80 Halloween Costume Ideas From TV Shows and Movies

A collage pf characters from TV shows and movies

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By Sara Holzman , Ineye Komonibo 2021-08-20T09:49:27Z

It's that time of year again! Even if your grand plans consist of a scary movie marathon and a spooky cocktail, dressing up as one of your favorite TV or movie characters for Halloween is a low-lift way to pretend you're someone else for a night. Did we mention that all of these "costumes" double as (mostly) practical and stylish additions to your wardrobe? Keep on scrolling...and scrolling...because we've got 82 options for your 2021 Halloween escapades. Once you've decided which character you'll be channeling this Halloween, all that's left is to pick a spectacular eye makeup look.

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Emily Cooper from 'Emily in Paris'

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Emily Cooper from 'Emily in Paris'

Armond from 'The White Lotus'

Cruella De Vil from 'Cruella'

Daphne Bridgerton from 'Bridgerton'

Fran Lebowitz from 'Pretend It's a City'

Melissa Gimble in 'Schmigadoon!'

Keeley Jones from 'Ted Lasso'

Beth Harmon from 'The Queen's Gambit'

Lara Jean from ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’

Carole Baskin in 'Tiger King'

Midge Maisel from 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'

Regina George from ‘Mean Girls’

Young Queen Elizabeth in 'The Crown'

Jessie Pinkman from 'Breaking Bad'

Selina Meyer from 'VEEP'

Leslie Jones in 'Supermarket Sweep' 2020

Robyn from 'High Fidelity'

Michael Jordan from 'The Last Dance'

The Cast of 'The Real Housewives of New York'

Emma Green from 'Away'

Joe from 'You'

Lucy from 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'

Yeon-Kyo from 'Parasite'

The March Sisters from 'Little Women'

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag'

Emma Woodhouse from 'Emma'

Beyoncé and Jay-Z from the ‘Apes**t’ Music Video

Lady Bird from 'Lady Bird'

Dolores from 'Westworld'

Hellen Parr (Elastigirl) from ‘Incredibles 2’

Khaleesi from ‘Game of Thrones’

Cersei from 'Game of Thrones'

Anastasia from ‘50 Shades Darker’

Margot Tenenbaum from ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’

Wednesday Addams from ‘The Addams Family’

Rory Gilmore from ‘Gilmore Girls’

Harley Quinn from ‘Suicide Squad’

Dorothy from the ‘Wizard of Oz’

Winifred Sanderson from ‘Hocus Pocus’

Piper from ‘Orange Is the New Black’

Holly Golightly from ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’

Nina from ‘Black Swan’

Billie Jean King from ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Jackie from ‘That ‘70s Show’

Claire from ‘The Breakfast Club’

Carrie from ‘Sex and the City’

Blair from ‘Gossip Girl’

Olivia Pope from ‘Scandal’

Joan Holloway from ‘Mad Men’

Penny Lane from ‘Almost Famous’

Ilana from ‘Broad City’

Elle Woods from ‘Legally Blonde’

Daisy Buchanan from ‘The Great Gatsby’

Leslie from ‘Parks and Rec’

Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Cookie from ‘Empire’

Jackie O from ‘Jackie’

Meredith from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Hallie from ‘The Parent Trap’

Mia Wallace from ‘Pulp Fiction’

Allie from ‘The Notebook’

Cheryl from ‘Riverdale’

Sandy from ‘Grease’

Cher from ‘Clueless’

Rachel from ‘Friends’

Whitley from 'A Different World'

Bonnie from "The Craft"

Betty from ‘Ugly Betty’

Cleopatra from ‘Cleopatra’

Marilyn from ‘Love, Marilyn’

Molly from 'Insecure'

Veronica from 'Veronica Mars'

Eleven from ‘Stranger Things’

Princess Leia from ‘Star Wars’

Ashley from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'

Kat from 'Euphoria'

Mindy from 'The Mindy Project'

Topanga from 'Boy Meets World'

Tina from 'Glee'

Romy from 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'