Best horror movies of all time metacritic - Page 4
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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61. Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation: biologist Lena joins an all-female expedition into the Shimmer, a mutating, surreal zone. The film blends sci-fi mystery, body horror, and introspective themes of grief, identity, and ambiguity. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Horror
6.0
/10
79
/100
6.8
/10
6.9
/10
62. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Set in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War's end, The Devil’s Backbone follows orphaned Carlos at a mysterious school haunted by a ghost, an unexploded bomb, and human secrets—an atmospheric, political ghost story. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror
6.2
/10
78
/100
7.4
/10
7.1
/10
63. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
Six months after the Rage virus, US forces set a London safe zone, but a returning family member brings the infection back. Order collapses into violent, tense chaos — a visceral, bleak survival tale; viewer discretion advised. read more
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
6.4
/10
78
/100
6.9
/10
7.0
/10
64. Speak No Evil (2022)
Speak No Evil (2022) is a slow‑burn psychological horror about a Danish family's polite weekend with Dutch friends that devolves into manipulative cruelty. Tense silences and social awkwardness build a creeping dread. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
78
/100
6.6
/10
7.2
/10
65. It Comes at Night (2017)
It Comes at Night is a slow-burn, claustrophobic thriller about a family hiding from a deadly contagion. Another family's arrival sparks paranoia, mistrust and moral compromise, creating tense, ambiguous psychological horror. read more
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
5.4
/10
78
/100
6.2
/10
6.5
/10
66. High Life (2018)
High Life is a slow-burning, claustrophobic sci-fi about death-row inmates on a reproduction mission; after a disaster only Monte and his daughter Willow drift toward a black hole. Meditative, unsettling, erotic and morally transgressive. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Horror
5.4
/10
78
/100
5.8
/10
6.3
/10
67. Grindhouse (2007)
Grindhouse is a pulpy, R-rated double feature by Tarantino and Rodriguez recreating 1970s exploitation: gore-heavy Planet Terror, car‑centric Death Proof, plus cheesy faux trailers, grainy visuals, dark humor and violent spectacle. read more
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller
77
/100
7.5
/10
7.6
/10
68. Nope (2022)
Nope (2022): Siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood try to film a mysterious aerial phenomenon. Their pursuit of proof turns into a dangerous, surreal clash that probes spectacle, fame and the uncanny. read more
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
77
/100
6.8
/10
7.2
/10
69. Longlegs (2024)
FBI agent Lee Harker reopens cold "Birthday Murders," becomes obsessed with an occult cipher. A slow-burn, psychological horror blending procedural investigation and supernatural dread as reality blurs and danger grows. read more
Genres: Horror, Thriller
77
/100
6.8
/10
7.2
/10
70. Gerald's Game (2017)
Gerald’s Game: a claustrophobic thriller where Jessie, handcuffed to a bed after her husband’s death during a sex game, fights for survival while confronting hallucinations and buried trauma. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
5.6
/10
77
/100
6.5
/10
6.6
/10
71. Basket Case (1982)
Basket Case (1982): darkly comic cult horror about Duane, who carries his surgically separated, vengeful Siamese twin in a basket. Low‑budget body horror, gore, black comedy and escalating violence. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror
5.4
/10
77
/100
6.1
/10
6.4
/10
72. Relic (2020)
Relic (2020) is a slow-burning psychological horror about three generations confronting dementia, grief and a decaying house whose atmosphere, performances and ambiguous ending blend family drama and supernatural dread. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
5.4
/10
77
/100
6.0
/10
6.4
/10
73. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004) blends sharp British comedy and zombie horror: directionless Shaun and friend Ed fight an outbreak with a cricket bat, mixing deadpan laughs, gore and heartfelt coming-of-age moments. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror
6.8
/10
76
/100
7.9
/10
7.4
/10
74. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Deadpan mockumentary about four centuries‑old vampires sharing a Wellington flat. Mixes absurd roommate problems, dry Kiwi humor and horror tropes as they face rival werewolves, humans, and a new vampire. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror
6.8
/10
76
/100
7.6
/10
7.3
/10
75. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): burned, claw‑gloved Freddy Krueger stalks and kills teens in their dreams after their parents' role in his death. Nancy races to stay awake, uncover his Elm Street link, and stop him before they die. read more
Genre: Horror
6.6
/10
76
/100
7.4
/10
7.2
/10
76. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane is a claustrophobic, slow-burning psychological thriller: after a crash Michelle wakes in a bunker with Howard, a paranoid survivalist. Trust, tense atmosphere and sudden horror lead to a gripping, uncertain climax. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror
6.4
/10
76
/100
7.2
/10
7.1
/10
77. Talk to Me (2022)
Talk to Me (2022): friends find an embalmed ceramic hand that summons the dead. What starts as viral dares becomes grief-driven ritual, ripping them apart as visceral supernatural horror tests loyalty and sanity. read more
Genre: Horror
76
/100
7.1
/10
7.3
/10
78. Pearl (2022)
Pearl is a 1918 period psychological horror about a young woman trapped by family, war and pandemic, obsessed with stardom. Her fantasies turn violent as repression and desire lead to a tragic descent. read more
Genre: Horror
76
/100
7.0
/10
7.3
/10
79. Housebound (2014)
Housebound blends dark comedy, creeping horror and slow-burn mystery. A rebellious woman on home detention returns to her childhood home, where eerie events, witty dialogue and a tense mother-daughter dynamic blur scares and laughs. read more
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
5.7
/10
76
/100
6.7
/10
6.7
/10
80. Mother! (2017)
Mother! (2017) - a tense, surreal allegorical horror-drama by Darren Aronofsky - follows a couple whose home is invaded, spiraling into chaotic, visceral, symbolic violence; divisive and unsettling. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
6.3
/10
76
/100
6.6
/10
6.8
/10
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