Best horror movies of all time metacritic - Page 2
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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21. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is a tense psychological thriller: FBI trainee Clarice Starling consults imprisoned Hannibal Lecter to catch Buffalo Bill, sparking a chilling cat-and-mouse of insight, manipulation and moral dread. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
8.2
/10
86
/100
8.6
/10
8.5
/10
22. One Cut of the Dead (2017)
One Cut of the Dead (2017) starts as a cheap, chaotic zombie one‑take and then becomes a hilarious, heartfelt backstage comedy-drama — a clever, inventive love letter to moviemaking blending scares, laughs and warmth. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror
7.1
/10
86
/100
7.6
/10
7.8
/10
23. Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976) follows shy, religiously repressed teen Carrie White whose telekinetic powers erupt after cruel humiliation and a prom prank, triggering a catastrophic, bloody revenge that blends psychological horror and tragedy. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery
7.0
/10
86
/100
7.4
/10
7.7
/10
24. Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers (1988): Twin gynecologists with blurred identities share patients and lovers. When actress Claire disrupts them, jealousy, drug abuse and paranoia escalate into a clinical, hallucinatory descent into obsession and ruin. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
7.1
/10
86
/100
7.2
/10
7.6
/10
25. The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook is a slow-burning psychological horror about widowed Amelia and her son Samuel, haunted by a sinister pop-up book that blurs grief and reality, driving paranoia, sleeplessness and escalating violence. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
5.9
/10
86
/100
6.8
/10
7.1
/10
26. Get Out (2017)
Get Out is a smart, tense psychological horror about Chris, a Black photographer whose visit to his white girlfriend’s family shifts from awkward politeness to eerie racism, manipulation, and shocking, terrifying revelations. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6.8
/10
85
/100
7.8
/10
7.7
/10
27. Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942): a moody psychological thriller about Irena, a Serbian immigrant who fears she’ll become a panther. Marriage, therapy and jealousy blur supernatural menace and psychological repression in an atmospheric, suggestive horror. read more
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
7.3
/10
85
/100
7.2
/10
7.7
/10
28. The Host (2006)
The Host (2006) mixes monster spectacle with family drama and social satire: a creature from Seoul’s Han River snatches a girl, prompting a frantic, darkly funny rescue that lays bare bureaucracy and media hysteria. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror
6.0
/10
85
/100
7.1
/10
7.2
/10
29. The Witch (2015)
Set in 1630s New England, The Witch follows a Puritan family whose newborn disappears and crops fail, unraveling faith and trust as paranoia, grief and possible supernatural forces tear them apart. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
6.2
/10
84
/100
7.0
/10
7.2
/10
30. The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973): Actress Chris MacNeil's daughter Regan becomes violently possessed. Doctors fail; priests Karras and Merrin conduct a harrowing exorcism testing faith, science and human limits. read more
Genre: Horror
7.6
/10
83
/100
8.1
/10
8.0
/10
31. The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019) is a black‑and‑white, hallucinatory drama-horror about two keepers trapped on a stormy isle whose isolation, booze and rivalry dissolve sanity into myth and violence. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
6.6
/10
83
/100
7.4
/10
7.4
/10
32. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Sweeney Todd is a dark, operatic Victorian tale: a wronged barber returns as Sweeney Todd to avenge Judge Turpin, slits victims, while Mrs. Lovett bakes their remains into pies. Graphic, tragic, and macabre. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Musical
6.8
/10
83
/100
7.3
/10
7.5
/10
33. Tenebrae (1982)
Tenebrae: an American novelist in Rome is terrorized as murders mimic his bestseller. Dario Argento’s stylish giallo mixes sleek visuals, elaborate killings, paranoia and a twisty mystery. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
83
/100
7.0
/10
7.7
/10
34. It Follows (2014)
After a casual sexual encounter, 19‑year‑old Jay is stalked by a slow, shapeshifting supernatural entity that relentlessly follows. A slow‑burn, atmospheric horror about dread, adolescence and sexual anxiety. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6.3
/10
83
/100
6.8
/10
7.1
/10
35. Under the Shadow (2016)
Under the Shadow (2016) — in wartime Tehran, a mother and daughter trapped after a bombing confront a creeping djinn. Slow, political psychological horror blending fear and repression. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
5.8
/10
83
/100
6.8
/10
7.0
/10
36. Saint Maud (2019)
Saint Maud (2019) is a slow‑burn psychological horror about faith, loneliness and fanaticism. A devout hospice nurse’s obsessive mission to save a dying patient blurs piety and delusion, building claustrophobic dread toward a shocking climax. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
6.1
/10
83
/100
6.7
/10
7.0
/10
37. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell (2009): bank officer Christine is cursed by an elderly woman and has days before a demon drags her to hell. Fast-paced, gory, darkly comic horror with moral stakes and intense scares. read more
Genre: Horror
5.7
/10
83
/100
6.6
/10
6.9
/10
38. Mandy (2018)
Set in 1983, Mandy follows Red whose tranquil life with artist girlfriend Mandy is shattered when a deranged cult and biker gang destroy them, launching a surreal, blood-soaked, hallucinatory revenge epic. read more
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror
5.7
/10
83
/100
6.5
/10
6.8
/10
39. Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin (2013): Jonathan Glazer’s hypnotic, unsettling sci‑fi about an alien in a woman’s body who lures men. Sparse dialogue, eerie visuals and score create a slow, disturbing meditation on identity and otherness. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
5.8
/10
83
/100
6.3
/10
6.8
/10
40. A Quiet Place (2018)
In a near-silent post-apocalypse, the Abbott family must stay utterly quiet to avoid blind, sound-seeking killers. The film builds nerve-tight suspense through sound design, visual storytelling and emotional family drama. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
82
/100
7.5
/10
7.4
/10
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