Best Horror/Thrillers on Netflix Instant
by jennandsg | created - 19 Feb 2012 | updated - 28 Feb 2012 | PublicFrom watching many, many movies on Netflix Instant, I have put together my list of my favorite movies I have come across. These are mostly supernatural, as they are my favorite sub genre. I hope you enjoy! (these are in no particular order)
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1. Fragile (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
At her new job in a rundown children's hospital, a nurse desperately tries to keep her patients safe from a plague of random, mysterious attacks.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya, Gemma Jones
Votes: 17,499
I was VERY happily surprised by this one. I thought it was great, even though it starred Calista Flockhart (not a fan).
2. Skew (2011)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror, Thriller
When Simon, Rich, and Eva head out on an eagerly anticipated road trip, they bring along a video camera to record their journey. What starts out as a carefree adventure slowly becomes a ... See full summary »
Director: Sevé Schelenz | Stars: Rob Scattergood, Amber Lewis, Richard Olak, Taneal Cutting
Votes: 2,083
I was very pleasantly surprised by this film and loved the ending. Not super scary, but it definitely creates a creepy mood.
3. Grave Encounters (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery
For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
Directors: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers | Stars: Benjamin Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
Votes: 63,901
This movie offers more of the traditional scares one would expect in a horror film, but I found it fun to watch. While I enjoyed the first, more subtle scares more, I recommend this one if you want to jump out of your seat a few times.
4. Insidious (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
Votes: 338,702 | Gross: $54.01M
I has been waiting with crazy anticipation for this to be available on instant streaming. It was different than what I expected. Much less of a ghost story and more of a... other dimension type movie. (words to describe it are escaping me). That being said, I still enjoyed it and it is a good addition to the Netflix list.
5. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes
Votes: 104,582
While much more a comedy than a horror film, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I watch it at least 5 times every Halloween season, and more in between.
6. The Exorcist (1973)
R | 122 min | Horror
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 454,414 | Gross: $232.91M
Classic.
7. The Fog (1980)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman
Votes: 82,892 | Gross: $21.38M
Another classic that for some reason took me years to watch. I didn't realize this was a ghost story, but rather expected the actual fog to be the culprit here. Loved this one!
8. Forget Me Not (II) (2009)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
"Do you remember me?" A childhood game turns terrifyingly real for a group of high schoolers celebrating graduation. After a hide and seek like game in a cemetery, the players begin to disappear one by one.
Director: Tyler Oliver | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Cody Linley, Brie Gabrielle, Micah Alberti
Votes: 6,593
Ghostly revenge. Boo!
9. The Beacon (2009)
R | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
While trying to get their lives back on track after the loss of their four year old son, Bryn and Paul Shaw move to the charming old Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a ghostly little ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Stokes | Stars: Teri Polo, David Rees Snell, Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard
Votes: 1,113
Kind of an odd movie, with a weird twist, but I was thoroughly entertained.
10. 100 Feet (2008)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.
Director: Eric Red | Stars: Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick, Michael Paré
Votes: 13,191
Started out with GREAT potential. I hated the ending, but figured I'd add it, as there is much worse that Netflix offers.
11. The Ward (2010)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh
Votes: 44,850
Another movie that I was looking forward to seeing on Netflix instant. While being very "Hollywood" typical horror, I found it entertaining and worth the watch. Just realize that there is no layers to it. What you see is what you get.
12. The Last Exorcism (2010)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum
Votes: 52,089 | Gross: $41.03M
I heard bad things about this movie, but I'm glad I ignored the criticisms and checked it out for myself.
13. The Craft (1996)
R | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True
Votes: 107,563 | Gross: $24.88M
One of my favorites from high school.
14. The Others (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann
Votes: 392,882 | Gross: $96.52M
15. Terror Tract (2000)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.
Directors: Lance W. Dreesen, Clint Hutchison | Stars: John Ritter, David DeLuise, Allison Smith, Kim Correll
Votes: 1,906
Another one that's more comedy than horror and highly entertaining.
16. After.Life (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car accident, a young woman caught between life and death meets a funeral director who claims to have the gift of transitioning the dead into the afterlife.
Director: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo | Stars: Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long, Chandler Canterbury
Votes: 41,058 | Gross: $0.11M
Supernatural or not? :)
17. Lake Mungo (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.
Director: Joel Anderson | Stars: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker
Votes: 28,865
VERY highly recommended. So much more than a ghost story. More drama than thriller, but I was so captivated by this one.
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