Movie Costumes
Halloween is the perfect time to show off your creative side by dressing up as your favorite movie character. If you're stuck on what to wear, check out these popular movie character costumes ideas for Halloween and cosplay. From classic hero characters like Indiana Jones and Batman, to more scary favorites like Chucky and Michael Myers, there's sure to be a costume that's perfect for you.
Smoke and Stack (Sinners) Costume
Smoke and Stack's Sinners costume is a pair of 1930s three-piece suits: Smoke in a blue-gray houndstooth check with a cobalt-blue newsboy cap, and Stack in a gray pinstripe suit with a pink shirt, a burgundy tie and fedora and oxblood shoes.
Backrooms Hazmat Suit & Pirate Clark Costume
Backrooms costume ideas from the 2026 A24 film: the yellow Async hazmat suit with black gloves and boots, or Pirate Clark in a tricorn hat, mustard vest, sea-green sleeves and a black beard.
Gnomeo & Juliet Costume
Gnomeo's costume is a blue pointed hat, grey henley and a cobalt vest belted with a wide black-and-gold buckle. Juliet's costume is a red pointed hat, black laced bodice, white apron and a red skirt.
Remmick (Sinners) Costume
Remmick's Sinners costume is a pale gray collarless long-sleeve shirt with dark suspenders, high-waisted charcoal wide-leg trousers with cuffs, a black belt with a square buckle and worn black lace-up boots, with blood on the neck and sleeves and vampire fangs.
Kraven the Hunter Costume (2024 Movie and Comics)
Kraven the Hunter's 2024 movie costume is a shaggy lion-fur collar vest worn over a bare chest, leather bracers, dark brown pants, boots, a tooth necklace, messy dark hair and a beard. The classic comic look is a leopard-print vest and shorts with a lion mane.
Stu Macher (Scream) Costume
Stu Macher's costume is a light khaki ribbed crewneck sweater, dark jeans, a black watch and a thin cord necklace, with a Ghostface mask and a fake bloody knife for the big reveal.
Marie Aristocats Costume (Disney White Kitten with the Pink Bow)
A Marie Aristocats costume is white cat ears with pink inner ears, a fluffy white outfit and tail, a big pink satin bow at the neck, a small pink bow on a tuft of hair, and a pink nose.
Timon and Pumbaa (The Lion King) Costume
A Timon and Pumbaa costume pairs a tan meerkat onesie with a rust-red hair tuft and brown hands against a maroon-brown warthog jumpsuit with cream tusks, a pink snout and a black mohawk mane.
EVE WALL-E Costume and DIY EVE Robot Costume (Pixar)
EVE's costume from WALL-E is a glossy white egg-shaped robot body with a rounded head, a black glossy face screen with glowing blue oval eyes, and tapered white arms that float beside the body. Get the licensed adult tunic or build a DIY version.
Cherry Valance (The Outsiders) Costume
Cherry Valance's costume from The Outsiders: the stage musical's pink houndstooth pleated dress with a cream lace cardigan, white knee socks, white Mary Janes and a pink headband, plus her 1983 film look of a mint-green drawstring sweater, a pastel plaid skirt and dark loafers.
Boromir (Lord of the Rings) Costume
Boromir's costume from The Fellowship of the Ring is a dark laced tunic under a chainmail shirt, black leather gauntlets and bracers, a heavy fur-collared brown cloak fastened with a leaf brooch, and the silver-banded Horn of Gondor, with a foam sword and round shield.
Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) Costume
Samwise Gamgee's costume is a curly brown wig and hairy hobbit feet, an ivory linen shirt under a striped knit waistcoat, brown corduroy trousers, and a green hooded traveling cloak, finished with a cast iron pan strapped to his pack.
Sue Storm (Invisible Woman) Costume
Sue Storm's costume from The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a pale blue, ribbed superhero suit with a white mock-neck yoke, a circular '4' chest emblem, a white belt, and white boots, worn with long wavy blonde hair.
Pinocchio (Shrek) Costume
Pinocchio’s costume from Shrek is a yellow cone-shaped hat, a white shirt with thin blue pinstripes and gold buttons, white suspenders, royal blue shorts, red loafers, and his signature long wooden nose.
Queen Lillian (Shrek 2) Costume
Queen Lillian's costume is a rose-pink medieval gown with puffed sleeves and a cream neckline, a small gold crown, a blonde swept-back low bun, and berry velvet flats.
Glinda (Wicked) Costume
Glinda's Wicked costume is a pink strapless ball gown with a layered ruffled skirt, a rhinestone tiara, a sparkling star wand, long pink satin gloves, sparkly pink heels and a long blonde wavy wig.
Ryland Grace (Project Hail Mary) Costume
Ryland Grace's Project Hail Mary costume is a mustard-yellow flight suit with mission patches over a white ringer tee with the Project Hail Mary mission badge, plus gold wire glasses, a red-strap watch, white high-tops and Rocky.
Dash Costume (The Incredibles)
A Dash costume is a red long-sleeved supersuit with black gloves, boot-tops and hip panel, a thin gold belt, and the Incredibles' black-and-gold I emblem on the chest, finished with a black eye mask and Dash's spiky blonde hair.
King Candy (Wreck-It Ralph) Costume
King Candy costume is a gold ball-tipped crown, a bald wig with grey side tufts, a purple velvet tailcoat over a white shirt, an oversized red bow tie, white ruffled cuffs, gold shorts, goldenrod tights, and a red-and-white candy cane — the foppish royal disguise Turbo wears to rule Sugar Rush.
Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (The Sandlot) Costume
Benny the Jet Rodriguez costume from The Sandlot: a white tee with green raglan sleeves, a blue Los Angeles Dodgers cap, dark jeans with a black belt, black PF Flyers high-tops and a wooden bat.
Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles) Costume
A Jack-Jack costume is a solid red baby jumpsuit with black cuffs, black bootie feet and a black eye mask — the supersuit the Parrs' youngest wears for his shapeshifting, laser-eyed, multiplying reveal in Incredibles 2.
Ne Zha (Ne Zha 2) Costume
Ne Zha's costume from Ne Zha 2 is a red vest with gold trim and a white lotus, dark flame-print baggy pants, a yellow sash, a gold neck ring, a long red ribbon, twin hair buns with bangs and dark red eye makeup.
Man from the Future (Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die) Costume
The Man from the Future's costume from Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is an olive flight suit covered in circuit boards, wires and vials under a torn clear plastic coat, with a maroon beanie wrapped in wire, a grizzled beard and a red-digit timer on the wrist.
Aunt Gladys (Weapons) Costume
Aunt Gladys's Weapons costume is a purple, white and red retro tracksuit, a bright copper-red curly bob wig with blunt bangs, giant pink square glasses, a chunky pink bead necklace, and a small brass hand bell.
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter) Costume
Neville Longbottom's costume is a white dress shirt, maroon-and-gold Gryffindor tie, black v-neck jumper, and black robe with the Gryffindor crest, finished off with round glasses and his pet toad Trevor.
Randall Boggs Costume from Monsters, Inc.
A Randall Boggs costume is a purple scaly bodysuit with mottled dark-purple spots, a long curling tail, clawed purple gloves, purple monster feet, and a sharp-toothed grin — the sneaky chameleon-lizard villain from Monsters, Inc.
Mick from Crocodile Dundee Costume
A Crocodile Dundee costume is a black bush hat ringed with crocodile teeth, a brown leather vest over a khaki safari shirt, khaki cargo pants, a wide leather belt, a big bowie knife, brown boots and a tooth necklace.
John McClane (Die Hard) Costume
A John McClane costume from the first Die Hard: a dirty white ribbed tank top, dark trousers, bare feet, fake blood and grime, a toy pistol, a walkie-talkie and a chrome lighter.
Nikki Freeman (Obsession) Costume
Nikki Freeman's Obsession costume is a red and black zebra-print halter top with black faux leather shorts, long dark hair parted in the middle, a dainty gold necklace, fake blood and a One Wish Willow.
Ernesto de la Cruz (Coco) Costume
An Ernesto de la Cruz costume is a black mariachi charro suit with a silver-trimmed sombrero, a white ruffled shirt, a silver bow tie, and his ornate white guitar — worn plain for his living stage persona, or with skull-painted skeleton makeup for his Land of the Dead reveal.
John Constantine (Hellblazer) Costume
A John Constantine costume is a black suit, white shirt and loose black tie under a long black coat, as Keanu Reeves wore it, or the comic's tan trench with a loose red tie and blond hair.
Queen Iduna (Frozen 2) Costume
Queen Iduna's costume is a lavender high-collar top under a dark plum bodice dress, a fringed burgundy shawl with embroidered panels, and dark brown hair in a braided crown updo.
Sven Costume from Frozen (Kristoff's Reindeer)
Sven costume from Frozen: a tan reindeer onesie with a cream chest and muzzle, tall branching antlers, and hoof gloves and boots for Kristoff's loyal reindeer companion.
Maui (Moana) Costume
A Maui costume is a full-body Polynesian tattoo print, a green ti-leaf skirt, a bone tooth necklace, a big curly black wig, and his giant fish hook prop — this guide covers a full-size adult/cosplay build and a separate kids' version.
Abu (Aladdin) Costume
Abu's costume from Aladdin is a reddish-brown monkey onesie with a tan face and belly, a small burgundy vest, and a red fez hat with gold trim.
Prince Phillip (Sleeping Beauty) Costume
Prince Phillip costume from Disney's Sleeping Beauty: a burgundy tunic with a black belt, wine-red tights, black knee-high boots, a red cape, and a red feathered cap, carrying the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Virtue.
Denji (Chainsaw Man) Costume
Denji's Chainsaw Man costume is a white dress shirt with a loosened black tie, dark slacks, a pull-cord necklace at the chest, messy blond hair, and a red chainsaw-head mask for his transformed form.
Tamatoa (Moana) Costume
A Tamatoa costume is a teal shell backpack piled with gold coins and gems, a deep purple hoodie, ragged crab claw gloves, a crab eye-stalk headband, and crooked yellow teeth for Moana's glam villain.
Lotso (Toy Story 3) Costume
Lotso's costume is a raspberry-pink bear jumpsuit with a cream belly and muzzle, paw mitts, shoe covers, and a wooden cane — and it's genuinely scented like strawberries.
Alice in Wonderland Costume: Blue Dress and Apron (Disney Alice)
The classic Alice in Wonderland costume from Disney's 1951 film is a cornflower-blue puff-sleeve dress with a blue collar and white apron, white tights, black Mary Jane shoes, a long blonde wig and a black bow headband. Includes the dress, an adult Alice costume and a 2010 blue gown look.