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20+ Easy DIY Movie Couple Costume Ideas for Halloween

20+ Easy DIY Movie Couple Costume Ideas for Halloween

Even if you’re an adult, dressing up for Halloween is fun. And if you have a significant other, it’s even more fun because you can wear matching costumes.

There are many kinds of couples costumes out there- silly ones, sexy ones, punny ones, and more. But our favorite kind is movie couple costumes. They’re easy to make and instantly recognizable.

In this post, you’ll find over twenty easy movie couple costumes to inspire you this Halloween. To make the ideas even better, you can DIY them using items from your closet or pieces found with a quick trip to the thrift store.

Han Solo and Princess Leia costume

Han Solo and Princess Leia (Star Wars)

Han Solo

Start With: Dark pants, a white shirt, a navy vest, and black boots.

Finishing Touches: DIY blaster.

Princess Leia

Start With: A white dress, boots, and a silver belt.

Finishing Touches: Space buns and a DIY blaster.

Danny and Sandy costume

Danny and Sandy (Grease)

Danny

Start With: Black pants, a black shirt, and a leather jacket.

Finishing Touches: Slicked back hair.

Sandy

Start With: Tight black pants, a black top, a black leather jacket, and red heels.

Finishing Touches: Red lipstick and curled hair.

Johnny and Frances costume

Johnny and Frances (Dirty Dancing)

Johnny

Start With: Black pants and a black short-sleeved top.

Finishing Touches: Your best Patrick Swayze impression.

Frances

Start With: A light pink dress and heels.

Finishing Touches: Lightly waved hair.

Princess Mia and Nicholas costume

Princess Mia and Nicholas (Princess Diaries 2)

Princes Mia

Start With: A blue v-neck dress and heels.

Finishing Touches: A bow and arrow set.

Nicholas

Start With: A white striped shirt, dark pants, and dress shoes.

Finishing Touches: A nice watch.

Cinderella and Prince Charming costume

Cinderella and Prince Charming (Cinderella)

Cinderella

Start With: A blue dress and your best “glass slippers”.

Finishing Touches: Gloves, a black choker, and a bun.

Prince Charming

Start With: A white dress shirt, red pants, and black shoes.

Finishing Touches: White gloves and DIY shoulder pads.

Ariel and Eric costume

Ariel and Eric (The Little Mermaid)

Ariel

Start With: A blue long-sleeve top, a dark blue skirt, a dark blue skirt, and black flats.

Finishing Touches: A big hair bow.

Eric

Start With: A white shirt and jeans.

Finishing Touches: A red scarf belt.

Mary Poppins and Bert costume

Mary Poppins and Bert (Mary Poppins)

Mary Poppins

Start With: A white skirt, black shirt, stockings, and black heels.

Finishing Touches: A black straw hat and red bowtie.

Bert

Start With: Black pants, a black shirt, and a dark jacket.

Finishing Touches: A colorful neck scarf, a flat cap, and sooty face paint.

Barbie and Ken costume

Barbie and Ken (Barbie)

Barbie

Start With: A pink outfit of your choice with heels.

Finishing Touches: Lots of accessories and big hair.

Ken

Start With: A button-up shirt and white shorts.

Finishing Touches: Your best Kenergy.

Morticia and Gomez costume

Morticia and Gomez (The Addams Family)

Morticia

Start With: A sexy black dress and heels.

Finishing Touches: Red lipstick and a rose.

Gomez

Start With: A black pinstripe suit with dress shoes.

Finishing Touches: Part your hair down the middle and draw on a mustache.

Princess Peach and Mario costume

Princess Peach and Mario (Super Mario Bros)

Princess Peach

Start With: A pink dress and heels.

Finishing Touches: DIY crown.

Mario

Start With: Denim overalls, a red shirt, and boots.

Finishing Touches: A fake mustache and DIY Mario hat.

Neo and Trinity costume

Neo and Trinity (The Matrix)

Neo

Start With: Black pants, a black shirt, and black boots.

Finishing Touches: A long leather coat and dark sunglasses.

Trinity

Start With: A black tank top, pants, and boots.

Finishing Touches: A long leather coat, dark sunglasses, and slicked-back hair.

Indiana Jones and Marion costume

Indiana Jones and Marion (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Indiana Jones

Start With: A white button-up shirt, brown pants, and a brown leather jacket.

Finishing Touches: A brown fedora and rope to use as a whip.

Marion

Start With: A white shirt, red pants, and a brown belt.

Finishing Touches: A stuffed monkey.

Wesley and Buttercup costume

Wesley and Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Wesley

Start With: Black pants, a flowy black shirt, and boots.

Finishing Touches: Black leather gloves, a DIY mask, and a sword.

Buttercup

Start With: A red dress and gold belt.

Finishing Touches: Long, loose hair.

Max and Roxanne costume

Max and Roxanne (A Goofy Movie)

Max

Start With: A red hoodie, jeans, and white gloves.

Finishing Touches: Face paint a Goofy face.

Roxanne

Start With: A teal shirt, blue shorts, a belt, and white flats.

Finishing Touches: Purple studs and Goofy makeup.

Alan and Ellie costumes

Alan and Ellie (Jurassic Park)

Alan

Start With: A blue button-up shirt, khaki pants, and brown shoes.

Finishing Touches: A red bandana and brown fedora.

Ellie

Start With: A pink button-up shirt, a blue tee shirt, khaki shorts, and hiking boots.

Finishing Touches: Pull your hair back into a messy ponytail.

Eric and Christine costume

Eric and Christine (Phantom of the Opera)

Eric

Start With: A black shirt, black pants, and boots.

Finishing Touches: A black cape, gloves, and a white Phantom mask.

Christine

Start With: A flowing white dress, stockings, and heels.

Finishing Touches: Loose, curly hair.

Uhura and Spock costume

Uhura and Spock (Star Trek)

Uhura

Start With: A short red dress and black boots.

Finishing Touches: A high ponytail, earpiece, and Star Fleet pin.

Spock

Start With: A blue shirt, black pants, and black boots.

Finishing Touches: A Star Fleet pin and pointy ears.

Peter Pan and Wendy costumes

Peter Pan and Wendy (Peter Pan)

Peter Pan

Start With: A green shirt and tan pants.

Finishing Touches: A Peter Pan hat and dagger.

Wendy

Start With: A blue dress, blue sash, and black ballet flats.

Finishing Touches: A low ponytail.

9th Doctor and Rose costume

9th Doctor and Rose (Doctor Who)

9th Doctor

Start With: Black pants, a maroon shirt, and a black leather jacket.

Finishing Touches: A sonic screwdriver.

Rose

Start With: A red hoodie, a white tank top, and low-rise jeans.

Finishing Touches: A London accent.

Anakin and Padme costume

Anakin and Padme (Star Wars)

Anakin

Start With: A black shirt, black pants, and boots.

Finishing Touches: A black robe, black gloves, and a lightsaber.

Padme

Start With: White pants, a white crop top, and white boots.

Finishing Touches: A white shawl and a blaster.

Kermit and Miss Piggy costumes

Kermit and Miss Piggy (The Muppets)

Kermit

Start With: A green pants and a green shirt.

Finishing Touches: A DIY Kermit collar.

Miss Piggy

Start With: A fashionable outfit of your choice with long gloves.

Finishing Touches: Pig ears, pig face paint, and jewelry.


Halloween costumes don’t have to be expensive or hard to create. With ingenuity and DIY spirit, you can have a cute couple costume in no time.

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