A list of Family friendly films and TV programmes that are dark and disturbing.
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A list by alexmate
43
Items on this list67%
Average Rating41h 43m
Total Runtime$2B
Total Revenue5
Le avventure del bosco piccolo
Some surprisingly disturbing moments. This series was massively popular with both children and adults in the 90s.
TV Show
January 6, 1993
6
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
An expensive flop based on the gruesome collectable cards.
Movie
August 22, 1987
1h 40m
$1.6M
7
The Demon Headmaster
Excellently acted, had some incredibly strange and scary moments.
TV Show
January 2, 1996
10
The Peanut Butter Solution
More strange than scary, but became a cult favourite in recent years.
Movie
September 12, 1986
1h 33m
$0
11
Chi ha paura delle streghe?
Some scary moments and great special FX, but quite light-hearted in places.
Movie
August 24, 1990
1h 31m
$15.4M
15
Super Mario Bros.: Il Superfilm
A fairly dark take on the classic video game.
Movie
May 28, 1993
1h 44m
$20.9M
17
Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose - Had it's moments, got progressively weird as the series went on.
TV Show
November 15, 1995
18
Mike and Angelo
Mike and Angelo - I've always found this a bit unsettling.
TV Show
March 16, 1989
30
Round the Bend
Vulgar UK kid's TV show, something unsettling about Doc Croc and his constant toilet humour.
TV Show
April 5, 1988
36
Tartarughe Ninja alla riscossa
Slightly darker than the cartoon, the film was based more on the comics.
Movie
March 30, 1990
1h 33m
$202M
40
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Was marketed as a family show and shown in a teatime slot, but this is mainly aimed at adults.
TV Show
August 11, 1991
43
Babe va in città
Darker than the first film, but still retains some slapstick and farcical humour.
Movie
November 25, 1998
1h 37m
$69.1M