Top Horror Movies


The Top Horror Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Horror List". Lists are calculated daily.

121. The Lighthouse

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Eggers
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman
Plot: Follows the story of two lighthouse keepers who operate on a remote island in the 1890s who must contend with a series of strange events.

122. Butcher, The ( boucher, Le )

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone, Mario Beccara, William Guérault
Plot: A working-class butcher strikes up an unlikely friendship with a repressed schoolteacher. A series of gristly murders around town have everyone on edge.

123. Hour of the Wolf ( Vargtimmen )

Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Georg Rydeberg, Erland Josephson, Naima Wifstrand
Plot: Ingmar Bergman's sole foray into the horror genre, an artist, vacationing on a remote island with his pregnant wife, finds the nightmares of his repressed past coming back to him.

124. Pitch Black

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Twohy
Actors: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, Keith David
Plot: A deep space commuter vessel crashes onto an inhabited planet. The passengers must work as a team to survive this sun-scotched dessert planet and fight the creatures that live on it.

125. Last House on the Left

Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler
Plot: Two teens go to the city to see their favorite band and score some drugs. But instead they run into escaped convict Krug and his sadistic group. After having their way with the two girls the gang unknowingly seeks refuge at the house of one of the girl's parents who realize what's happened and plan the ultimate revenge.

126. Ginger Snaps

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Fawcett
Actors: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton
Plot: Two sisters Ginger and Brigitte, both outcasts in school, share a strong bond until an attack by a wolf leads Ginger through some changes that affect her look, attitude and appetite. Brigitte must come up with a way to save her sister before they both fall victim to the curse.

127. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Barton
Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert
Plot: Two freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young (Abbot and Costello) find
themselves in deep trouble when Dracula and a weakened Frankenstein escape
on route to a house of horrors exhibit. When the Wolfman comes calling to
stop Dracula - who is after Wilbur's brain to revitalize his monster -
things seem to be going better... until the full moon arrives.

128. Prometheus

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba
Plot: After discovering clues to the origin of mankind, a team of explorers finds themselves on a mission spanning across the universe and leading up to a battle that could determine the fate of the human race.

129. Ready or Not

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Actors: Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell, Mark O'Brien, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni
Plot: Grace has just married Alex - who is part of the rich, eccentric Le Domas family. When Grace is introduced to a time-honored family tradition - she is more than happy to play along, but the game soon takes a sinister turn and it turns out the real prize is going to be survival.

130. High Tension ( Haute tension )

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alexandre Aja
Actors: Cécile De France, Maïwenn Le Besco, Franck Khalfoun, Philippe Nahon, Oana Pellea, Andrei Finti
Plot: Marie and Alexia are classmates and best friends. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quite, they decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of night, a stranger comes knocking at the front door. And with the first swing of his knife the weekend turns into an endless night of horror.

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