Best Phobia Movies & Films Subgenre

Top 37 must-see best phobia movies from phobia movies, including Don't Breathe, Hush, Funny Games, We Go On, Sleep Tight, Lights Out, It, Arachnophobia, Red Eye, and Afflicted ranked and rated by score.


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Phobia Movies List

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1). Don't Breathe (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.78/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 320,993 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $89,217,875
Plot / Synopsis: Fede Alvarez brought us the Evil Dead (2013) Remake has returned with his recent horror movie titled Don't Breathe (2016). Instead of intense gore as the focus of this film, we will see intense suspense in this film. This movie poster looks simple, but I am already hooked. Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto, Sergej Onopko, Jane May...

Director: Fede Alvarez
Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Emma Bercovici


2). Hush (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.65/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 163,136 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.1/10 | Metascore: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Hush is Streaming on Netflix
Plot / Synopsis: Director Mike Flanagan (Oculus (2013), Absentia (2011)) brings us his latest horror film Hush (2016) coming to movie theaters this April 8, 2016. This film is about a deaf woman who is stalked by a psychotic killer. Hush was showed at the SXSW 2016 Festival and received some glowing remarks. John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, and Michael Trucco star in...

Director: Mike Flanagan
Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, Emma Graves


3). Funny Games (1997) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 95,252 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3/10 | Metascore: 6.9/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Funny Games is Streaming on HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Two seemingly well-educated young men, who call each other Paul and Peter among other names, approach a family on vacation. They are, apparently, friends of the neighbors, and, at the beginning, their true intentions are not known, but soon, the family is imprisoned and tortured in its own house violently, which the viewers are forced mostly to imagine and...

Director: Michael Haneke
Stars: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering, Stefan Clapczynski


4). We Go On (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,080 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R
We Go On is Streaming on Shudder
Plot / Synopsis: We Go On (2016) is co-directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton. What starts as a simple challenge with a reward to whoever can prove the existence of ghosts, demons, or angels turns into a nightmare when someone does. David Bickford, Justin Carpenter, and Norio Chalico star in We Go On. "Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom (Clark...

Directors: Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton
Stars: Annette O''Toole, Clark Freeman, John Glover, Giovanna Zacarías, Laura Heisler


5). Sleep Tight (2011) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 48,566 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.1/10 | Metascore: 7.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: You wake day after day to the comfort and security of your home. But how safe is it really?...

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Stars: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Petra Martínez, Iris Almeida


6). Lights Out (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.4/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 148,761 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | Metascore: 5.8/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $67,268,835
Lights Out is Streaming on Netflix
Plot / Synopsis: Director David F. Sandberg's Lights Out (2016) is releasing in movie theaters this upcoming July 22, 2016. Lights Out is based on the Vimeo Staff Pick short film by the same name. James Wan loved the short video and opted to produce the feature film. Eric Heisserer wrote the feature film script. In this movie, "a woman is haunted by...

Director: David F. Sandberg
Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Maria Bello


7). It (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.37/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 651,602 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.5/10 | Metascore: 6.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $328,874,981
It is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Andres Muschietti's It (2017) is finally pushing forward with development. Muschietti previously directed Mama (2013) which had some good scares. The first of the two-part film will release in movie theaters on September 8, 2017, via Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. This film will focus on the children growing up with Pennywise the Clown and the outcome therein. Bill...

Director: Andy Muschietti
Stars: Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs


8). Arachnophobia (1990) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.33/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 78,731 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $53,208,180
Plot / Synopsis: A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the U.S. in a coffin and starts to breed and kill.Tagline: Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude...

Director: Frank Marshall
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Stuart Pankin


9). Red Eye (2005) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.17/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 159,099 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | Metascore: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $57,891,803
Plot / Synopsis: A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Tagline: Fear Takes Flight...

Director: Wes Craven
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Laura Johnson, Max Kasch


10). Afflicted (2013) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.16/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 26,871 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.3/10 | Metascore: 5.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $121,179
Plot / Synopsis: I just saw the official horror movie trailer for Afflicted (2013) and I am hooked. The horror film is a mix of Rec and Chronicle. Derek gains superhuman abilities but to what end. Look for this horror movie on VOD and in theaters this upcoming April 4, 2014 courtesy of CBS Films. Afflicted is directed by Derek Lee and Clif...

Directors: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse
Stars: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz, Benjamin Zeitoun


11). You're Next (2011) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.04/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 115,806 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | Metascore: 6.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $18,494,006
You're Next is Streaming on Netflix
Plot / Synopsis: I myself am not a big fan of these types of home invasion horror movies but lets see what You're Next has in store for us. Adam Wingard directs with Lionsgate for distribution. The Davison family becomes the victims of a sad**tic and tragic attack while celebrating their family reunion. Crispian Davison (AJ Bowen) brings his new girlfriend (Sharni Vinson)...

Director: Adam Wingard
Stars: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg


12). It Comes at Night (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.02/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 110,125 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 7.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $13,985,117
It Comes at Night is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Writer/director Trey Edward Shults is bringing us It Comes at Night (2017) with A24 releasing this horror mystery movie this upcoming August 25, 2017. Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, and Christopher Abbott star in It Comes at Night. Imagine the end of the world-- Now imagine something worse. Award-winning filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his incredible debut feature Krisha with It...

Director: Trey Edward Shults
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr.


13). Flight of the Living Dead (2007) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,815 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: G
Plot / Synopsis: A fellow scientist accidentally escapes containment aboard a plane during turbulence. After she is gunned down by a security guard, she reanimates as a zombie, killing and infecting several passengers and crew members on board the flight. A U.S. federal air marshall, along with a police officer, a flight attendant and a handful of survivors, must ride out the...

Director: Scott Thomas
Stars: David Chisum, Kristen Kerr, Kevin J. O''Connor, Richard Tyson, Erick Avari


14). They Look Like People (2015) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 6.98/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,087 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself...

Director: Perry Blackshear
Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee


15). It (1990) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 6.75/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 146,657 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: TV-14
Plot / Synopsis: In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.Tagline: Your every fear - all in one deadly enemy...

Stars: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Richard Masur, Annette O''Toole, Tim Reid


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