Best horror movies of all time

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.

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#1

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Psycho (1960)

1960 · 109m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 8.5 (795k)GRM 85.0 · pool #23essential

#2

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

1991 · 118m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 8.6 (1.8M)GRM 84.7 · pool #32essential

#3

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Alien (1979)

1979 · 117m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 8.4 (1.1M)GRM 82.8 · pool #61essential

#4

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Aliens (1986)

1986 · 137m · Action, Adventure, Horror

★ 8.4 (849k)GRM 82.5 · pool #87essential

#5

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Jaws (1975)

1975 · 124m · Adventure, Drama, Horror

★ 8.1 (751k)GRM 80.6 · pool #186excellent

#6

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

1968 · 137m · Drama, Horror

★ 8.0 (261k)GRM 80.5 · pool #202excellent

#7

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The Shining (1980)

1980 · 146m · Drama, Horror

★ 8.4 (1.2M)GRM 79.8 · pool #254excellent

#8

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King Kong (1933)

1933 · 100m · Adventure, Horror

★ 7.9 (97k)GRM 79.2 · pool #330excellent

#9

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

1935 · 75m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.8 (60k)GRM 78.8 · pool #390excellent

#10

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Get Out (2017)

2017 · 104m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.8 (839k)GRM 78.0 · pool #480excellent

#11

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)

1968 · 96m · Horror, Thriller

★ 7.8 (153k)GRM 77.8 · pool #509excellent

#12

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

1962 · 134m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 8.0 (68k)GRM 77.8 · pool #528excellent

#13

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Let the Right One In (2008)

2008 · 114m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.8 (242k)GRM 77.7 · pool #534excellent

#14

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The Exorcist (1973)

1973 · 122m · Horror

★ 8.1 (505k)GRM 77.6 · pool #546excellent

#15

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

1956 · 80m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.7 (61k)GRM 77.5 · pool #562excellent

#16

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Halloween (1978)

1978 · 91m · Horror, Thriller

★ 7.7 (344k)GRM 77.5 · pool #573excellent

#17

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The Thing (1982)

1982 · 109m · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★ 8.2 (536k)GRM 77.2 · pool #624excellent

#18

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Freaks (1932)

1932 · 64m · Drama, Horror

★ 7.8 (55k)GRM 77.0 · pool #638excellent

#19

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Frankenstein (1931)

1931 · 70m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.7 (89k)GRM 77.0 · pool #644excellent

#20

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Diabolique (1955)

1955 · 117m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 8.1 (74k)GRM 76.9 · pool #657excellent

#21

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The Innocents (1961)

1961 · 100m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.7 (37k)GRM 76.8 · pool #665excellent

#22

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Tumbbad (2018)

2018 · 108m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 8.2 (78k)GRM 76.7 · pool #706excellent

#23

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Obsession (2025)

2025 · 109m · Horror, Romance, Thriller

★ 7.8 (382k)GRM 76.6 · pool #715excellent

#24

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Shaun of the Dead (2004)

2004 · 99m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.8 (645k)GRM 76.3 · pool #751excellent

#25

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The Birds (1963)

1963 · 119m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.6 (222k)GRM 76.3 · pool #771excellent

#26

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The Phantom Carriage (1921)

1921 · 107m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 8.0 (16k)GRM 76.2 · pool #787excellent

#27

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

1920 · 67m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 8.0 (77k)GRM 76.1 · pool #798excellent

#28

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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

1978 · 127m · Horror, Thriller

★ 7.8 (138k)GRM 75.9 · pool #832excellent

#29

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Faust (1926)

1926 · 107m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 8.1 (19k)GRM 75.7 · pool #861excellent

#30

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What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

2014 · 86m · Comedy, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.6 (216k)GRM 75.2 · pool #931excellent

#31

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Train to Busan (2016)

2016 · 118m · Action, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.6 (316k)GRM 74.8 · pool #974great

#32

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Nosferatu (1922)

1922 · 95m · Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.8 (125k)GRM 74.3 · pool #1,038great

#33

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Kwaidan (1964)

1964 · 183m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.9 (23k)GRM 74.0 · pool #1,068great

#34

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Evil Dead II (1987)

1987 · 84m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.6 (201k)GRM 73.7 · pool #1,101great

#35

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The Fly (1986)

1986 · 96m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.6 (228k)GRM 73.7 · pool #1,106great

#36

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The Others (2001)

2001 · 104m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.6 (433k)GRM 73.5 · pool #1,132great

#37

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Onibaba (1964)

1964 · 103m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.8 (26k)GRM 72.9 · pool #1,190great

#38

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American Psycho (2000)

2000 · 102m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 7.6 (858k)GRM 70.4 · pool #1,354great

#39

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Predator (1987)

1987 · 107m · Action, Adventure, Horror

★ 7.8 (507k)GRM 70.1 · pool #1,370great

#40

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Saw (2004)

2004 · 103m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.6 (518k)GRM 66.2 · pool #1,629solid

#41

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The Blue Elephant (2014)

2014 · 170m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 8.0 (31k)GRM 64.8 · pool #1,778solid

#42

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Bramayugam (2024)

2024 · 139m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.7 (19k)GRM 60.5 · pool #3,506solid

#43

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Resident Evil (2026)

2026 · 94m · Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.6 (68k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,802solid

#44

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Godzilla (1954)

1954 · 96m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.6 (46k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,831solid

#45

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The Invisible Man (1933)

1933 · 71m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.6 (45k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,835solid

#46

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Peeping Tom (1960)

1960 · 101m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.6 (44k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,838solid

#47

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Eyes Without a Face (1960)

1960 · 90m · Drama, Horror

★ 7.6 (40k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,850solid

#48

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One Cut of the Dead (2017)

2017 · 96m · Comedy, Drama, Horror

★ 7.6 (36k)GRM 59.3 · pool #5,862solid

#49

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

1931 · 98m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.6 (18k)GRM 59.2 · pool #6,143solid

#50

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

1945 · 110m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.5 (16k)GRM 57.9 · pool #17,918solid

#51

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Dead of Night (1945)

1945 · 95m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.5 (16k)GRM 57.9 · pool #17,922solid

#52

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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)

2014 · 91m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.5 (16k)GRM 57.9 · pool #17,926solid

#53

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Memories (1995)

1995 · 113m · Animation, Drama, Horror

★ 7.5 (27k)GRM 57.9 · pool #18,202solid

#54

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Hour of the Wolf (1968)

1968 · 88m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.5 (25k)GRM 57.9 · pool #18,207solid

#55

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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

1925 · 93m · Horror, Music

★ 7.5 (23k)GRM 57.9 · pool #18,224solid

#56

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Repulsion (1965)

1965 · 105m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.5 (62k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,463solid

#57

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Stree (2018)

2018 · 128m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.5 (49k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,483solid

#58

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Deep Red (1975)

1975 · 127m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.5 (47k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,489solid

#59

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Cure (1997)

1997 · 111m · Crime, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.5 (41k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,503solid

#60

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

2007 · 159m · Comedy, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.5 (40k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,510solid

#61

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Zombieland (2009)

2009 · 88m · Action, Comedy, Horror

★ 7.5 (675k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,729solid

#62

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A Quiet Place (2018)

2018 · 90m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.5 (670k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,730solid

#63

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The Conjuring (2013)

2013 · 112m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.5 (634k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,732solid

#64

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28 Days Later (2002)

2002 · 113m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.5 (557k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,738solid

#65

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Sinners (2025)

2025 · 137m · Horror

★ 7.5 (528k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,739solid

#66

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Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

1994 · 123m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.5 (381k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,755solid

#67

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Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

2010 · 89m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.5 (211k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,791solid

#68

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Grindhouse (2007)

2007 · 191m · Horror, Thriller

★ 7.5 (198k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,797solid

#69

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The Omen (1976)

1976 · 111m · Horror, Mystery

★ 7.5 (148k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,813solid

#70

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

1981 · 97m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.5 (136k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,818solid

#71

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The Wicker Man (1973)

1973 · 88m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.5 (107k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,840solid

#72

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Funny Games (1997)

1997 · 108m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 7.5 (100k)GRM 57.8 · pool #18,846solid

#73

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The Bad Seed (1956)

1956 · 129m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.4 (18k)GRM 56.5 · pool #21,837solid

#74

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Curse of the Demon (1957)

1957 · 82m · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (18k)GRM 56.5 · pool #21,841solid

#75

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Chup (2022)

2022 · 135m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (28k)GRM 56.5 · pool #22,006solid

#76

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Santa Sangre (1989)

1989 · 123m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.4 (26k)GRM 56.5 · pool #22,023solid

#77

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Vampyr (1932)

1932 · 75m · Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.4 (23k)GRM 56.5 · pool #22,040solid

#78

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Thesis (1996)

1996 · 125m · Crime, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (47k)GRM 56.4 · pool #22,230solid

#79

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The Haunting (1963)

1963 · 112m · Horror

★ 7.4 (45k)GRM 56.4 · pool #22,236solid

#80

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

1975 · 100m · Comedy, Horror, Musical

★ 7.4 (188k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,433solid

#81

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The Orphanage (2007)

2007 · 105m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (172k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,440solid

#82

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Jacob's Ladder (1990)

1990 · 113m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (131k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,449solid

#83

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Braindead (1992)

1992 · 104m · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.4 (111k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,461solid

#84

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The Wailing (2016)

2016 · 156m · Drama, Horror

★ 7.4 (103k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,468solid

#85

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

1978 · 115m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.4 (83k)GRM 56.3 · pool #22,482solid

#86

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Scream (1996)

1996 · 111m · Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (454k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,558solid

#87

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Weapons (2025)

2025 · 128m · Horror, Mystery

★ 7.4 (405k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,563solid

#88

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Frankenstein (2025)

2025 · 149m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.4 (339k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,574solid

#89

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

1984 · 91m · Horror

★ 7.4 (295k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,582solid

#90

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Dracula (1992)

1992 · 128m · Fantasy, Horror, Romance

★ 7.4 (271k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,587solid

#91

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Carrie (1976)

1976 · 98m · Horror

★ 7.4 (232k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,593solid

#92

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REC (2007)

2007 · 78m · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

★ 7.4 (221k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,598solid

#93

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

1974 · 83m · Horror

★ 7.4 (216k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,600solid

#94

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Army of Darkness (1992)

1992 · 81m · Comedy, Horror

★ 7.4 (213k)GRM 56.2 · pool #22,602solid

#95

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Village of the Damned (1960)

1960 · 77m · Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.3 (22k)GRM 55.1 · pool #23,865solid

#96

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Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

1979 · 96m · Drama, Horror

★ 7.3 (50k)GRM 54.9 · pool #24,205solid

#97

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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

1985 · 91m · Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

★ 7.3 (79k)GRM 54.8 · pool #24,249solid

#98

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The Devil's Backbone (2001)

2001 · 106m · Drama, Horror, Thriller

★ 7.3 (76k)GRM 54.8 · pool #24,252solid

#99

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Dracula (1931)

1931 · 74m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

★ 7.3 (66k)GRM 54.8 · pool #24,263solid

#100

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

1992 · 134m · Drama, Horror, Mystery

★ 7.3 (120k)GRM 54.8 · pool #24,321solid

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