21st Century Horror
by tapekebab | created - 20 Oct 2018 | updated - 11 Jul 2020 | PublicHorror and horror-adjacent cinema from around the world from 2000 onward. We're living in the middle of a new golden age of horror, so I made this list to rank and keep track of the movies I've seen.
My definition of the horror genre is pretty broad, so in addition to pure horror in all of its many varieties, you'll also find some psychological thrillers, murder mysteries that I find particularly dark or bleak, disturbing art house films, horror comedies, serial killer biopics, and any other movie that creates an atmosphere of terror or dread in a way similar to traditional horror films.
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1. Hereditary (2018)
R | 127 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff
Votes: 377,927 | Gross: $44.07M
(Ari Aster, 2018) - 10/10 What can I even say? Loved it so much I’ve watched it three times already. Just absolutely nightmarish from start to finish, and there are enough layers of hidden symbolism to keep you coming back. Toni Collette should win an Oscar for this. Hail Paimon!
2. Pulse (2001)
R | 119 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka
Votes: 25,589 | Gross: $0.05M
(Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) - 10/10 I've never seen a ghost movie as eerily off-putting as this one. The sound design and weird, wailing score in particular are bone-chilling. One of my new favorites from any genre, but now I have a phobia of women in black dresses and heels walking slowly.
3. The Ring (2002)
PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman
Votes: 375,015 | Gross: $129.13M
(Gore Verbinski, 2002) - 10/10 Scared the shit out of me when I was twelve, and after ten or so viewings, it’s still near-perfect horror. The cursed video alone is pure nightmare fuel, and every aspect of the film is so perfectly unnerving and gloomy. Somehow it's even better than the J-horror original.
4. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 110,432 | Gross: $0.11M
(Yorgos Lanthimos, 2009) - 10/10 Exceedingly strange but masterfully controlled, this Greek head trip will disturb you in ways you've never experienced. A couple inflicts constant psychological horror on their adult children, whose minds are so warped that they don't even realize it.
5. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,769 | Gross: $2.12M
(Tomas Alfredson, 2008) - 10/10 Once you've seen a few hundred horror flicks, you start to consider a movie a success if it has a couple decent jump scares, so when you get to savor a movie like this that not only tells a story, but tells it beautifully, it's a real revelation. But is it scary? Yes... oh yes.
6. Irreversible (2002)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon
Votes: 147,653 | Gross: $0.75M
(Gaspar Noé, 2002) - 10/10 Forget all the torture porn and gore movies out there, this is the most disturbing film I've ever seen. If you're not prepared to be truly, deeply horrified, watch something else. Thomas Bangalter's delirious score is a masterpiece of discomfort as well.
7. It Follows (2014)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe
Votes: 268,975 | Gross: $14.67M
(David Robert Mitchell, 2014) - 9/10 Once or twice a decade you’re lucky enough to find a horror film that has everything. Here it’s the fresh concept of a nearly inescapable evil, the masterful wide-lens cinematography, the bowel-loosening electronic score, and the cold, forlorn setting the film inhabits.
8. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 604,619 | Gross: $32.38M
(Dan Gilroy, 2014) - 9/10 Jake Gyllenhaal is Lou Bloom - a bug-eyed, cloyingly ingratiating everyday villain who may be the best creep in horror in twenty years. This movie is a noir-ish reminder that there’s something horrific happening not far from you every night. And it’s got my boy Bill Paxton.
9. The Babadook (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Votes: 247,255 | Gross: $0.92M
(Jennifer Kent, 2014) - 9/10 This piece of good ol’ classic horror deserves all the praise it gets. There's a deeper dramatic story here, but even just at surface level, it's bloody scary, taking you back to a time when every shadow and creak sent you running to your parents’ room.
10. Kill List (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley
Votes: 45,336 | Gross: $0.03M
(Ben Wheatley, 2011) - 9/10 The first time I watched this, I thought it was a dark crime movie until it suddenly veered into psychotically violent folk horror territory that’s like “The Wicker Man” on bath salts. Ben Wheatley wisely leaves the finer plot points obscured for maximum pagan cult terror.
11. Get Out (I) (2017)
R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener
Votes: 696,762 | Gross: $176.04M
(Jordan Peele, 2017) - 9/10 Believe the hype - it's rare that you find a horror film that flawlessly blends visceral thrills ‘n’ chills with big laughs and sharp social commentary, and even gets a Best Picture Oscar nomination to boot. Rankling the morons who think it's an “anti-white” film is just a bonus.
12. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 1,060,191 | Gross: $74.28M
(Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2007) - 9/10 Most folks might not deign to call a Best Picture winner a horror movie, but hear me out: in addition to being perhaps the most pessimistic film ever, Anton Chigurh is essentially just Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers with a cooler weapon and slightly more dialogue.
13. Good Manners (2017)
PG | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo, Cida Moreira
Votes: 4,121 | Gross: $0.03M
(Marco Dutra & Juliana Rojas, 2017) - 9/10 Many werewolf movies are kinda the same, but I can't say that about this Brazilian lesbian werewolf horror-musical. What "Let the Right One In" did for vampires, this does for werewolves: it takes a standard horror theme and makes it beautiful and moving.
14. The Conjuring (2013)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Votes: 554,824 | Gross: $137.40M
(James Wan, 2013) - 9/10 It doesn’t look like Hollywood is going to stop pumping out "The Conjuring" sequels and spin-offs anytime soon, and it’s not surprising considering that this is one of those bona fide timeless horror classics that will probably still be scaring people in thirty years.
15. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 635,825 | Gross: $0.71M
(Chan-Wook Park, 2003) - 9/10 A cult hit if there ever was one, this blend of high art and filthy pulp was the top “can you believe this??” movie of my teenage years. I don't get why it's considered more a thriller than horror - the twist no one can ever forget is 1000x more horrifying than thrilling.
16. Zibahkhana (2007)
Unrated | 77 min | Horror, Thriller
On their way to a concert, a group of teens are diverted by a political protest, only to encounter a family of flesh-hungry psychopaths.
Director: Omar Khan | Stars: Kunwar Ali Roshan, Rooshanie Ejaz, Rubya Chaudhry, Haider Raza
Votes: 908
(Omar Khan, 2007) - 9/10 Turns out “Pakistan’s First Gore Film” is fun as hell. It’s got the same DIY edge as early slashers like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” but instead of Leatherface, you get a guy in a burqa swinging a giant flail. Zany, trippy, (unintentionally?) hilarious, and just rad.
17. November (2017)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
Director: Rainer Sarnet | Stars: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Heino Kalm
Votes: 6,034 | Gross: $0.02M
(Rainer Sarnet, 2017) - 9/10 This dazzlingly weird and beautiful dark folktale features a menagerie of odd creatures from Estonian lore, and I particularly love the “kratid” - rickety creations of bone and old tools who steal cows, and “Vanapagan” - the Devil in the form of a drunken fool.
18. Green Room (2015)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 139,247 | Gross: $3.22M
(Jeremy Saulnier, 2015) - 9/10 We all hate Nazis (if you don’t then gtfo my list), so most horror that portrays them as shotgun fodder is good vicarious fun. But here we see them as real people who don't think twice about murdering an entire punk band. It’s visceral, real life terror and excitement.
19. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 146,217 | Gross: $0.13M
(Jee-Woon Kim, 2010) - 9/10 High in the running for most intense movie I've ever seen - it's often described as a cat-and-mouse game, but it's really more like watching two pit bulls rip each other to pieces. It's also got that uniquely Korean high-caliber storytelling that makes it a legitimate epic.
20. Demon (2015)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration, in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.
Director: Marcin Wrona | Stars: Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Zulewska, Andrzej Grabowski, Tomasz Schuchardt
Votes: 6,122 | Gross: $0.10M
(Marcin Wrona, 2015) - 9/10 Bizarro, darkly comic Polish take on the Yiddish legend of the "dybbuk" demon that takes place at Poland’s strangest, drunkest wedding reception. A great trilingual film with fascinating glimpses of Poland's fractured past. RIP to the brilliant Marcin Wrona.
21. Don't Breathe (2016)
R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.
Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto
Votes: 300,535 | Gross: $89.22M
(Fede Álvarez, 2016) - 8/10 Word to the wise - don't go breaking into old houses in Detroit. It will not end well. This movie uses that bit of common sense to give a masterclass in taut, nail-biting intensity. Sure, it's a bit gimmicky, but dammit, they're great gimmicks!
22. The Loved Ones (2009)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
Director: Sean Byrne | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson
Votes: 44,059
(Sean Byrne, 2009) - 8/10 This Aussie flick is goddamn insane and disturbing, but also kinda hilarious. It nails the early 2000’s teen movie aesthetic perfectly, but, y’know, it’s about a family that kidnaps and tortures a dude on the night of the big school dance.
23. Zodiac (2007)
R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 598,345 | Gross: $33.08M
(David Fincher, 2007) - 8/10 Although this dramatic take on the story behind one of America's most infamous mysteries is not horror per se, the murder scenes, particularly the one at Lake Berryessa, are some of the most horrifying in film history, and the subtle climax is remarkably chilling.
24. A Field in England (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Horror
Amid the Civil War in 17th-century England, a group of deserters flee from battle through an overgrown field. Captured by an alchemist, the men are forced to help him search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Peter Ferdinando, Richard Glover, Ryan Pope
Votes: 13,995 | Gross: $0.03M
(Ben Wheatley, 2013) - 8/10 A one-of-a-kind experience (unless you can name any other psychedelic period horror movies about battling alchemists) filled with scenes that are captivating and unsettling in ways difficult to describe. Some might find it frustrating, but I think it's borderline genius.
25. The Invitation (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Tammy Blanchard
Votes: 119,086 | Gross: $0.23M
(Karyn Kusama, 2015) - 8/10 This will make you hate Los Angeles rich people more than you already do, and you might find yourself shrieking in frustration a few times as the protagonist tries in vain to prevent the seemingly inevitable. Great flick if you’re into weird cults and/or canapés.
26. We Are Still Here (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Mystery
In the cold, wintery fields of New England, a lonely old house wakes up every thirty years - and demands a sacrifice.
Director: Ted Geoghegan | Stars: Andrew Sensenig, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Lisa Marie
Votes: 19,914
(Ted Geoghegan, 2015) - 8/10 It's a familiar premise: grieving family moves to creepy old house to escape the past, finds out said house is super haunted. But this movie does it with such blood-soaked ferocity it'll have you gasping out loud. Plus the ghosts look really fuckin' cool.
27. Mandy (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance.
Director: Panos Cosmatos | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy
Votes: 89,490 | Gross: $1.21M
(Panos Cosmatos, 2018) - 8/10 One big bad acid trip of a movie, this is like "Enter the Void," "Mad Max," the animated "Heavy Metal" movie, and King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” all mashed together. Oh, and Nicolas Cage freaking out. Of course I loved it.
28. Errementari (2017)
TV-MA | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror
A quiet village is thrown into turmoil upon disturbing a reclusive and feared blacksmith rumored to be in league with the devil.
Director: Paul Urkijo Alijo | Stars: Kandido Uranga, Uma Bracaglia, Eneko Sagardoy, Ramón Agirre
Votes: 13,505
(Paul Urkijo Alijo, 2017) - 8/10 I’ve been fascinated by the Basque language and folklore for years, and this fantastical take on a Basque legend is breathtaking, especially the hellish set designs. Let’s hope this paves the way for many more Basque-language films, especially of the folk-horror variety.
29. Sinister (I) (2012)
R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Fred Thompson
Votes: 280,156 | Gross: $48.09M
(Scott Derrickson, 2012) - 8/10 If this movie doesn’t scare the pants off you, nothing will. The well-placed jump scares, the spine-tingling industrial/glitch score, and most of all, the bits of truly horrifying found footage within the movie's larger context - it's all fine-tuned for maximum fright factor.
30. Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
109 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The humanity is suffering from murders all over the globe, called "Mincemeat murders". High school student, Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto, Kazuki Kitamura
Votes: 5,394
(Takashi Yamazaki, 2014) - 8/10 Went into this manga adaptation knowing nothing about it at all, and I loved it! It's been ages since I was into manga, but this has everything you could want from it: a bizarre premise, a cutesy lil sidekick, a bit of romance, and some outrageously gory violence.
31. Unsane (2018)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple
Votes: 49,926 | Gross: $7.73M
(Steven Soderbergh, 2018) - 8/10 This stalker horror is terrifying because it’s entirely realistic and plausible - it’s kinda like "Misery" if it took place in a psych ward. Uncommonly terrific acting for a horror movie too, especially from Claire Foy and Juno Temple - these Brits keep taking our acting jobs!
32. Shutter (II) (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool
Votes: 49,155
(Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom, 2004) - 8/10 The first Thai horror movie I’ve seen, and it was creepy as shit. Similar to "Ju-On: The Grudge" in some ways, but even better in that it's full of both startling jump scares and deeply unnerving found footage-esque images. Don't watch it right before bedtime.
33. The Orphanage (2007)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 163,602 | Gross: $7.16M
(J.A. Bayona, 2007) - 8/10 A masterclass in “less is more” horror that will still scare your ass off. This Spanish film has one brief scene of startling gore, one children's game made supremely creepy (“Un, dos, tres, toca la pared!”), and maybe the most gut-wrenching revelation in horror history.
34. Thelma (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 36,612 | Gross: $0.15M
(Joachim Trier, 2017) - 8/10 Feels weird to describe a horror film as "beautiful," but every aspect of this wholly unique Norwegian tale is so elegantly rendered and affecting that I can't think of another word for it. The scene at the ballet is stunning; it's as panic-inducing as it is moving.
35. Apostle (2018)
TV-MA | 130 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1905, a drifter on a dangerous mission to rescue his kidnapped sister tangles with a sinister religious cult on an isolated island.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Dan Stevens, Richard Elfyn, Paul Higgins, Bill Milner
Votes: 59,034
(Gareth Evans, 2018) - 8/10 If you love "The Wicker Man" (the OG 1970’s one, duh) like I do, but also wanna see some "Saw"-style blood-drenched insanity, then boy have I got a movie for you! The fact that the main guy also starred in "Downton Abbey" is hilarious to me.
36. The Wailing (2016)
TV-MA | 156 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-min, Kwak Do-won, Chun Woo-hee
Votes: 81,975
(Hong-Jin Na, 2016) - 8/10 An uncommonly complex and emotional Korean horror in which several supernatural forces compete for the soul of a village. The shamanic ritual scenes are thrilling, and the shabby provincial setting is an interesting contrast to the typical Asian horror megalopolis.
37. It (I) (2017)
R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis
Votes: 606,212 | Gross: $327.48M
(Andy Muschietti, 2017) - 8/10 For some reason I was skeptical going into this one, but I shouldn't have been. Not only do the frights start immediately and never let up for over two hours, it's just a good old-fashioned adventure movie as well, like "Goonies" but with way more blood.
38. Possessed (2009)
106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After Hee-jin's younger sister So-jin, who is possessed by a spirit,disappears,the neighbors die one by one and a secret underlying their deaths is revealed.
Director: Lee Yong-ju | Stars: Kim Bo-yeon, Sin Eun-jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Shin Eun-kyung
Votes: 1,091
(Yong-Joo Lee, 2009) - 8/10 Supremely creepy and macabre Korean possession story that barely resembles US/UK movies that handle similar themes. Also provides a fascinating look at dogma and superstition in both Korean Christianity and shamanism.
39. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 703,006 | Gross: $37.63M
(Guillermo del Toro, 2006) - 8/10 Reminding us adults just how phantasmagoric and violent the fairy tales we learn as kids really are, this brings together childlike wonder and adult tragedy like no other film. And if you don't think it's horror, revisit the Pale Man scene and tell me it doesn't freak you out.
40. Mom and Dad (2017)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Director: Brian Taylor | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur
Votes: 27,375
(Brian Taylor, 2017) - 8/10 This wacko exploitation spectacle in which parents develop a sudden inexplicable urge to murder their children is one psychotic and frequently hilarious trip. Lance Henriksen makes a great cameo, and of course Nicolas Cage does insane the way only he can.
41. Jug Face (2013)
R | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When she learns the supernatural pit worshipped by her remote community in the woods has demanded her as a blood sacrifice, Ada struggles to find a way to survive, while the pit lashes out in anger.
Director: Chad Crawford Kinkle | Stars: Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Kaitlin Cullum, Larry Fessenden
Votes: 7,961
(Chad Crawford Kinkle, 2013) - 8/10 Gnawingly fucked up backwoods tale that makes the folks from "Deliverance" seem downright cosmopolitan. Some iffy special effects don’t distract from the inventiveness of the plot or the quality of the acting in this very low budget indie flick.
42. The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
R | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Pesce | Stars: Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Olivia Bond, Paul Nazak
Votes: 14,460 | Gross: $0.03M
(Nicolas Pesce, 2016) - 8/10 A ghastly little piece of art-horror that flips the script on both the Norman Bates archetype and the entire torture porn subgenre. Full of moments both queasy and gorgeous, and the blend of Portuguese fado and new age-y minimal synth on the soundtrack is terrific.
43. Noroi (2005)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, Marika Matsumoto
Votes: 15,322
(Kōji Shiraishi, 2005) - 8/10 Idiosyncratic in a uniquely Japanese way, this is the most narratively complex of all the found footage horrors out there. Takes a while to start to come together, but the payoff is one of the most deliriously chilling and strange climaxes ever.
44. Control (2003)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Sándor Csányi, Eszter Balla, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch
Votes: 27,070 | Gross: $0.24M
(Nimród Antal, 2003) - 8/10 Set entirely within the Budapest metro, this film hides a serial killer horror plot (a hooded figure is pushing folks onto the tracks) within some brilliant fantasy worldbuilding, wherein the subway feels more like a dark otherworldly realm than a simple public transit system.
45. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
Votes: 167,751 | Gross: $1.74M
(Lynne Ramsay, 2011) - 8/10 Nerds will argue over whether or not this is horror forever, but if “The Bad Seed” (1956) is horror, so is this. It's a very realistically disturbing film - Kevin falls somewhere between your everyday sociopath and a Damien-ish demon child, and it’s highly disconcerting.
46. Suspiria (I) (2018)
R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela
Votes: 92,242 | Gross: $2.47M
(Luca Guadagnino, 2018) - 8/10 Tbh I've never been a huge fan of the iconic original (except for Goblin's kickass score), but I've gotta give this remake mad props for a unique historical context (Berlin in the RAF era), Euro art house style up the wazoo, and a stupendously fuckin' weird climax.
47. REC (2007)
R | 78 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Directors: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza | Stars: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso
Votes: 196,657
(Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza, 2007) - 8/10 With one of the highest scares-per-minute rates of the last twenty years, an intensely claustrophobic setting, and an ending to make even the most jaded horror junkie's blood curdle, this is high in the running for the best of all found footage flicks.
48. Enter the Void (2009)
Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Fantasy
An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy, Olly Alexander
Votes: 88,052 | Gross: $0.34M
(Gaspar Noé, 2009) - 8/10 Not horror as such, but this, like Gaspar Noé's other films, has added so much to the vocabulary of modern art-horror that it warrants inclusion in this list. Simply put, it's a bad DMT trip put to film, but the unsettlement it induces goes far deeper than druggy camp.
49. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,432
(Kinji Fukasaku, 2000) - 8/10 One of the most misunderstood films in history - it's indeed an ultraviolent teen-vs.-teen extravaganza, but it isn’t just that. It’s also a thought-provoking piece that forces you to consider what you would do if trapped in the same situation and what that says about you.
50. Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Pastor Park works to expose suspicious religious groups. He's hired to look into the cult group Deer Mount. Meanwhile, Police Captain Hwang investigates a murder case and the main suspect is a member of the Deer Mount cult.
Director: Jae-hyun Jang | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Jin-young, Yoo Ji-tae, Min Tanaka
Votes: 4,883
(Jae-Hyun Jang, 2019) - 8/10 The abundance of Korean religious sects, the volume of oddball characters to keep track of, and the weird spiritual complexity of a dizzying plotline all demand a second viewing, which I am more than happy to give this. It's entirely original and engrossing.
51. Little Otik (2000)
TV-14 | 132 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A childless couple passes off an anthropomorphous tree stump as their baby, but things get out of hand when the monstrosity comes to life and demands to be fed.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový
Votes: 6,876 | Gross: $0.12M
(Jan Svankmajer, 2000) - 8/10 You can look at this masterwork of magical realist bizarrerie several ways: as a comedy, it’s whimsically hilarious; as a creature feature, it’s uniquely creative; as a psychological horror, it’s a disturbing allegory on watching a loved one lose a battle with mental illness.
52. Pop Skull (2007)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Pop Skull depicts the lonely and disjointed life of Daniel, a young Alabama pill addict, as his efforts to cope with the trials of his day-to-day life collide with the increasing influence ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Lane Hughes, Brandon Carroll, Maggie Gwin, Hannah Hughes
Votes: 466
(Adam Wingard, 2007) - 8/10 Now this is how you do low budget horror, folks! Some impressively naturalistic amateur actors, some trippy, jarring ghost scenes, and some of the most intense strobe effects I’ve ever seen in a movie - all on a $2,000 budget. Drugs and ghosts don't mix, kids.
53. The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Returning home from a business trip to discover his wife missing, a man delves deeper and deeper into a surreal kaleidoscope of half-baked leads, seduction, deceit, and murder. Does anyone in the building know something?
Directors: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani | Stars: Klaus Tange, Ursula Bedena, Joe Koener, Birgit Yew
Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.01M
(Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, 2013) - 8/10 You'll either love it or hate it, but if you’re a 70’s Euro “giallo” buff like me, you’ll love, love, love its hallucinogenic editing, sumptuous Art Nouveau sets, and killer soundtrack with Morricone, Ortolani, Nicolai, etc. The plot is damn hard to suss out, but who cares?
54. Silent Hill (2006)
R | 125 min | Horror, Mystery
A woman, Rose, goes in search for her adopted daughter within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill.
Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger
Votes: 244,015 | Gross: $46.98M
(Christophe Gans, 2006) - 8/10 I had never seen this or played the games, but damn son, what a wild ‘n’ crazy movie! Pyramid Head is one of the coolest horror villains I've seen in a while, the town itself looks eerie as fuck, and Akira Yamaoka's trip-hoppy soundtrack is spaced.
55. Sauna (2008)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.
Director: Antti-Jussi Annila | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko, Rain Tolk
Votes: 7,480
(Antti-Jussi Annila, 2008) - 8/10 I've never seen a movie quite like this before - it's indisputably a horror film, and a bloody scary one at that, but it's also a masterful piece of historical fiction in the guise of an art film. Ville Virtanen is stupendous as Eerik Spore, a man made bestial by a lifetime at war.
56. Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Roxane Mesquida, Nicholas Ofczarek, Andrea Zogg, Carlos Leal
Votes: 3,275
(Michael Steiner, 2010) - 8/10 The real monster in this modern Swiss German-language take on an Alpine folktale isn't the titular “witch” of the story, but rather, men who hate women and superstitious church folk who reject those in need. A harrowing, brilliant Grimm-esque fairy tale come to life.
57. Pontypool (2008)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak
Votes: 35,476
(Bruce McDonald, 2008) - 8/10 Whether you interpret this as a metaphor about the dangers of bad information “going viral” or simply take it at face value, this is a remarkably smart and ominous movie that might drive you crazy if you overthink it. And the whole thing takes place in one room!
58. Raw (2016)
R | 99 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas
Votes: 89,120 | Gross: $0.51M
(Julia Ducournau, 2016) - 8/10 Who knew that French veterinary schools were so intense and hedonistic?? This movie quickly built a reputation as a gross-out classic (even I blanched a couple times, and I've seen it all), but it's the compellingly twisted plot about familial secrets that makes it work.
59. Prisoners (2013)
R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo
Votes: 809,500 | Gross: $61.00M
(Denis Villeneuve, 2013) - 8/10 One of the grimmest horror-thrillers in recent memory, this is a complex web of child abductions, vigilante justice, police brutality, live burials, red herrings, false trails, snakes, mazes, a torture shower, and a war on God. It’s a lot to take in, but it's always riveting.
60. The Visit (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie
Votes: 151,440 | Gross: $65.21M
(M. Night Shyamalan, 2015) - 8/10 Like just about all of M. Night Shyamalan's movies, this one seems less and less plausible the more you think about it, so just enjoy it for what it is: a no-frills flick about a trip to grandma and grandpa's that'll chill you to the bone without ever resorting to cheap scares.
61. Hide and Seek (2013)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
A missing brother. Hide and seeks codes. A shocking truth for two different families and the struggle to save their families from someone who is already living inside their house.
Director: Jung Huh | Stars: Son Hyeon-ju, Moon Jeong-Hee, Jeon Mi-seon, Kim Hye-yoon
Votes: 2,364
(Jung Huh, 2013) - 8/10 There's a bit of "Cape Fear"-like desperation in the edge-of-your-seat final act of this Korean stalker horror, and the incredibly well-shot crosstown journey from a harbor slum to an uptown high rise ties two halves of an awesomely twisty story together.
62. V/H/S (2012)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Chad Villella, Ti West, Adam Wingard | Stars: Calvin Lee Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, Hannah Fierman
Votes: 68,352 | Gross: $0.10M
(Multiple directors, 2012) - 8/10 Adding the frame narrative to this anthology was an inspired idea - anyone old enough to have used VHS tapes can remember stumbling upon something weird. All the shorts are good, but Radio Silence's "10/31/98" is a minor masterpiece.
63. KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)
R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Following a horrible car accident on a wooded road near Mexico City, Agata goes into a coma. Her twin sister Catalina must try to solve the mystery of her sister's accident next to the Km. 31 marker and discovers a terrifying local legend.
Director: Rigoberto Castañeda | Stars: Iliana Fox, Adrià Collado, Raúl Méndez, Luisa Huertas
Votes: 3,577
(Rigoberto Castañeda, 2006) - 8/10 Surprised this doesn't have a higher rating here, cut it scared the hell out of me. Mexico's "la Llorona" legend gets a damn spooky J-horror-inspired makeover - be sure to listen on a good stereo or headphones, cuz the sound design will make your blood run cold.
64. Bedevilled (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.
Director: Cheol-soo Jang | Stars: Seo Yeong-hie, Ji Seong-won, Min-ho Hwang, Min Je
Votes: 17,040
(Cheol-Soo Jang, 2010) - 8/10 This is essentially a rape/revenge thriller, and it's also the only movie from that genre that I can call genuinely great. The first hour of abuse is torturous, so when the the perpetrators start to receive their comeuppance, it's immensely satisfying.
65. Shrew's Nest (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
1950s Madrid: The agoraphobic Montse raised her now 18 y.o. kid sister. The upstairs neighbor falls down the stairs and breaks a leg. The crazy Montse takes him in.
Directors: Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Nadia de Santiago, Hugo Silva, Luis Tosar
Votes: 7,728
(Juanfer Andrés & Esteban Roel, 2014) - 8/10 Macarena Gómez certainly does play a twitchy lil' shrew and Luis Tosar once again shows up as a miserable son of a bitch par excellence in his second top-notch apartment-based psycho-thriller. Yet another expertly-crafted horrorshow from Spain.
66. Under the Skin (I) (2013)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell
Votes: 158,221 | Gross: $2.61M
(Jonathan Glazer, 2013) - 8/10 It's been hard to think of anything but this movie since I watched it. It looks and sounds so unsettlingly sublime, and all of its key scenes are unforgettable, including one bit of Kubrickian surreality that is one of the most terrifying things I've seen in a horror film.
67. Izo (2004)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
An executed samurai takes an existential journey throughout time, space and eternity in search of bloody vengeance.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Ryôsuke Miki
Votes: 4,759
(Takashi Miike, 2004) - 8/10 One of Takashi Miike’s strangest and most violent films (and that’s saying something), “Izo” is a psychedelic, existential killing spree across space and time that dares to address the ultimate horror: “Human history is nothing but a chain of bloody events."
68. Knife + Heart (2018)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Paris, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of cheap gay porn. When Lois, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald.
Director: Yann Gonzalez | Stars: Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet
Votes: 5,535 | Gross: $0.03M
(Yann Gonzalez, 2018) - 8/10 Guaranteed to be divisive, but I found this French 70's-throwback gay porn/disco fantasy + trashy grindhouse slasher dazzling, like Todd Haynes meets Abel Ferrara, with a great villain, terrifically bawdy humor, and some vintage hi-NRG bangers on the soundtrack.
69. The Enemy (2011)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Serbian soldiers discover a man locked in a basement at the end of the war. After he is freed, people start disappearing.
Director: Dejan Zecevic | Stars: Aleksandar Stojkovic, Vuk Kostic, Tihomir Stanic, Ljubomir Bandovic
Votes: 2,783
(Dejan Zečević, 2011) - 8/10 Too grim and slow for cult horror junkies and not pandering enough to be an "important" war film, this is really a modern folktale, and just like Europe's dark folktales of yore, you're left wondering how much was invented just to explain away sheer human brutality.
70. Of Good Report (2013)
109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An introverted high school teacher in rural South Africa starts an obsessive affair with a pupil, with tragic consequences. A South African homage to film noir.
Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Stars: Mothusi Magano, Petronella Tshuma, Tshamano Sebe, Lee-Ann Van Rooi
Votes: 345
(Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, 2013) - 8/10 One of many brilliant things about this South African genre-defying indie masterpiece is that the protagonist doesn't have a single line of dialogue, but he does scream, cry, and emote to a bizarre avant-jazz score as he moves a brutally upsetting plot along.
71. Cold Hell (2017)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A vicious serial killer is targeting prostitutes in Vienna, Austria. A tough young woman from Turkey who works as a taxi driver witnesses one of the murders and becomes a target. The police are of no help, so she must stop him herself.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Sammy Sheik, Friedrich von Thun
Votes: 2,124
(Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2017) - 7/10 A pulse-pounding cat-and-mouse chase through Vienna between a badass lady kickboxer and a savage serial killer. This one has feminist and anti-racist overtones and shades of "Taxi Driver" and "True Detective," but in the end, it's a trip with a character all its own.
72. Midsommar (2019)
R | 148 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 403,102 | Gross: $27.33M
(Ari Aster, 2019) - 8/10 Though there's nothing here quite as viscerally terrifying as "Hereditary"'s final act, this is Ari Aster's second superbly realized (and potentially PTSD-inducing) art-horror masterclass in a row. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of folk horror will be spellbound.
73. The Blackcoat's Daughter (I) (2015)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.
Director: Oz Perkins | Stars: Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, James Remar
Votes: 25,996 | Gross: $0.02M
(Oz Perkins, 2015) - 7/10 This one makes great use of setting, character-building, and music to create a real sense of foreboding that envelops you slowly over the course of the first hour. When the horror does eventually appear, it’s genuinely shocking, and it only gets more intense from there.
74. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Votes: 300,746 | Gross: $25.14M
(Robert Eggers, 2015) - 7/10 I may not consider this quite the masterpiece that many do, but it’s undeniably unique and well-executed. Even if you hold that the supernatural elements are all in the characters’ heads, the fact that people actually believed in that shit is horrifying enough.
75. Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Stuart Wolfenden
Votes: 58,374 | Gross: $0.01M
(Shane Meadows, 2004) - 8/10 One of those Rorschach tests of a movie that could you give any combination of thrills, catharsis, and/or devastation. I don't wanna say too much here lest I spoil Shane Meadows's storytelling - just watch it. Paddy Considine is a human wrecking bell.
76. Climax (I) (2018)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Music
French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile
Votes: 79,402 | Gross: $0.80M
(Gaspar Noé, 2018) - 8/10 By now, Gaspar Noé has got his singular style down pat. Like "Irréversible," this examines how quickly a situation can spiral wildly out of control, and the pulsating soundtrack will make you wanna dance or puke or both. It may well be the most anti-drug movie ever.
77. The Canal (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's.
Director: Ivan Kavanagh | Stars: Rupert Evans, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Hannah Hoekstra, Kelly Byrne
Votes: 14,870
(Ivan Kavanagh, 2014) - 7/10 Nothing particularly original or groundbreaking - just a classic haunted house story from Ireland, but it's one of the most intensely dark and terrifying ones you're ever likely to find - the climactic scene may well ruin your good night's sleep.
78. White God (2014)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horvát, Szabolcs Thuróczy
Votes: 17,074 | Gross: $0.28M
(Kornél Mundruczó, 2014) - 7/10 Imagine if "Homeward Bound" was really dark and culminated in Chance leading a massive, bloody dog revolt against all mankind and you've got an idea of what this Hungarian canine revenge thriller is like. It's just gotta be seen to be believed.
79. Mr. Jones (2013)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young couple moves to the woods and soon finds their nightmares and reality colliding.
Director: Karl Mueller | Stars: Jon Foster, Sarah Jones, Mark Steger, Faran Tahir
Votes: 4,402
(Karl Mueller, 2013) - 7/10 I think this one is seriously underrated and very enjoyable if you like a bit of surrealism with your thrills. It’s basically an outsider art-themed horror with some cool occult imagery, which I really dig. The scares in the last half hour are pretty darn trippy too.
80. Under the Shadow (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Arash Marandi
Votes: 30,120 | Gross: $0.03M
(Babak Anvari, 2016) - 7/10 Impressively unique Persian-language film that’s as much a meditation on the Iran-Iraq War of the 80’s as it is a demon story (or, to be more accurate, a "djinn" story). I really loved the distinctly Persian design scheme of the demon scenes.
81. The Eye (2002)
R | 99 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she will be able to see again. She gets more than she bargained for upon realizing she can also see ghosts.
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Angelica Lee, Chutcha Rujinanon, Lawrence Chou, Jinda Duangtoy
Votes: 30,075 | Gross: $0.51M
(Danny Pang Phat & Oxide Pang Chun, 2002) - 7/10 My first Hong Kong horror flick, and it has the choppy editing and occasional cheesiness typical of HK action and kung fu movies. But man, the ghost scenes are blood-curdling, and they do not let up throughout the entire movie.
82. The Snowtown Murders (2011)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens
Votes: 20,617 | Gross: $0.01M
(Justin Kurzel, 2011) - 7/10 Based on incidents that shook Australia, this is one of the most realistic and upsetting serial killer movies ever made. Everything about this is well-done, but Daniel Henshall's psychotically charismatic performance and Jed Kurzel's pulsating score are top-notch.
83. Would You Rather (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Director: David Guy Levy | Stars: Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs, Jonny Coyne
Votes: 45,404
(David Guy Levy, 2012) - 7/10 A cautionary tale on why you should never go to a game night at a rich person’s mansion. The nerve-racking tension in this movie never wanes throughout its entire runtime. Also, Ricky from "Trailer Park Boys" is in it - "we're fucked!"
84. Upgrade (2018)
R | 100 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
Director: Leigh Whannell | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden
Votes: 206,794 | Gross: $11.98M
(Leigh Whannell, 2018) - 7/10 Just a great, old school John Carpenter-ish sci-fi/body horror b-movie with some killer fight scenes. Hokey at times, but overall really fun. Logan Marshall-Green is one of those somewhat mediocre actors that I just can't help but love anyway
85. Session 9 (2001)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Paul Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas
Votes: 62,902 | Gross: $0.38M
(Brad Anderson, 2001) - 7/10 Filmed in an actual abandoned mental hospital that ultimately becomes a character of its own, this is basically the dude from "CSI: Miami" and some other guys getting in shouting matches and roasting each other until they go crazy. It’s a lot better than it sounds.
86. Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico's frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother's murder at the hands of the serial killer known as "Motherface."
Directors: Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon | Stars: Alec Owen, Ben Gigli, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Erik Sandoval
Votes: 2,489
(Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet, & Jon Salmon, 2015) - 7/10 If you're a fan of moronic, surreal Adult Swim-esque humor, this spoof of 80's slashers will be like manna from heaven. Personally, I think this might be the funniest horror-comedy I've seen, but if you're looking for sharp wit, look elsewhere.
87. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,352
(Sion Sono, 2007) - 7/10 Just… wtf. One of those J-horror oddities that’s so flippin’ weird it’s hard to know where to start. People start getting killed by their hair extensions. Guess that’s all you need to know going into it. Oh, and it has one of the most hilarious deaths in horror history.
88. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business by inviting an evil presence into their home, not realizing how dangerous it is.
Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas
Votes: 73,098 | Gross: $35.14M
(Mike Flanagan, 2016) - 7/10 The first of several Mike Flanagan films on this list - he's really proven himself as one of the most consistent talents in horror. This might be his most straightforward ghost flick, but it's got some scary-ass visuals, simple as that.
89. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
Votes: 71,006 | Gross: $0.75M
(Guillermo del Toro, 2001) - 7/10 Kinda laid the groundwork for "Pan’s Labyrinth" (ghostly magical realism against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and all that). I love everything del Toro does, but it'd be great to see him return to pure horror like this someday.
90. Starry Eyes (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer | Stars: Alexandra Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese
Votes: 22,336
(Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer, 2014) - 7/10 An unbelievably gory and harrowing tale of vanity and ambition in Hollywood, this one actually has one of the more original and incisive horror plots of the last few years. Definitely skip this one if you have a weak stomach though.
91. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,357 | Gross: $0.01M
(Joon-Ho Bong, 2003) - 7/10 Kang-Ho Song gives one of my all-time fave performances as Doo-Man Park - an arrogant, boorish, inept detective who is somehow still likable. His personal development mirrors the mounting hopelessness of one of cinema's bleakest and most horrific serial killer cases.
92. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
R | 134 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 300,439 | Gross: $102.47M
(James Wan, 2016) - 7/10 Everyone’s favorite wholesome Sunday school ghost hunters, the Warrens, return for a quality sequel that’s nearly as scary as the original but a touch schmaltzier as well, and it overstays its welcome just a bit at over two hours in length.
93. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the cause of death of a young woman who was apparently harboring dark secrets.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton
Votes: 139,206 | Gross: $0.01M
(André Øvredal, 2016) - 7/10 Is it weird that the first half of this movie made being a coroner look kinda fun? Until all hell breaks loose and a routine autopsy turns into an occult nightmare, that is. Probably best to avoid this one if graphic medical scenes make you squeamish.
94. Sleep Tight (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cesar, a miserable man who works as an apartment concierge, takes a special interest in an attractive woman who lives there. He goes to great lengths to trouble her.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Petra Martínez
Votes: 46,690
(Jaume Balagueró, 2011) - 7/10 Add the main guy from this movie to the list of creepiest creeps in movie history, cuz his relationships with women are… dysfunctional, to say the least. One of those movies that may leave a knot in the pit of your stomach for a few days.
95. Wrath of Silence (2017)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young boy tends sheep on a hillside in Northern China goes missing. His mute father looks for him with a special way of solving problems: Fisticuffs.
Director: Yukun Xin | Stars: Wu Jiang, Yang Song, Wenkang Yuan, Hu An
Votes: 2,224
(Yukun Xin, 2017) - 7/10 Definitely the best and most edgy film I've yet seen from the PRC. This is a genre mash-up that fans of Chan-Wook Park's "Vengeance Trilogy" should thrill to. It's a stylish bruiser with some dark horror twists, and its Northern Chinese setting is aptly rough 'n' tough.
96. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,250 | Gross: $3.33M
(Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi, 2014) - 7/10 I always found "Flight of the Conchords" kinda overrated, so I foolishly put off watching this one, but it's laugh-out-loud hilarious and the sets and costumes are fantastic. Hearing Norma Tanega's "You're Dead" as the theme song made my day as well.
97. Resolution (III) (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Emily Montague, Kurt David Anderson
Votes: 19,521
(Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, 2012) - 7/10 Benson and Moorhead are nothing if not original, and this, their debut feature, serves as a manifesto for their entirely fresh brand of thinking man’s horror. One major strength is how well-realized their characters are - a rare feat for a horror flick.
98. Marrowbone (2017)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
Director: Sergio G. Sánchez | Stars: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth
Votes: 39,464 | Gross: $0.00M
(Sergio G. Sánchez, 2017) - 7/10 This film has a quaint, almost wholesome feel that’s pleasantly out of step with current trends in horror. It’s spooky in a classic UK Gothic way, but not quite so affected. Fernando Velázquez’s dreamy Bernard Herrmann-influenced score is a highlight.
99. Goodnight Mommy (2014)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher
Votes: 59,766 | Gross: $1.17M
(Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala, 2014) - 7/10 Austria's most dysfunctional family gets put under the microscope (almost literally, in one scene). It gets off to a sinister enough start and then goes off into an even more sinister and completely unexpected direction until it reaches its terrifying culmination.
100. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror
The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis
Votes: 593,979 | Gross: $13.54M
(Edgar Wright, 2004) - 7/10 Hadn’t seen this since it first came out, and I forgot how damn good it is. Obviously it’s one of the most clever horror-comedies out there, but it’s a terrific zombie movie with some real scares as well - I’m still afraid to go near the umbrella base on my patio tbh.
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