Movie Charades is an awesome game to play with kids or adults because it’s so easy to prep and it’s fun for all ages! Learn how to play movie charades and get a list of movies for your next charades game!
Charades is my go-to game when my kids are bored or when I’m hosting a house full of people that need to be entertained. Not only is this fun game super easy to play, but it also requires pretty much zero work to set up, and there’s no clean-up afterwards.
And since you guys loved my Christmas Charades game, I decided to make a fun Movies Charades game also, so you can play year round when you need a simple party game or a fun summer activity to keep your kids busy.
Here’s how to play movie charades and a big list of 160+ movie titles to use for your game:
What is Movie Charades?
Movie charades is a game where players act out movie titles for others to guess. Think regular Charades except with a fun movie titles list.
This game requires pretty much zero prep work, and it’s a great addition to your weekly family game night or to play around the bonfire on a summer evening with friends.
Whether you want to play movie charades for kids in your classroom with Disney movie titles or you need a fun party game for adults, this easy charades game is sure to be a hit!
Charades Rules
Just like the regular Charades game, the rules of Movie Charades are simple. When it’s your turn to act out the movie on the card, there should be:
- no talking or making noise of any kind
- no lip movements
- no pointing at things in the room
- no props
How to Play Movie Charades
There are many different ways to play charades, but here are the basics:
- Divide players into two teams.
- The first team sends up one player to draw out a movie title from the bowl or bag.
- Set a timer for one minute.
- The player from team A acts out the chosen word or phrase for the other players on their team to guess.
- If team A can’t guess the word within 60 seconds, then the word gets passed to a player on the opposite team. The player from team B then gets a set amount of time to act out the same word for their teammates to try and “steal” the point.
- Then, a player from team B draws a card and takes a turn.
- One point is awarded for each correct guess.
- The game goes on until one team reaches a specific number of points or the game time runs out. For instance, the game ends once a team gets 10 points or after 30 minutes of play.
*You can also skip the “steal” option… so if team A is not able to guess the movie title, then it gets thrown out, instead of giving team B a chance with the same title.
Movie Charades for Adults – Make Your Game More Challenging
To make this fun printable party game more challenging for older players, you can also use these fun variations:
Option 1: “Steal” the Point in ONE Guess
Set the timer for one minute. If team A is able to guess the word before the timer runs out, then they get a point. But if not, then team B gets to make ONE guess of what the Charades movie title is… but here’s the kicker, team B has to guess based on the actions that they just watched from the player on team A. This helps the game move along a bit faster.
Option 2: How Many Can You Guess in One Minute?
Set the timer for one minute. The first team gets to guess as many words as they can in that one minute… so after the players from team A guess one card, then they immediately draw another one. Either the same player can continue to act out each word or a different player can come up to do the acting. After the one minute is up, then add one point for each correct answer.
Then, team B gets one minute to see how many they can guess.
Option 3: Act or Draw?
Combine Movie Charades and Pictionary in to one epic party game!
After the designated player draws a movie title, have someone flip a coin. If the coin lands on heads, then that player has to ACT OUT the card. If the coin lands on tails, then the player must DRAW what’s on the card. Just add a large white board and some dry erase markers for this fun version of the classic party game!
*My printable movie Charades game cards are perfect for this!
What Do I Need to Play Movie Charades?
One of the best things about playing movie charades is that it requires very few supplies and you can set up the game in less than 5 minutes. Here’s what you need:
- List of movies for Charades – You can use my movie charades printable cards at the end of this post or write movie titles on individual slips of paper.
- Timer – This can be a portable oven timer, a cheap 2 minute sand hourglass timer from Dollar Tree, or even the timer on your iPhone.
- Decorative basket or gift bag to store the movie charades cards – So players can’t see what movie title they are choosing!
- Inexpensive prizes or treats for the winning team – You could even use movie-themed goodies as prizes, like boxes of microwave popcorn, movie theater candy boxes, gift cards for Netflix or Prime Video, or flavored popcorn salts.
*Note – If you’re going to use printable movie Charades cards, you’ll need access to a printer plus white card stock, and scissors or a paper trimmer. I prefer printing my Charades cards on card stock because the game cards are much sturdier and I can use them year after year.
List of Movies for Charades
Want to make your own list of movies for charades? Here are some awesome movie titles to get you going:
Classic Movies for Charades
If you’re playing this fun game with adults, then you’ll probably want to include some classic movie titles like these:
- Rocky
- Die Hard
- The Godfather
- Star Wars
- Back to the Future
- ET
- Ghost Busters
- Pretty Woman
- When Harry Met Sally
- Goodfellas
- Taxi Driver
- The Shining
- Jaws
- Halloween
- Schindler’s List
- Grease
- Gone with the Wind
- West Side Story
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- 16 Candles
- The Silence of the Lambs
- King Kong
- The Sound of Music
- The Wizard of Oz
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Singin’ in the Rain
- Casablanca
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Caddy Shack
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Comedy Movies for Charades
Here are some commonly known comedy movie titles that are perfect for your charades game:
- Knocked Up
- Bridesmaids
- Happy Gilmore
- The Hangover
- American Pie
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Mean Girls
- Clueless
- Dumb and Dumber
- The Parent Trap
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Freaky Friday
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- Big
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- Barbershop
- Dazed and Confused
- Zoolander
- Super Troopers
- The 40 Year Old Virgin
- Legally Blonde
- The School of Rock
- Sister Act
- National Lampoon’s Vacation
- Meet the Parents
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Superbad
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Coming to America
- Groundhog Day
Action and Drama Movies for Charades
- Black Hawk Down
- Anaconda
- The Bourne Identity
- Matrix
- Castaway
- Saw
- Saving Private Ryan
- The Big Lebowski
- Titanic
- Speed
- Scream
- The Hunger Games
- Jurassic Park
- The Sixth Sense
- Edward Scissorhands
- Free Willy
- Cool Runnings
- The Karate Kid
- Interview with the Vampire
- Forrest Gump
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The Green Mile
- Dances with Wolves
- Rain Man
- Braveheart
- Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
- Pulp Fiction
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Good Will Hunting
Superhero Movies for Charades
These comic and superhero movie titles are great if you’re playing movie charades in a group of both kids and adults:
- Spider-Man
- Batman and Robin
- Batman
- Wonder Woman
- The Dark Knight
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Incredible Hulk
- Superman
- Iron Man
- Thor
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Black Widow
- X-Men
- Ant-Man
- Marvel’s The Avengers
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Black Panther
Disney Movie Charades for Kids
If you want to play movie charades for kids in your classroom or as a fun indoor activity, here are some Disney movie titles to get you started:
- The Jungle Book
- Frozen
- Moana
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Lion King
- Finding Nemo
- Toy Story
- Monsters Inc.
- Aladdin
- Sleeping Beauty
- Cinderella
- Dumbo
- The Little Mermaid
- Snow White
- A Bug’s Life
- 101 Dalmations
- Bambi
- Mulan
- Pocahantas
- Lady and the Tramp
- Wreck-It Ralph
- Ratatouille
- The Princess Diaries
- Cars
- Mary Poppins
- Descendants
- Inside Out
- The Incredibles
- The Muppets
- Winnie the Pooh
- The Princess and the Frog
Other Kids Charades Movie Titles
- The Grinch
- Wall-E
- Shrek
- Despicable Me
- Up
- Trolls
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- The Secret Life of Pets
- The Emoji Movie
- The Lego Movie
- Kung Fu Panda
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Sing
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
- Ice Age
- Madagascar
- The Croods
- Happy Feet
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Minions
- The Lorax
- Paddington
- Hotel Transylvania
Printable Movie Charades Cards
Want to make setting up your movie charades game even easier? Instead of writing the list of movies on individual slips of paper, you can use my cute printable movie charades cards!
Click HERE for the Printable Movie Charades Game Cards!
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