Best horror movies of all time

What are the best horror movies of all time? Right now the top of this list includes Psycho (1960), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Alien (1979).

The horror shortlist for people done with hype trailers. High-bar scary (and unsettling) movies, ranked without jump-scare marketing. Dim the lights. Start at the top.

from the blog · top 100 of 177

Ranked by goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies.com)

85.0

#1Psycho

1960 · 109m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★8.5(800k)#21top 0.60%

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84.7

#2The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · 118m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★8.6(1.8M)#28top 0.80%

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82.8

#3Alien

1979 · 117m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★8.4(1.1M)#56top 1.6%

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82.5

#4Aliens

1986 · 137m · Action, Adventure, Horror

★8.4(853k)#77top 2.2%

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80.6

#5Jaws

1975 · 124m · Adventure, Drama, Horror

★8.1(754k)#153top 4.4%

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80.5

#6Rosemary's Baby

1968 · 137m · Drama, Horror

★8.0(263k)#164top 4.7%

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79.2

#7King Kong

1933 · 100m · Adventure, Horror

★7.9(97k)#279top 8.0%

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78.6

#8Bride of Frankenstein

1935 · 75m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.8(60k)#349top 10%

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78.5

#9The Shining

1980 · 146m · Drama, Horror

★8.4(1.3M)#352top 10%

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78.0

#10Get Out

2017 · 104m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.8(846k)#420top 12%

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77.8

#11Night of the Living Dead

1968 · 96m · Horror, Thriller

★7.8(154k)#447top 13%

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77.8

#12What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962 · 134m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★8.0(69k)#464top 13%

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77.7

#13Let the Right One In

2008 · 114m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.8(243k)#469top 13%

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77.6

#14The Exorcist

1973 · 122m · Horror

★8.1(510k)#478top 14%

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77.5

#15Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956 · 80m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.7(61k)#492top 14%

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77.5

#16Halloween

1978 · 91m · Horror, Thriller

★7.7(350k)#500top 14%

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77.2

#17The Thing

1982 · 109m · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★8.2(543k)#548top 16%

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77.1

#18Diabolique

1955 · 117m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★8.1(74k)#553top 16%

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77.0

#19Freaks

1932 · 64m · Drama, Horror

★7.8(56k)#558top 16%

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77.0

#20Frankenstein

1931 · 70m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.7(90k)#564top 16%

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76.8

#21The Innocents

1961 · 100m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.7(37k)#589top 17%

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76.7

#22Tumbbad

2018 · 108m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★8.2(78k)#628top 18%

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76.6

#23Obsession

2025 · 109m · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

★7.8(429k)#638top 18%

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76.6

#24One Cut of the Dead

2017 · 96m · Comedy, Drama, Horror

★7.6(37k)#644top 18%

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76.5

#25Eyes Without a Face

1960 · 90m · Drama, Horror

★7.6(40k)#663top 19%

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76.3

#26Shaun of the Dead

2004 · 99m · Comedy, Horror

★7.8(648k)#677top 19%

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76.3

#27The Birds

1963 · 119m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.6(223k)#704top 20%

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76.2

#28The Phantom Carriage

1921 · 107m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★8.0(16k)#717top 21%

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76.1

#29The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920 · 67m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★8.0(78k)#730top 21%

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76.0

#30The Invisible Man

1933 · 71m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.6(45k)#765top 22%

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75.9

#31Dawn of the Dead

1978 · 127m · Horror, Thriller

★7.8(138k)#773top 22%

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75.8

#32Godzilla Minus Zero

2026 · 135m · Action, Drama, Horror

★8.0(18k)#807top 23%

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75.7

#33Faust

1926 · 107m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★8.1(19k)#817top 23%

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75.6

#34Repulsion

1965 · 105m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★7.5(62k)#838top 24%

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75.5

#35Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931 · 98m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.6(18k)#873top 25%

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75.2

#36What We Do in the Shadows

2014 · 86m · Comedy, Horror, Thriller

★7.6(217k)#915top 26%

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75.2

#37Sinners

2025 · 137m · Horror

★7.5(542k)#925top 27%

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75.2

#38Godzilla

1954 · 96m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.6(47k)#932top 27%

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75.0

#39Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004 · 140m · Action, Drama, Horror

★8.0(43k)#962top 28%

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74.8

#40A Quiet Place

2018 · 90m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.5(674k)#985top 28%

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74.8

#41Train to Busan

2016 · 118m · Action, Horror, Thriller

★7.6(319k)#994top 29%

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74.8

#42Deep Red

1975 · 127m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.5(47k)#1,017top 29%

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74.7

#43The Wicker Man

1973 · 88m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.5(108k)#1,027top 29%

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74.3

#44The Wailing

2016 · 156m · Drama, Horror

★7.4(104k)#1,113top 32%

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74.3

#45Nosferatu

1922 · 95m · Fantasy, Horror

★7.8(125k)#1,131top 32%

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74.0

#46Carrie

1976 · 98m · Horror

★7.4(239k)#1,181top 34%

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74.0

#47Kwaidan

1964 · 183m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.9(24k)#1,190top 34%

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73.8

#48Evil Dead II

1987 · 84m · Comedy, Horror

★7.6(202k)#1,215top 35%

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73.7

#49The Fly

1986 · 96m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.6(230k)#1,272top 36%

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73.7

#50Cure

1997 · 111m · Crime, Horror, Mystery

★7.5(43k)#1,276top 37%

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73.5

#51The Others

2001 · 104m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.6(436k)#1,330top 38%

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73.5

#52Weapons

2025 · 128m · Horror, Mystery

★7.4(425k)#1,331top 38%

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73.3

#53The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974 · 83m · Horror

★7.4(220k)#1,378top 40%

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73.2

#54The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945 · 110m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.5(16k)#1,408top 40%

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73.1

#55Zombieland

2009 · 88m · Action, Comedy, Horror

★7.5(677k)#1,409top 40%

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73.0

#56A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 · 91m · Horror

★7.4(299k)#1,428top 41%

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73.0

#57Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978 · 115m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.4(84k)#1,445top 41%

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72.9

#58Onibaba

1964 · 103m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★7.8(26k)#1,478top 42%

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72.8

#5928 Days Later

2002 · 113m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.5(560k)#1,501top 43%

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72.7

#60Grindhouse

2007 · 191m · Horror, Thriller

★7.5(198k)#1,526top 44%

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72.7

#61Hereditary

2018 · 127m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.3(478k)#1,538top 44%

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72.6

#62Suspiria

1977 · 92m · Horror

★7.3(118k)#1,561top 45%

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72.5

#63Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979 · 96m · Drama, Horror

★7.3(50k)#1,575top 45%

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72.5

#64Village of the Damned

1960 · 77m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.3(22k)#1,598top 46%

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72.4

#65The Devil's Backbone

2001 · 106m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★7.3(77k)#1,622top 47%

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72.3

#66The Lighthouse

2019 · 109m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.3(313k)#1,631top 47%

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72.3

#67The Conjuring

2013 · 112m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.5(638k)#1,653top 47%

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72.3

#68Dracula

1931 · 74m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.3(66k)#1,663top 48%

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72.3

#69The Haunting

1963 · 112m · Horror

★7.4(45k)#1,664top 48%

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72.2

#70REC

2007 · 78m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★7.4(222k)#1,672top 48%

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72.2

#71Cat People

1942 · 73m · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

★7.2(29k)#1,680top 48%

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72.2

#72Don't Look Now

1973 · 110m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.1(70k)#1,688top 48%

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72.0

#73Frankenstein

2025 · 149m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.4(347k)#1,706top 49%

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72.0

#74The Orphanage

2007 · 105m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.4(173k)#1,707top 49%

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72.0

#75Peeping Tom

1960 · 101m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★7.6(45k)#1,713top 49%

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72.0

#76Tucker and Dale vs Evil

2010 · 89m · Comedy, Horror

★7.5(213k)#1,726top 50%

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71.8

#77Poltergeist

1982 · 114m · Horror, Thriller

★7.3(199k)#1,769top 51%

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71.8

#78Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007 · 116m · Drama, Horror, Musical

★7.3(411k)#1,800top 52%

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71.6

#79Red Rooms

2023 · 118m · Crime, Horror, Mystery

★7.1(25k)#1,853top 53%

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71.5

#8028 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026 · 109m · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.2(136k)#1,882top 54%

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71.4

#81Eraserhead

1977 · 89m · Fantasy, Horror

★7.2(147k)#1,906top 55%

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71.4

#82Them!

1954 · 94m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.2(27k)#1,909top 55%

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71.3

#83The Host

2006 · 120m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.1(146k)#1,941top 56%

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71.3

#84Dead Ringers

1988 · 116m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★7.2(60k)#1,946top 56%

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71.2

#85Pi

1998 · 84m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★7.3(194k)#1,968top 56%

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71.1

#86Dead of Night

1945 · 95m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★7.5(16k)#1,989top 57%

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71.0

#8710 Cloverfield Lane

2016 · 103m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.2(392k)#2,003top 57%

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71.0

#88House

1977 · 88m · Comedy, Horror

★7.2(41k)#2,012top 58%

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71.0

#89Scream

1996 · 111m · Horror, Mystery

★7.5(460k)#2,020top 58%

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70.9

#90The Substance

2024 · 141m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.2(476k)#2,030top 58%

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70.9

#91The Wolf Man

1941 · 70m · Horror, Mystery, Romance

★7.2(35k)#2,039top 59%

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70.8

#92Curse of the Demon

1957 · 82m · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

★7.4(18k)#2,050top 59%

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70.8

#93Little Shop of Horrors

1986 · 94m · Comedy, Horror, Musical

★7.1(97k)#2,057top 59%

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70.7

#94Gremlins

1984 · 106m · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

★7.3(280k)#2,080top 60%

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70.7

#95Sleep Tight

2011 · 102m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★7.2(51k)#2,095top 60%

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70.6

#96A Quiet Place Part II

2020 · 97m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.2(332k)#2,100top 60%

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70.6

#97The Evil Dead

1981 · 85m · Horror

★7.3(259k)#2,102top 60%

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70.5

#98The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975 · 100m · Comedy, Horror, Musical

★7.4(190k)#2,118top 61%

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70.5

#99Braindead

1992 · 104m · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

★7.4(111k)#2,120top 61%

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70.5

#100Funny Games

1997 · 108m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★7.5(101k)#2,131top 61%

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FAQ

Is The Shining on the list?

Yes. The Shining is here, and so are The Exorcist and Halloween.

Why are Jaws and Aliens on a horror list?

They're tagged Horror, so they count. Expect sharks and monsters as well as ghosts and slashers: Jaws, Aliens and The Thing are all here.

Are there horror comedies?

Yes. Shaun of the Dead, What We Do in the Shadows and Evil Dead II are tagged Horror, so they're on it.

How far back does it go?

To the silent era: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu sit on the same list as Get Out.

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