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Best Horror Movies

Films built to frighten, unsettle, or disturb.


These horror films are ranked by IMDb score — the ones that audiences worldwide have voted, re-watched, and argued over the most. Refine by year or cross-reference with another genre. The list begins with the best.
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  1. 01.
    Manichitrathazhu

    Manichitrathazhu

    1993·Dir. Fazil·169 min·8.7

    A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.

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  2. 02.
    Alien

    Alien

    1979·Dir. Ridley Scott·117 min·8.5

    During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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  3. 03.
    The Shining

    The Shining

    1980·Dir. Stanley Kubrick·144 min·8.4

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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  4. 04.
    The Thing

    The Thing

    1982·Dir. John Carpenter·109 min·8.2

    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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  5. 05.
    Obsession

    Obsession

    2026·Dir. Curry Barker·108 min·8.2

    After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

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  6. 06.
    The Kingdom II

    The Kingdom II

    1998·Dir. Lars von Trier·280 min·8.2

    The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dark arts in order to ward off those seeking an end to his career. Hypochondriac Mrs. Drusse finally does have something bad happen to her medically when an ambulance hits her.

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  7. 07.
    Tumbbad

    Tumbbad

    2018·Dir. Rahi Anil Barve·113 min·8.2

    India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.

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  8. 08.
    The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

    1973·Dir. William Friedkin·122 min·8.1

    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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  9. 09.
    Jaws

    Jaws

    1975·Dir. Steven Spielberg·124 min·8.1

    When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

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  10. 10.
    Rangi Taranga

    Rangi Taranga

    2015·Dir. Anup Bhandari·149 min·8.1

    Mysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.

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    Black Swan

    Black Swan

    2010·Dir. Darren Aronofsky·108 min·8.0

    A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

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  12. 12.
    I Saw the Devil

    I Saw the Devil

    2010·Dir. Kim Jee-woon·144 min·7.8

    Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

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  13. 13.
    Get Out

    Get Out

    2017·Dir. Jordan Peele·104 min·7.8

    Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

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  14. 14.
    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978·Dir. George A. Romero·127 min·7.8

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

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  15. 15.
    Shaun of the Dead

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004·Dir. Edgar Wright·99 min·7.8

    Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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    Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In

    2008·Dir. Tomas Alfredson·115 min·7.8

    When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

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  17. 17.
    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

    1998·Dir. Jim Stenstrum·77 min·7.7

    After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

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    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    2001·Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri·103 min·7.7

    D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

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  19. 19.
    Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    2023·Dir. Takashi Yamazaki·124 min·7.7

    In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

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    Bramayugam

    Bramayugam

    2024·Dir. Rahul Sadasivan·139 min·7.7

    A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.

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  21. 21.
    Halloween

    Halloween

    1978·Dir. John Carpenter·91 min·7.7

    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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  22. 22.
    The Devils

    The Devils

    1971·Dir. Ken Russell·112 min·7.7

    A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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