008 when a friend introduced me to Dungeons & Dragons. My favourite games include strategy, creativity, and storytelling.
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