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DIY Costumes From TV Shows and Films | 2021

The Best Halloween Costume Ideas, All Inspired by Hit TV Shows and Films

Aug 31 2021

It's OK to admit it: you already want to be your favourite TV show or movie character IRL, so why not make that dream a reality this Halloween? Whether you want to be Ariel from "The Little Mermaid", Wednesday Addams from "The Addams Family", Barbie from the "Barbie" movie, or Woody (or Jessie) from "Toy Story", you can bring your onscreen icon to life when you transform into them with a DIY costume.

No need to splurge on new items. Channel your character's cool, quirky, or unique style in a totally original (and cheap!) way for spooky season, using clothes and accessories you already have in your closet. Most costumes from movies or TV show Halloween costumes already have wildly cool looks (basically everything worn on "Mean Girls" and every "Clueless" outfit ever), so dressing the part will be easier than you imagined.

Finding easy character costumes to replicate this year should be a breeze with TV shows and movies like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", "Succession", "Stranger Things", "Black Panther", "The Umbrella Academy", Star Wars, and more. Ahead, take a peek at the best DIY Halloween costume ideas for some of the most legendary TV and film characters to grace our screens.

— Additional reporting by Lauren Harano

1. Cowgirl Barbie From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Margot Robbie's Barbie from the "Barbie" movie.

2. Barbie and Ken From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Barbie and Ken from the "Barbie" movie.

3. Princess Rhaenyra from "House of the Dragon"

  • Movie character costumes: Emma D'Arcy's character Princess Rhaenyra from HBO's "House of the Dragon."

4. Doric From "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"

  • Movie character costumes: Sophia Lillis's character Doric from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

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5. Shiv From "Succession"

  • Movie character costumes: Sarah Snook's Shiv from "Succession."

6. Bowser From "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

  • Movie character costumes: Bowser (who was voiced by Jack Black) from "The Super Mario Bros." movie.

7. M3gan From "M3gan"

  • Movie character costumes: The robot M3GAN from the scary movie of the same name.

8. Elliot and E.T. From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

  • Movie character costumes: Henry Thomas's character Elliot and the famous extra-terrestrial from 1982's "E.T."

9. The Ghostbusters From "Ghostbusters"

  • Movie character costumes: The Ghosbusters crew from the horror-comedy movie franchise.

10. Garth and Kat From "Saturday Night Live"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Fred Armisen's Garth and Kristen Wiig's Kat from their long-running "SNL" skit on the "Weekend Update" segment.

11. The Women Prisoners From "Orange Is the New Black"

12. Beetlejuice From "Beetlejuice"

  • Movie character costumes: The creepy titular character from "Beetlejuice."

13. Han Solo and Princess Leia From "Star Wars"

  • Movie character costumes: Han Solo and Princess Leia from the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

14. Regina George From "Mean Girls"

  • Movie character costumes: Regina George's spring fling outfit from "Mean Girls."

15. Jack Skellington From "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

  • Movie character costumes: Jack Skellington from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

16. Peter Pan and Wendy From "Peter Pan"

  • Movie character costumes: Peter Pan and his love Wendy from "Peter Pan."

17. Darla From "Finding Nemo"

  • Movie character costumes: Brace-faced Darla from "Finding Nemo."

18. Mia Wallace From "Pulp Fiction"

  • Movie character costumes: Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace from "Pulp Fiction."

19. Elle Woods From "Legally Blonde"

  • Movie character costumes: Reese Witherspoon's Harvard grad, pink-obsessed character from the "Legally Blonde" franchise.

20. Wednesday Addams From "The Addams Family"

  • Movie character costumes: Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, in "The Addams Family" franchise.

21. Cruella de Vil From "101 Dalmatians"

  • Movie character costumes: The iconic fictional villain from "101 Dalmatians."

22. Romy and Michele From "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"

  • Movie character costumes: Mira Sorvino's Romy and Lisa Kudrow's Michele from 1997's "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion."

23. The Plastics From "Mean Girls"

  • Movie character costumes: Karen Smith, Gretchen Wieners, and Regina George from "Mean Girls."

24. Twisty From "American Horror Story"

25. Dionne and Cher From "Clueless"

  • Movie character costumes: Best friend-duo Dionne and Cher from "Clueless."

26. Hermione Granger From "Harry Potter"

27. Mary Poppins From "Mary Poppins"

  • Movie character costumes: The magical English nanny from "Mary Poppins."

28. Pink Ladies From "Grease"

  • Movie character costumes: The pink ladies from the classic movie "Grease."

29. Squints and Wendy Peffercorn From "The Sandlot"

  • Movie character costumes: Squints and Wendy Peffercorn from "The Sandlot."

30. Marty McFly and Doc Brown From "Back to the Future"

  • Movie character costumes: Marty McFly and Doc Brown from the "Back to the Future" movies.

31. Gomez and Morticia Addams From "The Addams Family"

  • Movie character costumes: Gomez and Morticia Addams from "The Addams Family" movies.

32. Effie Trinket From "The Hunger Games"

  • Movie character costumes: The colourful District 12 escort, Effie Trinket, from "The Hunger Games" movie series.

33. Erica Sinclair From "Stranger Things"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Priah Ferguson's Erica Sinclair from Netflix's "Stranger Things."

34. Ashley O From "Black Mirror"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Miley Cyrus's Ashley O from "Black Mirror"'s "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode.

35. Neytiri From "Avatar"

  • Movie character costumes: Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri from the "Avatar" franchise.

36. Mia Thermopolis and Lilly Moscovitz From "The Princess Diaries"

  • Movie character costumes: Mia Thermopolis and Lilly Moscovitz from "The Princess Diaries" movie franchise.

37. The Child From "The Mandalorian"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The child from "The Mandalorian."

38. Fleabag From "Fleabag"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character Fleabag from "Fleabag."

39. Lola and Bugs Bunny From "Space Jam"

  • Movie character costumes: "Space Jam"'s Lola and Bugs Bunny.

40. Sabrina Spellman From "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Sabrina Spellman from Netflix's "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."

41. Dora the Explorer From "Dora the Explorer"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Dora the Explorer from the staple Nickelodeon series of the same name.

42. Carmen Sandiego From "Carmen Sandiego"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The titular character from Netflix's "Carmen Sandiego" series.

43. Chip and Joanna Gaines From "Fixer Upper"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Fixer Upper" stars Chip and Joanna Gaines.

44. Detective Pikachu From "Pokémon Detective Pikachu"

  • Movie character costumes: The famous Pokémon character from the 2019 film "Pokémon Detective Pikachu."

45. Agent M and Agent H From "Men in Black: International"

  • Movie character costumes: Tessa Thompson's Agent M and Chris Hemsworth's Agent H from fourth "Men in Black" instalment.

46. Wonder Woman From "Wonder Woman"

  • Movie character costumes: The titular superhero character from "Wonder Woman."

47. Archie From Riverdale

48. Dorothy From "The Wizard of Oz"

  • Movie character costumes: Dorothy and her dog, Toto, from "The Wizard of Oz" musical.

49. The Terminator From "The Terminator"

  • Movie character costumes: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator character from the sci-fi action film franchise.

50. Joel Goodson From "Risky Business"

  • Movie character costumes: Tom Cruise's Joel Goodson character from "Risky Business" featuring his iconic shirt and underwear outfit.

51. Zero From The Nightmare Before Christmas

52. Ariel From "The Little Mermaid"

  • Movie character costumes: Ariel from Disney's "The Little Mermaid."

53. Jessie From "Toy Story"

  • Movie character costumes: Cowgirl Jessie from Pixar's "Toy Story."

54. Billy From "Stranger Things"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Dacre Montgomery's character Billy from "Stranger Things."

55. Moana

56. Velma From Scooby-Doo

57. The Child From The Mandalorian

58. Lola and Bugs Bunny From Space Jam

59. Sabrina Spellman From Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

60. Minnie Mouse

61. Dr. Facilier From The Princess and the Frog

62. Margot Tenenbaum From "The Royal Tenenbaums"

  • Movie character costumes: Gwyneth Paltrow's Margot Tenenbaum from "The Royal Tenenbaums" movie.

63. Risky Business

64. Mary Poppins

65. Jessie From Toy Story

66. Vanya Hargreeves From The Umbrella Academy

67. Jasmine From Aladdin

68. Black Panther

69. Danny and Sandy From Grease

70. Roxanne From A Goofy Movie

71. Woody From Toy Story

72. Snow White From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

73. Elizabeth Schuyler From Hamilton

74. Alexander Hamilton From Hamilton

75. King George III From Hamilton

76. Alexis and Moira Rose From Schitt's Creek

77. Belle From Beauty and the Beast

78. Klaus Hargreeves From The Umbrella Academy

79. Batwoman

80. Dwight Schrute From The Office

81. Tiana From The Princess and the Frog

82. Thor

83. Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala From Star Wars

84. Clark Kent

85. Gabriella From Brink!

86. Dustin From Stranger Things

87. Nebula From Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

88. Cher From Clueless

89. Rapunzel From Tangled

90. Slytherin Student

91. Tiana and Prince Naveen From The Princess and the Frog

92. Winnie the Pooh

93. Kim Possible

94. Aladdin and Jasmine From Aladdin

95. Ariel From The Little Mermaid

96. The Scooby Doo Crew

97. Wednesday Addams From The Addams Family

98. Veronica Corningstone and Ron Burgundy From Anchorman

99. Holly Golightly From Breakfast at Tiffany's

100. Beetlejuice

101. Dionne and Cher From Clueless

102. Spock and Uhura From Star Trek

103. Regina George From Mean Girls

104. Mia Wallace From Pulp Fiction

105. Cruella de Vil From 101 Dalmatians

106. Harley Quinn From Suicide Squad

107. Hermione Granger From Harry Potter

108. Pink Ladies From Grease

109. Squints and Wendy Peffercorn From The Sandlot

110. Avatar

111. Gomez and Morticia Addams

112. Ashley O From Black Mirror

113. Elton John From Rocketman

114. Fleabag From Fleabag

115. Carmen Sandiego

116. Detective Pikachu From Detective Pikachu

117. Golden Girls

118. The Breakfast Club

119. Elliot and E.T.

120. Melanie Daniels From The Birds

121. Ghostbusters

122. Team Zissou From The Life Aquatic

123. Ms. Piggy From The Muppets

124. Suzy and Sam From Moonrise Kingdom

125. Indiana Jones

126. Garth and Kat From Saturday Night Live

127. Orange Is the New Black

128. Magda From There's Something About Mary

129. Troop Beverly Hills

130. Downton Abbey

131. Jack Skellington From The Nightmare Before Christmas

132. Peter Pan and Wendy

133. Darla From Finding Nemo

134. Elle Woods From Legally Blonde

135. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

136. Maverick and Goose From Top Gun

137. The Plastics From Mean Girls

138. Carrie Bradshaw From Sex and the City

139. Twisty From American Horror Story

140. Margot Tenenbaum From The Royal Tenenbaums

141. Wonder Woman

142. Jean Grey From X-Men: Dark Phoenix

143. Zoolander

144. Sailor Moon

145. Maleficent

146. Back to the Future

147. Effie Trinket From The Hunger Games

148. Erica Sinclair From Stranger Things

149. Mia Thermopolis From The Princess Diaries

150. Agent H and Agent M From Men in Black: International

151. Dorothy

152. Dr. Alexei From Stranger Things

153. Arthur From Joker

154. Janet From The Good Place

155. Buddy the Elf

156. Penny Lane From Almost Famous

157. Cowgirl Barbie From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Margot Robbie's Barbie from the "Barbie" movie.

158. Barbie and Ken From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Barbie and Ken from the "Barbie" movie.

159. Princess Rhaenyra from "House of the Dragon"

  • Movie character costumes: Emma D'Arcy's character Princess Rhaenyra from HBO's "House of the Dragon."

160. Doric From "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"

  • Movie character costumes: Sophia Lillis's character Doric from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

161. Shiv From "Succession"

  • Movie character costumes: Sarah Snook's Shiv from "Succession."

162. Bowser From "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

  • Movie character costumes: Bowser (who was voiced by Jack Black) from "The Super Mario Bros." movie.

163. M3gan From "M3gan"

  • Movie character costumes: The robot M3GAN from the scary movie of the same name.

164. Han Solo and Princess Leia From "Star Wars"

  • Movie character costumes: Han Solo and Princess Leia from the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

165. Wednesday Addams From "The Addams Family"

  • Movie character costumes: Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, in "The Addams Family" franchise.

166. Dora the Explorer From "Dora the Explorer"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Dora the Explorer from the staple Nickelodeon series of the same name.

167. Chip and Joanna Gaines From "Fixer Upper"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Fixer Upper" stars Chip and Joanna Gaines.

168. Cowgirl Barbie From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Margot Robbie's Barbie from the "Barbie" movie.

169. Velma From "Scooby-Doo"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Scooby Doo"'s Velma.

170. Barbie and Ken From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Barbie and Ken from the "Barbie" movie.

171. Danny and Sandy From "Grease"

  • Movie character costumes: John Travolta's Danny and Olivia Newton-John's Sandy from "Grease."

172. Rapunzel From "Tangled"

  • Movie character costumes: Rapunzel from Disney's "Tangled."

173. Princess Rhaenyra from "House of the Dragon"

  • Movie character costumes: Emma D'Arcy's character Princess Rhaenyra from HBO's "House of the Dragon."

174. Kim Possible From "Kim Possible"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The titular character from Disney Channel's "Kim Possible."

175. Doric From "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"

  • Movie character costumes: Sophia Lillis's character Doric from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

176. Holly Golightly From "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

  • Movie character costumes: Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

177. Harley Quinn From "Suicide Squad"

  • Movie character costumes: The eccentric Harley Quinn from the "Suicide Squad" franchise.

178. Shiv From "Succession"

  • Movie character costumes: Sarah Snook's Shiv from "Succession."

179. The Golden Girls Crew From "The Golden Girls"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The beloved four-girl friend group — Rose, Dorothy, Sophia, and Blanche — from "The Golden Girls."

180. Ms. Piggy From "The Muppets"

  • Movie character costumes: Ms. Piggy from "The Muppets" franchise.

181. Bowser From "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

  • Movie character costumes: Bowser (who was voiced by Jack Black) from "The Super Mario Bros." movie.

182. Indiana Jones From "Indiana Jones"

  • Movie character costumes: Harrison Ford's gun-toting explorer character from "Indiana Jones."

183. M3gan From "M3gan"

  • Movie character costumes: The robot M3GAN from the scary movie of the same name.

184. Han Solo and Princess Leia From "Star Wars"

  • Movie character costumes: Han Solo and Princess Leia from the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

185. Wednesday Addams From "The Addams Family"

  • Movie character costumes: Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, in "The Addams Family" franchise.

186. Dora the Explorer From "Dora the Explorer"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Dora the Explorer from the staple Nickelodeon series of the same name.

187. Chip and Joanna Gaines From "Fixer Upper"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Fixer Upper" stars Chip and Joanna Gaines.

188. Velma From "Scooby-Doo"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Scooby Doo"'s Velma.

189. Danny and Sandy From "Grease"

  • Movie character costumes: John Travolta's Danny and Olivia Newton-John's Sandy from "Grease."

190. Rapunzel From "Tangled"

  • Movie character costumes: Rapunzel from Disney's "Tangled."

191. Kim Possible From "Kim Possible"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The titular character from Disney Channel's "Kim Possible."

192. Holly Golightly From "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

  • Movie character costumes: Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

193. Harley Quinn From "Suicide Squad"

  • Movie character costumes: The eccentric Harley Quinn from the "Suicide Squad" franchise.

194. The Golden Girls Crew From "The Golden Girls"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The beloved four-girl friend group — Rose, Dorothy, Sophia, and Blanche — from "The Golden Girls."

195. Ms. Piggy From "The Muppets"

  • Movie character costumes: Ms. Piggy from "The Muppets" franchise.

196. Indiana Jones From "Indiana Jones"

  • Movie character costumes: Harrison Ford's gun-toting explorer character from "Indiana Jones."

197. Cowgirl Barbie From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Margot Robbie's Barbie from the "Barbie" movie.

198. Barbie and Ken From "Barbie"

  • Movie character costumes: Barbie and Ken from the "Barbie" movie.

199. Princess Rhaenyra from "House of the Dragon"

  • Movie character costumes: Emma D'Arcy's character Princess Rhaenyra from HBO's "House of the Dragon."

200. Doric From "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"

  • Movie character costumes: Sophia Lillis's character Doric from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

201. Shiv From "Succession"

  • Movie character costumes: Sarah Snook's Shiv from "Succession."

202. Bowser From "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

  • Movie character costumes: Bowser (who was voiced by Jack Black) from "The Super Mario Bros." movie.

203. M3gan From "M3gan"

  • Movie character costumes: The robot M3GAN from the scary movie of the same name.

204. Han Solo and Princess Leia From "Star Wars"

  • Movie character costumes: Han Solo and Princess Leia from the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

205. Wednesday Addams From "The Addams Family"

  • Movie character costumes: Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, in "The Addams Family" franchise.

206. Dora the Explorer From "Dora the Explorer"

  • Costumes from TV shows: Dora the Explorer from the staple Nickelodeon series of the same name.

207. Chip and Joanna Gaines From "Fixer Upper"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Fixer Upper" stars Chip and Joanna Gaines.

208. Velma From "Scooby-Doo"

  • Costumes from TV shows: "Scooby Doo"'s Velma.

209. Danny and Sandy From "Grease"

  • Movie character costumes: John Travolta's Danny and Olivia Newton-John's Sandy from "Grease."

210. Rapunzel From "Tangled"

  • Movie character costumes: Rapunzel from Disney's "Tangled."

211. Kim Possible From "Kim Possible"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The titular character from Disney Channel's "Kim Possible."

212. Holly Golightly From "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

  • Movie character costumes: Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

213. Harley Quinn From "Suicide Squad"

  • Movie character costumes: The eccentric Harley Quinn from the "Suicide Squad" franchise.

214. The Golden Girls Crew From "The Golden Girls"

  • Costumes from TV shows: The beloved four-girl friend group — Rose, Dorothy, Sophia, and Blanche — from "The Golden Girls."

215. Ms. Piggy From "The Muppets"

  • Movie character costumes: Ms. Piggy from "The Muppets" franchise.

216. Indiana Jones From "Indiana Jones"

  • Movie character costumes: Harrison Ford's gun-toting explorer character from "Indiana Jones."

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