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Horror movies

Spine-chilling tales designed to provoke fear and suspense, featuring the supernatural, monsters, and psychological terror.

Subgenres include: Slasher Horror, Monster Horror, Zombie Horror.

Fear Street: 1978

61. Fear Street: 1978

Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
6.7

20211h 51min

United States

Director: Leigh Janiak

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

Themes

Intergenerational curse, Collective trauma, Camp rivalries, Sibling loyalty, Witchcraft belief, Past violence resurfaces

Available on

Netflix
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The Conjuring 2

62. The Conjuring 2

Horror Haunting Horror
7.3

20162h 14min

United States

Director: James Wan

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Themes

Skepticism vs belief, Family safety under threat, Possession and agency, Intergenerational protective bonds, Naming the threat, Investigator intuition vs evidence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Black Swan

63. Black Swan

Drama Thriller Horror Psychological Drama Mind Game Thriller
8.0

20101h 48min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Young ballerina Nina, who dances in a prestigious New York ballet company, gets the chance to perform the lead role in a new production of Swan Lake. Striving to prepare perfectly for the performance, she comes under increasing pressure from the director and her rivals and begins obsessively chasing perfection. But this obsession gradually leads to dangerous changes in her psyche.

Themes

Obsession and control, Competition pressure, Hallucination vs reality, Paranoia under scrutiny, Theater dynamics, Pointe shoes discipline

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Smile

64. Smile

Horror Mystery Psychological Horror Mindbender Mystery
6.5

20221h 55min

United States

Director: Parker Finn

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

Themes

Duty under pressure, Appearance versus reality, Cycles of trauma, Trauma as contagion, Curse as contagion, Therapist as caregiver

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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X

65. X

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.5

20221h 46min

United States

Director: Ti West

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Themes

Exploitation by elderly couple, Predatory hospitality at farm house, Deception in isolated farmhouse, Gas station danger, Power and coercion in filmmaking, Commodification of porn star bodies

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Fear Street: 1666

66. Fear Street: 1666

Mystery Horror Folk Horror Whodunit
6.6

20211h 55min

United States

Director: Leigh Janiak

In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Fear driven social control, Forbidden knowledge and power, Generational curse dynamics, Public punishment and scapegoating, Mass hysteria and witch-hunt

Available on

Netflix
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10 Cloverfield Lane

67. 10 Cloverfield Lane

Thriller Science Fiction Drama Horror Survival Thriller
7.2

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.

Themes

Survival under captivity, Trust and betrayal, Deception and control, Confinement and autonomy, Jealousy and power dynamics, External threat and isolation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Run

68. Run

Thriller Horror Drama Domestic Thriller Psychological Horror
6.7

20201h 30min

United States

Director: Aneesh Chaganty

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

Themes

Disability and resilience, Isolation and containment, Caregiver deception, Protective manipulation, Hidden past trauma

Available on

Hulu
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Us

69. Us

Horror Mystery Home Invasion Horror Whodunit
6.8

20191h 56min

United States

Director: Jordan Peele

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

Themes

Survival under threat, Family under siege, Duality and duplication, Control through secrecy, Doppelgänger presence, Hidden population awakening

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Ready or Not

70. Ready or Not

Horror Comedy Home Invasion Horror Dark Comedy
6.8

20191h 35min

United States

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Alex from the wealthy Le Domas family marries Grace. On their wedding night, in keeping with an old family tradition, Grace must play a game chosen at random from a wooden box in order to become a full member of the family. To her misfortune, the game turns out to be hide-and-seek, in which the family must kill her before dawn or face death themselves.

Themes

Deception within family, Survival game dynamics, Ritual coercion and control, Communal complicity and betrayal, Wealth creates obligation, Constrained autonomy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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