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ULTIMATE HORROR MOVIES

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  • Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

    1. American Psycho

    20001h 42mR64Metascore
    7.6 (791K)
    A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
    DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh Lucas
  • Battle Royale (2000)

    2. Battle Royale

    20001h 54mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.5 (202K)
    In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô Yamamoto
  • Vacancy (2007)

    3. Vacancy

    20071h 25mR54Metascore
    6.2 (111K)
    Stranded in an isolated motel, a couple become the unsuspecting subjects of a snuff film.
    DirectorNimród AntalStarsKate BeckinsaleLuke WilsonFrank Whaley
  • Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)

    4. Mirrors

    20081h 50mR35Metascore
    6.1 (117K)
    Ben guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.
    DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsKiefer SutherlandPaula PattonAmy Smart
  • The Uninvited (2009)

    5. The Uninvited

    20091h 27mPG-1343Metascore
    6.3 (88K)
    Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.
    DirectorsCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsEmily BrowningArielle KebbelElizabeth Banks
  • What Lies Beneath (2000)

    6. What Lies Beneath

    20002h 10mPG-1351Metascore
    6.6 (141K)
    The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHarrison FordMichelle PfeifferKatharine Towne
  • Ryan Reynolds in The Amityville Horror (2005)

    7. The Amityville Horror

    20051h 30mR33Metascore
    5.9 (121K)
    Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
    DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsRyan ReynoldsMelissa GeorgeJimmy Bennett
  • The Skeleton Key (2005)

    8. The Skeleton Key

    20051h 44mPG-1347Metascore
    6.5 (128K)
    A hospice nurse working at a New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
    DirectorIain SoftleyStarsKate HudsonPeter SarsgaardJoy Bryant
  • Ty Simpkins in Insidious (2010)

    9. Insidious

    20101h 43mPG-1352Metascore
    6.8 (356K)
    A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
    DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy Simpkins
  • Pandorum (2009)

    10. Pandorum

    20091h 48mR28Metascore
    6.7 (165K)
    Two crew members of a spaceship wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone.
    DirectorChristian AlvartStarsDennis QuaidBen FosterCam Gigandet
  • Belén Rueda in Julia's Eyes (2010)

    11. Julia's Eyes

    20101h 58mNot Rated
    6.7 (39K)
    Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case.
    DirectorGuillem MoralesStarsBelén RuedaLluís HomarPablo Derqui
  • The Changeling (1980)

    12. The Changeling

    19801h 47mR70Metascore
    7.1 (43K)
    After experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion, haunted by a slain boy.
    DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn Douglas
  • Dave Legeno in The Cottage (2008)

    13. The Cottage

    20081h 32mUnrated
    6.1 (14K)
    A woman is kidnapped for ransom and brought to a rural English cottage. David and his two henchman find that they have much more to worry about than her crime boss stepdad.
    DirectorPaul Andrew WilliamsStarsAndy SerkisReece ShearsmithJennifer Ellison
  • Naomi Watts in Funny Games (2007)

    14. Funny Games

    20071h 51mR44Metascore
    6.5 (108K)
    Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsNaomi WattsTim RothMichael Pitt
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days (1999)

    15. End of Days

    19992h 2mR34Metascore
    5.8 (120K)
    At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGabriel ByrneRobin Tunney
  • Cloverfield (2008)

    16. Cloverfield

    20081h 25mPG-1364Metascore
    7.0 (436K)
    A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
    DirectorMatt ReevesStarsMike VogelJessica LucasLizzy Caplan
  • Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in Paranormal Activity (2007)

    17. Paranormal Activity

    20071h 26mR68Metascore
    6.3 (266K)
    After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
    DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark Fredrichs
  • Grave Encounters (2011)

    18. Grave Encounters

    20111h 32mNot Rated33Metascore
    6.1 (68K)
    For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
    DirectorsColin MinihanStuart OrtizThe Vicious BrothersStarsBenjamin WilkinsonSean RogersonAshleigh Gryzko
  • The Last Exorcism (2010)

    19. The Last Exorcism

    20101h 27mPG-1363Metascore
    5.7 (54K)
    A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
    DirectorDaniel StammStarsPatrick FabianAshley BellIris Bahr
  • Angela Bettis in May (2002)

    20. May

    20021h 33mR58Metascore
    6.6 (43K)
    A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.
    DirectorLucky McKeeStarsAngela BettisJeremy SistoAnna Faris
  • Brian Cox, Kim Dickens, Noel Fisher, Ashley Laurence, Kyle Gallner, Tiffany Zappulla, and Shiloh Fernandez in Red (2008)

    21. Red

    20081h 33mR61Metascore
    6.9 (13K)
    A reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason.
    DirectorsTrygve Allister DiesenLucky McKeeStarsBrian CoxNoel FisherKyle Gallner
  • Frontier(s) (2007)

    22. Frontier(s)

    20071h 48mNC-1744Metascore
    6.2 (30K)
    A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
    DirectorXavier GensStarsKarina TestaAurélien WiikPatrick Ligardes
  • Cécile de France in High Tension (2003)

    23. High Tension

    20031h 31mR42Metascore
    6.7 (81K)
    Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
    DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsCécile de FranceMaïwennPhilippe Nahon
  • Pollyanna McIntosh in The Woman (2011)

    24. The Woman

    20111h 43mR58Metascore
    6.0 (27K)
    When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.
    DirectorLucky McKeeStarsPollyanna McIntoshBrandon Gerald FullerLauren Ashley Carter
  • Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)

    25. The Faculty

    19981h 44mR61Metascore
    6.6 (143K)
    When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsJordana BrewsterClea DuVallLaura Harris

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