Best horror movies of all time metacritic

In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests horror movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.

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1. Psycho (1960)

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 97 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.9 /10

2. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 96 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

3. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 95 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

4. Don't Look Now (1973)

A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 95 /100 IMDB Rating 7.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 92 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

6. Frankenstein (1931)

Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

7. Repulsion (1965)

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

8. King Kong (1933)

A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition. read more

Genres: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

9. The Birds (1963)

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

10. Eyes Without a Face (1960)

A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

11. Alien (1979)

The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.5 /10

12. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the East Coast of the United States. read more

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

13. Deep Red (1975)

A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

14. The Innocents (1961)

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. read more

Genre: Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 88 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

15. Halloween (1978)

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. read more

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

16. The Invisible Man (1933)

A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

17. The Wicker Man (1973)

A puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

18. Hereditary (2018)

A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

19. Eraserhead (1977)

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. read more

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

20. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

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