37 Best Scary Movies & Films
Top 37 must-see best scary movies from 293 scary movies, including Halloween, The Exorcist, The Witch, Let the Right One in (Lat den ratte komma in), The Thing, Evil Dead II, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Shaun of the Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Ringu ranked and rated by score.
293 Scary films sorted alphabetically from A-Z
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241). The Purge: Anarchy (2014) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Our Take on The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Score: 5.85/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 168,091 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.9/10 | Metascore: 5.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $71,962,800
The Purge: Anarchy is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: James DeMonaco directs The Purge: Anarchy (2014) and hopefully will redeem the awful ratings that The Purge received. The Purge: Anarchy looks to greatly intensify the action when our victims are stuck outside of the security systems. How will they stay alive in the madness that is The Purge. I really think Universal Pictures can redeem the horror film franchise, can they...
Director: James DeMonaco
Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul
242). The Reef (2010) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 21,825 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
The Reef is Streaming on TubiPlot / Synopsis: Luke welcomes his friend Matt and his girlfriend Suzie that come from London and Matt's sister and Luke's former girlfriend Kate that comes from Sydney to sail with him and the sailor Warren in a sailboat. However, the vessel hits an underwater rock and capsizes with an opening on her bottom. Luke advises that they should swim in the...
Director: Andrew Traucki
Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor, Kieran Darcy-Smith
243). The Ring (2002) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: The Ring (2002)
Score: 7.11/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 391,502 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | Metascore: 5.7/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $129,128,133
Featured Supernatural, Supernatural, Survival, Cursed Images, Killer Kids, Single Moms, Urban Legend
Plot / Synopsis: A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
Tagline: Before you die, you see... the ring...
Director: Gore Verbinski
Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander
244). The Ring Two (2005) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of The Ring Two (2005)
Score: 4.33/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 103,983 | Rotten Tomatoes: 2.1/10 | Metascore: 4.4/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $76,231,249
The Ring Two is Streaming on HuluPlot / Synopsis: Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
Tagline: Fear comes full circle...
Director: Hideo Nakata
Stars: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole
245). The Rite (2011) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: The Rite (2011)
Score: 4.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 104,879 | Rotten Tomatoes: 2.2/10 | Metascore: 3.8/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $33,047,633
The Rite is Streaming on Netflix, HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: An American seminary student travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.Tagline: You can only defeat it when you believe...
Director: Mikael Håfström
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O''Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones
246). The Ritual (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Ritual (2017) Review
Score: 6.33/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 134,351 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.4/10 | Metascore: 5.7/10 | MPAA Rating: TV-MA
The Ritual is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them...
Director: David Bruckner
Stars: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid
247). The Roommate (2011) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Roommate (2011) Review
Score: 3.35/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 42,606 | Rotten Tomatoes: 0.3/10 | Metascore: 2.3/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $37,300,000
The Roommate is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with...
Director: Christian E. Christiansen
Stars: Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Ackles
248). The Ruins (2008) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Our Take on The Ruins (2008)
Score: 6.14/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 87,553 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.1/10 | Metascore: 4.4/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $17,432,844
Plot / Synopsis: A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist, embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle where something evil lives among the ruins.Tagline: Terror has evolved...
Director: Carter Smith
Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, Shawn Ashmore, Joe Anderson
249). The Shining (1980) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Exploring The Shining – Full Review
Score: 7.89/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,173,443 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.3/10 | Metascore: 6.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $45,634,352
Featured Supernatural, Psychological, Supernatural, Cult Classic, Isolation, Killer Parents, Madness, Motel, Psychic
The Shining is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the Stephen King novel. Kubrick was a meticulous director who added many Easter eggs that are still being discovered in the film. Reports of Duvall being terrorized by Kubrick can be found all over the web. The Shining was filmed on a $19 million budget, and although Stephen King was mad...
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson
250). The Sixth Sense (1999) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: The Sixth Sense (1999)
Score: 7.83/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,115,897 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | Metascore: 6.4/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $293,506,292
The Sixth Sense is Streaming on PeacockPlot / Synopsis: A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.Tagline: "I see dead people"...
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan
251). The Skeleton Key (2005) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of The Skeleton Key
Score: 5.33/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 128,665 | Rotten Tomatoes: 3.7/10 | Metascore: 4.7/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $47,907,715
Featured Supernatural, Psychological, Supernatural, Back from the Dead, Religion, Southern Gothic, Witchcraft
The Skeleton Key is Streaming on PeacockPlot / Synopsis: A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.Tagline: It can open any door...
Director: Iain Softley
Stars: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant
252). The Stepfather (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Exploring The Stepfather – Full Review
Score: 4.31/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 41,548 | Rotten Tomatoes: 1.3/10 | Metascore: 3.3/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $29,062,561
The Stepfather is Streaming on HuluPlot / Synopsis: Director Nelson McCormick directed this film about the extremes of a stepfather in The Stepfather (2009). Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward star in The Stepfather...
Director: Nelson McCormick
Stars: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sherry Stringfield
253). The Strangers (2008) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
In-Depth The Strangers Review
Score: 5.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 153,624 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.9/10 | Metascore: 4.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $52,597,610
The Strangers is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
Tagline: Lock the door. Pretend you're safe.
Hot on the heels of the sequel Strangers Chapter 1 comes the original horrifying home-invasion movie The Strangers (2008). Writer-director Bryan Bertino’s (Mockingbird, The Monster) made his directorial debut with this firm cult favourite, which is now...
Director: Bryan Bertino
Stars: Alex Fisher, Peter Clayton-Luce, Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Gemma Ward
254). The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Review
Score: 8.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 199,801 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.4/10 | Metascore: 9.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $30,859,000
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is Streaming on TubiPlot / Synopsis: Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Tagline: The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood...
Dark Sky Selects proudly presents The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition. This multi-disc set will include the new 4K UHD...
Director: Tobe Hooper
Stars: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn
255). The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Score: 5.42/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 158,019 | Rotten Tomatoes: 3.7/10 | Metascore: 3.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $80,571,655
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is Streaming on HBO Max, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.Tagline: Inspired by a True Story...
Director: Marcus Nispel
Stars: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour
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