13 Family Films That Will Terrify Children
3. Watership Down
Scariest Moment: Bigwig fights General Woundwort. One of the most brutal fights committed to film.
Another surprising entry- how scary can a cartoon about rabbits be? The answer is very. It has scarred many a childhood but remains a classic. When the trailer alone is utterly harrowing, you know you're in for a shocking film:
The film is so violent that even the head of the BBFC has said if it was released this day, it would be rated higher than the bewildering "U" rating it was given.
This is definitely not a film for very young children- show it to them at your own risk. The film remains controversial to this day for its graphic content. There is a moment where a field fills with blood, the last thing you'd expect in a cartoon for children!
So Watership Down isn't a traditionally "scary" film in the sense of some of the other films on this list, but it is more likely to scar those who watch it far than a spooky ghost story might. After all, this is a film about the brutality of nature, with rabbits tearing each other apart, and being ripped to shreds by dogs. They don't make them like this anymore.