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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106). Let Me In (2010) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Let Me In
Score: 7.61/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 130,875 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 7.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $12,134,935
Plot / Synopsis: Cloverfield's Matt Reeves adapts Tomas Alfredson's cult Swedish hit Let the Right One In with this remake for the Overture/Hammer Films production. The horror pic, based on author John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel, concerns a bullied 12-year-old boy (The Road's Kodi Smit-McPhee) whose friendship with a new female neighbor (Chloe Moretz) coincides with a series of bloody murders in their small...
Director: Matt Reeves
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas
107). Let the Right One in (Lat den ratte komma in) (2008) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: Let the Right One in (Lat den ratte komma in) (2008)
Score: 8.39/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 233,403 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.8/10 | Metascore: 8.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $2,122,065
Let the Right One in (Lat den ratte komma in) is Streaming on Hulu, TubiPlot / Synopsis: The film takes place in a wintry and rather miserable suburb of Stockholm in the early 1980s. Oskar Eriksson is a very normal and lonely 12-year-old. He undergoes the annoying bullying of his classmates as best he can. Back home, where he lives alone with his mother, he collects newspaper cuttings about serial killers and things like that. On a...
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist
108). Lights Out (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: Lights Out (2016)
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 NetflixPlot / 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
109). Magi (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Magi (2016) Review
Score: 5.83/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,242 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Hasan Karacadag's Magi (2015) is a spine-tingling horror movie that takes place in Turkey. This poster promises one scary, twisted and creepy watch. This movie is one horror film that you have to prepare to see, and chances are you will be terrified if you watch this in the early morning hours. Some familiar faces in this movie are Michael...
Director: Hasan Karacadag
Stars: Michael Madsen, Stephen Baldwin, Brianne Davis, Lucie Pohl, Dragan Micanovic
110). Mama (2013) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 6.04/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 196,682 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.3/10 | Metascore: 5.7/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $71,628,180
Mama is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: Mama looks freaking awesome. I am a huge Guillermo del Toro fan and anytime something has his named attached to it, I go out and see it. I love the tone of the trailer, creepy and spooky. Afraid of the Dark may not have been all that but I liked the lore behind the movie and the creatures were done...
Director: Andy Muschietti
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash
111). Mirrors (2008) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Mirrors
Score: 4.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 117,236 | Rotten Tomatoes: 1.5/10 | Metascore: 3.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $30,691,439
Mirrors is Streaming on HuluPlot / Synopsis: In New York, the former NYPD detective Ben Carson is hired to work as night watch of the remains of the Mayflower Department Store that was partially destroyed by fire many years ago. Ben became alcoholic and was retired from the police force after killing a man in a shooting. His marriage was also destroyed and now he is...
Director: Alexandre Aja
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Arika Gluck, Amy Smart
112). Mirrors 2 (2010) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: Mirrors 2 (2010)
Score: 5.57/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 13,951 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror.Tagline: The terror lives on...
Director: Víctor García
Stars: Nick Stahl, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Evan Jones, Christy Carlson Romano, William Katt
113). My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of My Bloody Valentine 3-D
Score: 5.37/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 63,368 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.2/10 | Metascore: 5.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $51,545,952
My Bloody Valentine 3-D is Streaming on TubiPlot / Synopsis: Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one that believes he's innocent.
Tagline: On January 16, Get Your Heart Broken...
Director: Patrick Lussier
Stars: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue, Edi Gathegi
114). My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Exploring My Bloody Valentine 3-D – Full ReviewScore: 5.37/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 63,368 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.2/10 | Metascore: 5.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $51,545,952
My Bloody Valentine 3-D is Streaming on TubiPlot / Synopsis: Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one that believes he's innocent.
Tagline: On January 16, Get Your Heart Broken...
Director: Patrick Lussier
Stars: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue, Edi Gathegi
115). Nightmare on Elm Street Remake (2010) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Our Take on Nightmare on Elm Street Remake (2010)
Score: 3.94/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 112,041 | Rotten Tomatoes: 1.4/10 | Metascore: 3.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $63,075,011
Nightmare on Elm Street Remake is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: Platinum Dunes revives the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with this reworking of slasher film legend Freddy Krueger, a deceased child killer who torments the dreams of the teenagers of Springwood, OH. Jackie Earle Haley picks up the killer's mantle from series veteran Robert Englund with the reboot from music-video director Samuel Bayer...
Director: Samuel Bayer
Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker
116). Oculus (2013) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Oculus
Score: 6.81/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 146,173 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | Metascore: 6.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $27,695,246
Plot / Synopsis: From the producer (Jason Blum - Blumhouse Productions) of Paranormal Activity and Insidious we get Oculus (2014). Mike Flanagan (Absentia) directs the new horror movie that looks beautifully creepy and full of great scares. I recently saw the teaser trailer and I recommend you do the same. Tim and Kaylie parents are murdered with Tim being convicted of that murder...
Director: Mike Flanagan
Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso
117). One Missed Call (2008) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: One Missed Call (2008)
Score: 3.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 34,819 | Metascore: 2.4/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $26,890,041
Plot / Synopsis: Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
Tagline: What will it sound like when you die?...
Director: Eric Valette
Stars: Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Azura Skye
118). One Missed Call (2003) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 5.4/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 20,168 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.6/10 | Metascore: 5.4/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths.
Tagline: Death cannot be put on hold...
Director: Takashi Miike
Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Ko Shibasaki, Shin''ichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Anna Nagata
119). Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 4.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 20,736 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Open Water 2: Adrift is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: Amy, her husband James and their baby Sarah travel to Mexico to sail in the yacht of their reckless friend Dan with their common friends Zach and Lauren and celebrate the thirtieth birthday of Zach. They are introduced to Dan's girlfriend Michelle and they drink and recall moments of their past while navigating. Miles away from the shore, Michelle...
Director: Hans Horn
Stars: Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr., Niklaus Lange, Ali Hillis, Cameron Richardson
120). Orphan (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Exploring Orphan – Full Review
Score: 6.18/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 269,060 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.0/10 | Metascore: 4.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $41,596,251
Orphan is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: An outwardly angelic little girl displays an unforeseen devilish streak upon moving into the home of her new adoptive parents in this shocker starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga. In the aftermath of a miscarriage, prospective parents Kate (Farmiga) and John (Sarsgaard) find their lives turned upside down; their marriage is falling apart, and the demons of Kate's past begin...
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett
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