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Best Horror Films

Here are the best horror films ranked according to critics' reviews.

Top Chart

Watcher Poster
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  • Watcher
1. Watcher
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 36m ⭐️  7.5  6.3  7.2
Nosferatu Poster
2. Nosferatu
2024
  • ⏱️  2h 12m ⭐️  9.1  7.7  7.8
When Evil Lurks Poster
3. When Evil Lurks
2023
  • ⏱️  1h 39m ⭐️  8.5  6.9  7.5
X Poster
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  • X
4. X
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 45m ⭐️  7.6  6.5  8
Bones and All Poster
5. Bones and All
2022
  • ⏱️  2h 10m ⭐️  7.4  6.8
Talk to Me Poster
6. Talk to Me
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 34m ⭐️  6.9  7.2
It Comes at Night Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 31m ⭐️  7.2  6.2  7.8
Last Night in Soho Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 56m ⭐️  7.2  7
Don't Breathe Poster
9. Don't Breathe
2016
  • ⏱️  1h 28m ⭐️  6.7  7.1  7.1
Presence Poster
10. Presence
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 25m ⭐️  6.7  6.1  7.7
The Lighthouse Poster
11. The Lighthouse
2019
  • ⏱️  1h 50m ⭐️  8.4  7.4  8.3
A Quiet Place: Day One Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 39m ⭐️  6.1  6.5  6.8
Heretic Poster
13. Heretic
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 50m ⭐️  6.7  7  7.1
Oddity Poster
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  • Oddity
14. Oddity
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 38m ⭐️  8.1  6.7  7.8
28 Days Later 3 Poster
15. 28 Days Later 3
2025
  • ⏱️  2h 6m ⭐️  6.4  7.2  7.6
MaXXXine Poster
16. MaXXXine
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 43m ⭐️  6.9  6.4  6.4
Saint Maud Poster
17. Saint Maud
2019
  • ⏱️  1h 24m ⭐️  7.3
Alien: Romulus Poster
18. Alien: Romulus
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 59m ⭐️  5.9  7.3  6.4
The Balconettes Poster
19. The Balconettes
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 44m ⭐️  6.3  6.3  6.6
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 43m ⭐️  6.4  7.2  7.6
Immaculate Poster
21. Immaculate
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 29m ⭐️  5.9  5.8
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 45m ⭐️  8.3  7.1  6.2
Knock at the Cabin Poster
  • ⭐️  7.4  6.1  6.3
The Dead Don't Die Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 44m ⭐️  5.8  5.5
Alien Poster
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  • Alien
25. Alien
1979
  • ⏱️  1h 57m ⭐️  8.8  8.5
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 32m ⭐️  7.2  7  8.4
Barbarian Poster
27. Barbarian
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 42m ⭐️  7  7
Godzilla Minus One Poster
  • ⏱️  2h 4m ⭐️  8.1  8.3
No One Will Save You Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 33m ⭐️  6.3  6.3  6
Caveat Poster
30. Caveat
2020
  • ⭐️  6.3  5.9  6
Abigail Poster
31. Abigail
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 49m ⭐️  5.8  6.6  6.2
Prey Poster
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  • Prey
32. Prey
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 40m ⭐️  6.3  7.1  7.1
A Quiet Place Poster
33. A Quiet Place
2018
  • ⏱️  1h 30m ⭐️  7.6  7.5  8.2
Smile Poster
34. Smile
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 55m ⭐️  5.2  6.5
Saw X Poster
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  • Saw X
35. Saw X
2023
  • ⏱️  1h 58m ⭐️  5.6  7.1
Y2K Poster
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  • Y2K
36. Y2K
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 33m ⭐️  5.5  4.8  4.9
Smile 2 Poster
37. Smile 2
2024
  • ⏱️  2h 7m ⭐️  5  6.9  6.6
Evil Dead Poster
38. Evil Dead
2013
  • ⏱️  1h 37m ⭐️  4.3  6.5  5.7
Men Poster
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  • Men
39. Men
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 40m ⭐️  5.1  6.1
The Visit Poster
40. The Visit
2015
  • ⏱️  1h 34m ⭐️  6.9  6.3  5.5
The Watched Poster
41. The Watched
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 42m ⭐️  4.5  5.7  4.6
Spiral: From the Book of Saw Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 33m ⭐️  5.1  5.2
Bird Box Barcelona Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 50m ⭐️  6.5  5.3
From Darkness Poster
44. From Darkness
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 35m ⭐️  6.5
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Poster
  • ⏱️  2h 6m ⭐️  7
The Nun II Poster
46. The Nun II
2023
  • ⏱️  1h 50m ⭐️  4.2  5.9
Unsane Poster
47. Unsane
2018
  • ⏱️  1h 38m ⭐️  5.2  6.4  6.3
It's What's Inside Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 43m ⭐️  6.7  6.6  5.6
Pearl Poster
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  • Pearl
49. Pearl
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 42m ⭐️  6.2  7  7.6
Until Dawn Poster
50. Until Dawn
2025
  • ⭐️  3.8  6.1  4.9
Freaky Poster
51. Freaky
2020
  • ⏱️  1h 42m ⭐️  5  6.3
Prometheus Poster
52. Prometheus
2012
  • ⏱️  2h 4m ⭐️  5.7
[•REC] Poster
53. [•REC]
2007
  • ⏱️  1h 18m ⭐️  5.3  7.4
The Evil Next Door Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 27m ⭐️  6
Hacked Poster
55. Hacked
2013
  • ⏱️  1h 16m ⭐️  5.4  6  4.8
  • ⏱️  1h 26m ⭐️  3  5.3
Alien 3 Poster
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  • Alien 3
57. Alien 3
1992
  • ⏱️  1h 54m ⭐️  8  6.4
The Invisible Man Poster
  • ⏱️  2h 4m ⭐️  7  7.1  7.2
It Follows Poster
59. It Follows
2014
  • ⏱️  1h 40m ⭐️  7
Hold Your Breath Poster
60. Hold Your Breath
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 34m ⭐️  7  5.3  4.7
You're Next Poster
61. You're Next
2011
  • ⏱️  1h 35m ⭐️  7
Hereditary Poster
62. Hereditary
2018
  • ⏱️  2h 7m ⭐️  7
Night Swim Poster
63. Night Swim
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 56m ⭐️  4  4.7
Saw Two Poster
64. Saw Two
2005
  • ⏱️  1h 33m ⭐️  4  6.6
Unfriended: Dark Web Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 28m ⭐️  6
The Ritual Poster
66. The Ritual
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 34m ⭐️  6
Alien 4: Resurrection Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 49m ⭐️  6  6.2
Annabelle Creation Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 49m ⭐️  6
The Monkey Poster
69. The Monkey
2025
  • ⏱️  1h 35m ⭐️  6
It: Chapter Two Poster
70. It: Chapter Two
2019
  • ⏱️  2h 49m ⭐️  6  6.5  5.8
Rec 4: Apocalypse Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 35m ⭐️  6  5.3
Host Poster
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  • Host
72. Host
2020
  • ⏱️  57m ⭐️  6  6.5
Gerald's Game Poster
73. Gerald's Game
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 43m ⭐️  6
Ready or Not Poster
74. Ready or Not
2019
  • ⭐️  5
Veronica Poster
75. Veronica
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 45m ⭐️  5
Morgan Poster
76. Morgan
2016
  • ⏱️  1h 32m ⭐️  5
The Green Knight Poster
77. The Green Knight
2021
  • ⏱️  2h 10m ⭐️  5
Canceled Poster
78. Canceled
2023
  • ⏱️  1h 37m ⭐️  3  3.8
M3GAN Poster
79. M3GAN
2022
  • ⏱️  1h 42m ⭐️  3  6.3  7.2
Gudstjänst Poster
80. Gudstjänst
2024
  • ⏱️  1h 29m ⭐️  4  6.4
The Cured Poster
81. The Cured
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 35m ⭐️  4
Sinners Poster
82. Sinners
2025
  • ⭐️  4  8.2  8.4
[REC] ²: Fear Revisited Poster
  • ⏱️  1h 25m ⭐️  4  6.5
The Mummy Poster
84. The Mummy
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 51m ⭐️  4
Wish Upon Poster
85. Wish Upon
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 30m ⭐️  1.7  5.1  3.2
Happy Death Day Poster
86. Happy Death Day
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 36m ⭐️  3
Larry Poster
87. Larry
2020
  • ⏱️  1h 36m ⭐️  2
88. [Rec] 3: Genesis
2012
  • ⏱️  1h 20m ⭐️  2  5
Life Poster
89. Life
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 43m ⭐️  2
Slumber Poster
90. Slumber
2017
  • ⏱️  1h 24m ⭐️  2
High Life Poster
91. High Life
2018
  • ⏱️  1h 50m ⭐️  2
92. The Open House
2018
  • ⏱️  1h 34m ⭐️  2
Film Year Rating Reviews IMDb Metacritic
Watcher 2022 7.5 17 63 72
Nosferatu 2024 9.1 8 77 78
When Evil Lurks 2023 8.5 9 69 75
X 2022 7.6 13 65 80
Bones and All 2022 7.4 13 68 -
Talk to Me 2022 6.9 16 72 -
It Comes at Night 2017 7.2 13 62 78
Last Night in Soho 2021 7.2 12 70 -
Don't Breathe 2016 6.7 16 71 71
Presence 2024 6.7 15 61 77
The Lighthouse 2019 8.4 7 74 83
A Quiet Place: Day One 2024 6.1 20 65 68
Heretic 2024 6.7 13 70 71
Oddity 2024 8.1 7 67 78
28 Days Later 3 2025 6.4 15 72 76
MaXXXine 2024 6.9 11 64 64
Saint Maud 2019 7.3 9 - -
Alien: Romulus 2024 5.9 21 73 64
The Balconettes 2024 6.3 15 63 66
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane 2016 6.4 13 72 76
Immaculate 2024 5.9 13 58 -
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 8.3 5 71 62
Knock at the Cabin 2023 7.4 6 61 63
The Dead Don't Die 2019 5.8 11 55 -
Alien 1979 8.8 4 85 -
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale 2016 7.2 6 70 84
Barbarian 2022 7 6 70 -
Godzilla Minus One 2023 8.1 4 83 -
No One Will Save You 2023 6.3 7 63 60
Caveat 2020 6.3 7 59 60
Abigail 2024 5.8 8 66 62
Prey 2022 6.3 6 71 71
A Quiet Place 2018 7.6 4 75 82
Smile 2022 5.2 10 65 -
Saw X 2023 5.6 7 71 -
Y2K 2024 5.5 7 48 49
Smile 2 2024 5 9 69 66
Evil Dead 2013 4.3 15 65 57
Men 2022 5.1 8 61 -
The Visit 2015 6.9 4 63 55
The Watched 2024 4.5 11 57 46
Spiral: From the Book of Saw 2021 5.1 7 52 -
Bird Box Barcelona 2023 6.5 4 53 -
From Darkness 2024 6.5 4 - -
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022 7 3 - -
The Nun II 2023 4.2 9 59 -
Unsane 2018 5.2 5 64 63
It's What's Inside 2024 6.7 3 66 56
Pearl 2022 6.2 3 70 76
Until Dawn 2025 3.8 9 61 49
Freaky 2020 5 4 63 -
Prometheus 2012 5.7 3 - -
[•REC] 2007 5.3 3 74 -
The Evil Next Door 2020 6 2 - -
Hacked 2013 5.4 2 60 48
We're All Going to the World's Fair 2021 3 6 53 -
Alien 3 1992 8 1 64 -
The Invisible Man 2020 7 1 71 72
It Follows 2014 7 1 - -
Hold Your Breath 2024 7 1 53 47
You're Next 2011 7 1 - -
Hereditary 2018 7 1 - -
Night Swim 2024 4 2 47 -
Saw Two 2005 4 2 66 -
Unfriended: Dark Web 2018 6 1 - -
The Ritual 2017 6 1 - -
Alien 4: Resurrection 1997 6 1 62 -
Annabelle Creation 2017 6 1 - -
The Monkey 2025 6 1 - -
It: Chapter Two 2019 6 1 65 58
Rec 4: Apocalypse 2014 6 1 53 -
Host 2020 6 1 65 -
Gerald's Game 2017 6 1 - -
Ready or Not 2019 5 1 - -
Veronica 2017 5 1 - -
Morgan 2016 5 1 - -
The Green Knight 2021 5 1 - -
Canceled 2023 3 2 38 -
M3GAN 2022 3 2 63 72
Gudstjänst 2024 4 1 64 -
The Cured 2017 4 1 - -
Sinners 2025 4 1 82 84
[REC] ²: Fear Revisited 2009 4 1 65 -
The Mummy 2017 4 1 - -
Wish Upon 2017 1.7 3 51 32
Happy Death Day 2017 3 1 - -
Larry 2020 2 1 - -
[Rec] 3: Genesis 2012 2 1 50 -
Life 2017 2 1 - -
Slumber 2017 2 1 - -
High Life 2018 2 1 - -
The Open House 2018 2 1 - -

All ratings on The Critics are sorted by a confidence interval, where the number of ratings counts in the sorting and not just the rating itself.