50 Best Horror Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · April 16, 2026

Horror intense

Horror is spoiled for subgenres: slashers, ghost stories, body horror, you name it. This list tries to pick the strongest of each. The Silence of the Lambs is at number one, ahead of The Shining, The Exorcist, Psycho and Get Out, and the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Carrie and A Nightmare on Elm Street are there to keep you up past bedtime.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 01

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 95% Metacritic 86

A trainee FBI agent consults an imprisoned cannibal to catch an active serial killer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars71 wins & 50 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Shining (1980) 02

The Shining (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A writer's winter caretaking job at an isolated hotel unleashes his descent into supernatural-fuelled madness.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 24m · Rated R

6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Exorcist (1973) 03

The Exorcist (1973)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 78% Metacritic 83

A mother turns to two priests after her young daughter becomes violently possessed.

Directed by William Friedkin · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars18 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Psycho (1960) 04

Psycho (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 97% Metacritic 97

A secretary's impulsive theft leads her to a motel run by a deeply disturbed young man.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 49m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars8 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Peacock Premium, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Netflix Standard with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Get Out (2017) 05

Get Out (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 98% Metacritic 85

Jordan Peele's directorial debut turns a weekend meeting the girlfriend's parents into a nightmare.

Directed by Jordan Peele · 1h 44m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar154 wins & 214 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, FXNow, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Se7en (1995) 06

Se7en (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 84% Metacritic 65

One of the most atmospheric detective films ever made, and still unnerving.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 07m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar29 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sixth Sense (1999) 07

The Sixth Sense (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 86% Metacritic 64

A troubled child psychologist tries to help a young boy who claims he can see dead people.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 6 Oscars37 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Omen (1976) 08

The Omen (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 76% Metacritic 62

A diplomat slowly realises his adopted son may be the literal Antichrist.

Directed by Richard Donner · 1h 51m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 09

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 85% Metacritic 92

A group of friends fall prey to a cannibalistic family in rural Texas.

Directed by Tobe Hooper · 1h 23m · Rated R

4 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Poltergeist (1982) 10

Poltergeist (1982)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 89% Metacritic 79

A suburban family's home is invaded by malevolent spirits that take their youngest daughter.

Directed by Tobe Hooper · 1h 54m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars5 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 11

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 93% Metacritic 76

A killer who hunts teenagers in their dreams can only be stopped by staying awake.

Directed by Wes Craven · 1h 31m · Rated R

7 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Carrie (1976) 12

Carrie (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 94% Metacritic 86

A bullied teenager's telekinetic powers are unleashed at the worst possible moment: prom night.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 38m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Night of the Living Dead (1968) 13

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 89

A group of strangers barricade themselves in a farmhouse against a growing horde of the reanimated dead.

Directed by George A. Romero · 1h 36m · Rated NR

7 wins

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Philo, Brew · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rosemary's Baby (1968) 14

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 97% Metacritic 96

A pregnant woman grows convinced her neighbours have disturbing plans for her unborn child.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 18m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar13 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Let the Right One In (2008) 15

Let the Right One In (2008)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 98% Metacritic 82

A vampire story that is really a quiet, unsettling friendship between two twelve-year-olds.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson · 1h 55m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award76 wins & 59 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Coraline (2009) 16

Coraline (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 91% Metacritic 80

A girl discovers an alternate version of her family that turns out to want to keep her forever.

Directed by Henry Selick · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 46 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, HBO Max, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Man from Nowhere (2010) 17

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 100%

A reclusive pawnshop owner turns out to have a very violent, very specific skill set.

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom · 1h 59m · Rated R

19 wins & 18 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Mother (2009) 18

Mother (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 96% Metacritic 79

A mother investigates her son's murder charge herself when the police give up too quickly.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 09m · Rated R

45 wins & 49 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Saw (2004) 19

Saw (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 50% Metacritic 46

James Wan's debut traps two strangers in a room with a killer's twisted game as the only way out.

Directed by James Wan · 1h 43m · Rated R

9 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Chaser (2008) 20

The Chaser (2008)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 82% Metacritic 64

A pimp hunting a missing girl realises he's tracking an active serial killer.

Directed by Na Hong-jin · 2h 05m · Rated NR

29 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) 21

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 76% Metacritic 75

A wrongly imprisoned woman engineers an elaborate revenge on her release.

Directed by Park Chan-wook · 1h 55m · Rated R

13 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder

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28 Days Later (2002) 22

28 Days Later (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 87% Metacritic 73

A man wakes from a coma to find Britain emptied out by a rage-fuelled virus.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 1h 53m · Rated R

10 wins & 32 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Conjuring (2013) 23

The Conjuring (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 86% Metacritic 68

Paranormal investigators are called in to help a family terrorised in their new farmhouse.

Directed by James Wan · 1h 52m · Rated R

15 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Quiet Place (2018) 24

A Quiet Place (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 96% Metacritic 82

A family survives in near-total silence to avoid creatures that hunt by sound.

Directed by John Krasinski · 1h 31m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar38 wins & 129 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Tesis (1996) 25

Tesis (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 86%

A film student researching violent media stumbles onto what looks like a real snuff film.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · 2h 05m

15 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Devil's Backbone (2001) 26

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 93% Metacritic 78

A ghost haunts an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, del Toro's first great genre film.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 1h 48m · Rated R

6 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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[REC] (2007) 27

[REC] (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 90% Metacritic 71

A TV reporter and her cameraman follow firefighters into an apartment block, then get locked in with something nasty spreading fast.

Directed by Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza · 1h 18m · Rated R

16 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dawn of the Dead (2004) 28

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 77% Metacritic 59

Survivors barricade themselves in a shopping mall during a fast-spreading zombie outbreak.

Directed by Zack Snyder · 1h 41m · Rated R

1 win & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shaun of the Dead (2004) 29

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 76

A slacker's zombie-apocalypse survival plan is mostly just going to his regular pub.

Directed by Edgar Wright · 1h 39m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards14 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It (2017) 30

It (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 85% Metacritic 69

A group of kids confront a shape-shifting entity that has been terrorising their town for decades.

Directed by Andy Muschietti · 2h 15m · Rated R

12 wins & 49 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hereditary (2018) 31

Hereditary (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 90% Metacritic 87

A family's grief unravels into a hidden, generations-deep occult conspiracy.

Directed by Ari Aster · 2h 08m · Rated R

52 wins & 112 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Split (2016) 32

Split (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 79% Metacritic 63

Three girls are abducted by a man whose 23 distinct personalities each want something different.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 57m · Rated PG-13

10 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wicker Man (1973) 33

The Wicker Man (1973)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 92% Metacritic 87

A devout policeman investigates a missing girl on an island that practises very different beliefs.

Directed by Robin Hardy · 1h 33m · Rated R

3 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, BFI Player Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nang Nak (1999) 34

Nang Nak (1999)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A soldier returns home to his wife and child, unaware his wife has been dead for months.

Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr · 1h 41m

13 wins & 1 nomination

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Halloween (1978) 35

Halloween (1978)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 97% Metacritic 91

The slasher template, built almost entirely around one relentless, silent killer.

Directed by John Carpenter · 1h 31m · Rated R

9 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Ring (2002) 36

The Ring (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 72% Metacritic 57

A journalist investigates a videotape rumoured to kill its viewers within a week.

Directed by Gore Verbinski · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

14 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Midsommar (2019) 37

Midsommar (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 83% Metacritic 72

A grieving woman's trip to a Swedish festival reveals a cult's escalating rituals.

Directed by Ari Aster · 2h 27m · Rated R

27 wins & 74 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ringu (1998) 38

Ringu (1998)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 98%

A cursed videotape kills anyone who watches it within seven days.

Directed by Hideo Nakata · 1h 36m · Rated NR

7 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, MUBI, Shudder Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Shudder Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Descent (2005) 39

The Descent (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 87% Metacritic 71

A caving expedition traps a group of women underground with something else that lives there.

Directed by Neil Marshall · 1h 40m · Rated R

8 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Orphanage (2007) 40

The Orphanage (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 87% Metacritic 74

A grief-soaked ghost story produced by Guillermo del Toro, and just as unsettling as his own work.

Directed by J. A. Bayona · 1h 45m · Rated R

32 wins & 43 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand

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Sleep Tight (2011) 41

Sleep Tight (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 91% Metacritic 70

A resentful doorman quietly sabotages the happiness of every tenant in his building.

Directed by Jaume Balagueró · 1h 41m

9 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) 42

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 86% Metacritic 65

Two sisters come home to a cold stepmother and a house that clearly isn't right.

Directed by Kim Jee-woon · 1h 55m · Rated R

23 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+

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Sinister (2012) 43

Sinister (2012)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 64% Metacritic 53

A true-crime writer discovers a box of home movies documenting a family's murder.

Directed by Scott Derrickson · 1h 50m · Rated R

3 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Us (2019) 44

Us (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 93% Metacritic 81

A family holiday is interrupted by their own violent doppelgangers.

Directed by Jordan Peele · 1h 56m · Rated R

87 wins & 135 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Babadook (2014) 45

The Babadook (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 98% Metacritic 86

A widowed mother's grief takes the shape of a monster from her son's pop-up book.

Directed by Jennifer Kent · 1h 34m · Rated NR

56 wins & 64 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Shudder · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Insidious (2010) 46

Insidious (2010)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 66% Metacritic 52

A family's comatose son is being targeted by something from beyond ordinary sleep.

Directed by James Wan · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

8 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Witch (2015) 47

The Witch (2015)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 91% Metacritic 84

A Puritan family's exile to the edge of the woods invites a supernatural evil.

Directed by Robert Eggers · 1h 32m · Rated R

43 wins & 72 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It Follows (2014) 48

It Follows (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 95% Metacritic 83

A sexually transmitted curse stalks its victims with an unhurried, unstoppable walk.

Directed by David Robert Mitchell · 1h 41m · Rated R

25 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Drag Me to Hell (2009) 49

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 92% Metacritic 83

A loan officer is cursed by a scorned client and has three days to break it.

Directed by Sam Raimi · 1h 39m · Rated PG-13

7 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Eye (2002) 50

The Eye (2002)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 63% Metacritic 66

A cornea transplant lets a blind woman see again, along with things she was never meant to see.

Directed by Oxide Pang & Danny Pang · 1h 38m · Rated R

9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: BFI Player Amazon Channel, ARROW · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.