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The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Horror Films: Full List

The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Horror Films: Introduction | #1-#125 | #126-#250 | Full List | Sources

Below you shall find a sortable table of the top 250 21st century horror films. For simplicity, the ‘country’ column has been limited to one country except in the case of anthology films. A Google sheet with all the nominated films can be found here.

Spreadsheet Notes:
– Films with multiple directors will have a maximum of 3 listed, others will generally be the first director listed followed by et al. Films with credited and uncredited directors will only have the credited directors.
– Films with multiple countries will have the country that best represents the film chosen (in some cases this was difficult and I’ve had to just make a decision). The only films with multiple countries are anthology films.
– Only one genre was chosen per film; again I tried to choose the genre that best represents the film or genres that I felt people would be more likely to search for for that particular film (eg, a zombie comedy is just listed as ‘zombie’).

RANKTITLEYEARDIRECTORGENRECOUNTRYRUNTIMEIMDB
1Låt den rätte komma in2008Tomas AlfredsonVampireSweden115mIMDb
2Get Out2017Jordan PeeleThrillerUSA104mIMDb
328 Days Later...2002Danny BoyleZombieUK113mIMDb
4The Descent2005Neil MarshallMonsterUK99mIMDb
5Hereditary2018Ari AsterSupernaturalUSA127mIMDb
6The VVitch: A New-England Folktale2015Robert EggersWitchcraftUSA92mIMDb
7It Follows2014David Robert MitchellMonsterUSA100mIMDb
8The Babadook2014Jennifer KentPsychologicalAustralia93mIMDb
9Shaun of the Dead2004Edgar WrightZombieUK99mIMDb
10Under the Skin2013Jonathan GlazerScience FictionUK108mIMDb
11El espinazo del diablo2001Guillermo del ToroSupernaturalSpain106mIMDb
12À l'intérieur2007Alexandre Bustillo & Julien MauryHome InvasionFrance82mIMDb
13The House of the Devil2009Ti WestSupernaturalUSA95mIMDb
14The Cabin in the Woods2012Drew GoddardComedyUSA95mIMDb
15El orfanato2007J.A. BayonaHaunted HouseSpain105mIMDb
16Martyrs2008Pascal LaugierSplatterFrance99mIMDb
17The Conjuring2013James WanHaunted HouseUSA112mIMDb
18Grave2016Julia DucournauCannibalFrance99mIMDb
19Janghwa, Hongryeon2003Kim Jee-woonPsychologicalSouth Korea115mIMDb
20The Ring2002Gore VerbinskiSupernaturalUSA115mIMDb
21Kill List2011Ben WheatleyCrimeUK95mIMDb
22[Rec]2007Jaume Balagueró & Paco PlazaZombieSpain78mIMDb
23Drag Me to Hell2009Sam RaimiSupernaturalUSA99mIMDb
24Ginger Snaps2000John FawcettWerewolfCanada108mIMDb
25Evil Dead2013Fede AlvarezZombieUSA91mIMDb
26Gwoemul2006Joon-ho BongMonsterSouth Korea120mIMDb
27Haute tension2003Alexandre AjaSlasherFrance91mIMDb
28Lake Mungo2008Joel AndersonFound FootageAustralia87mIMDb
29Akmareul boatda2010Kim Jee-woonThrillerSouth Korea142mIMDb
30The Others2001Alejandro AmenábarHaunted HouseUSA101mIMDb
31Kairo2001Kiyoshi KurosawaSupernaturalJapan119mIMDb
32Spring2014Justin Benson & Aaron MoorheadRomanceUSA109mIMDb
33The Mist2007Frank DarabontMonsterUSA126mIMDb
34Trouble Every Day2001Claire DenisDramaFrance101mIMDb
35Saw2004James WanSplatterUSA103mIMDb
36The Strangers2008Bryan BertinoHome InvasionUSA86mIMDb
37What We Do in the Shadows2014Jemaine Clement & Taika WaititiVampireNew Zealand86mIMDb
38Antichrist2009Lars von TrierPsychologicalDenmark108mIMDb
39It2017Andy MuschiettiEvil ClownUSA135mIMDb
40Busanhaeng2016Sang-ho YeonZombieSouth Korea118mIMDb
41Us2019Jordan PeeleThrillerUSA116mIMDb
42Green Room2015Jeremy SaulnierThrillerUSA95mIMDb
43Gok-seong2016Hong-jin NaSupernaturalSouth Korea156mIMDb
44Insidious2010James WanHaunted HouseUSA103mIMDb
45You're Next2011Adam WingardHome InvasionUSA95mIMDb
46Bug2006William FriedkinPsychologicalUSA102mIMDb
47A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night2014Ana Lily AmirpourVampireUSA101mIMDb
48The Loved Ones2009Sean ByrneBlack ComedyAustralia84mIMDb
49Session 92001Brad AndersonPsychologicalUSA100mIMDb
50Pontypool2008Bruce McDonaldZombieCanada93mIMDb
51Mientras duermes2011Jaume BalagueróThrillerSpain102mIMDb
52Detention2011Joseph KahnComedyUSA93mIMDb
53Berberian Sound Studio2012Peter StricklandPsychologicalUK92mIMDb
54A Quiet Place2018John KrasinskiMonsterUSA90mIMDb
55The Woman2011Lucky McKeeSplatterUSA101mIMDb
56The Devil's Rejects2005Rob ZombieSplatterUSA107mIMDb
57May2002Lucky McKeePsychologicalUSA93mIMDb
58Amer2009Hélène Cattet & Bruno ForzaniPsychologicalBelgium90mIMDb
59Trick 'r Treat2007Michael DoughertyAnthologyUSA82mIMDb
60Wolf Creek2005Greg McleanSlasherAustralia99mIMDb
61Sinister2012Scott DerricksonHaunted HouseUSA110mIMDb
62Honogurai mizu no soko kara2002Hideo NakataSupernaturalJapan101mIMDb
63American Psycho2000Mary HarronSlasherUSA102mIMDb
64Tucker and Dale vs Evil2010Eli CraigComedyUSA89mIMDb
65Inland Empire2006David LynchExperimentalUSA180mIMDb
66Paranormal Activity2007Oren PeliFound FootageUSA86mIMDb
67Ils2006David Moreau & Xavier PaludHome InvasionFrance77mIMDb
68Dawn of the Dead2004Zack SnyderZombieUSA101mIMDb
69Black Swan2010Darren AronofskyPsychologicalUSA108mIMDb
70Trolljegeren2010André ØvredalFound FootageNorway103mIMDb
71Oculus2013Mike FlanaganSupernaturalUSA104mIMDb
72Mandy2018Panos CosmatosActionUSA121mIMDb
73Frailty2001Bill PaxtonPsychologicalUSA100mIMDb
74The Guest2014Adam WingardThrillerUSA100mIMDb
75El laberinto del fauno2006Guillermo del ToroFantasySpain118mIMDb
76Let Me In2010Matt ReevesVampireUSA116mIMDb
77Calvaire2004Fabrice Du WelzPsychologicalBelgium88mIMDb
78Mulholland Dr.2001David LynchMysteryUSA147mIMDb
79Shutter Island2010Martin ScorseseMysteryUSA138mIMDb
80Midsommar2019Ari AsterFolkUSA148mIMDb
81Annihilation2018Alex GarlandScience FictionUK115mIMDb
82The Invitation2015Karyn KusamaThrillerUSA100mIMDb
83Final Destination2000James WongSupernaturalUSA98mIMDb
84The Children2008Tom ShanklandEvil ChildrenUK84mIMDb
85Ich seh, Ich seh2014Severin Fiala & Veronika FranzPsychologicalAustria99mIMDb
86Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon2006Scott GlossermanSlasherUSA92mIMDb
87Resolution2012Justin Benson & Aaron MoorheadDramaUSA93mIMDb
88Honeymoon2014Leigh JaniakPsychologicalUSA87mIMDb
89The Battery2012Jeremy GardnerZombieUSA101mIMDb
90Paranormal Activity 32011Henry Joost & Ariel SchulmanFound FootageUSA83mIMDb
91Frontière(s)2007Xavier GensSplatterFrance108mIMDb
9228 Weeks Later2007Juan Carlos FresnadilloZombieUK100mIMDb
9330 Days of Night2007David SladeVampireUSA113mIMDb
94The Endless2017Justin Benson & Aaron MoorheadScience FictionUSA111mIMDb
95Eden Lake2008James WatkinsSplatterUK91mIMDb
96Stake Land2010Jim MickleVampireUSA98mIMDb
97Gerald's Game2017Mike FlanaganPsychologicalUSA103mIMDb
98The Nightmare2015Rodney AscherDocumentaryUSA91mIMDb
99Bone Tomahawk2015S. Craig ZahlerWesternUSA132mIMDb
100Stoker2013Chan-wook ParkThrillerUK99mIMDb
101Maniac2012Franck KhalfounSlasherUSA89mIMDb
102Starry Eyes2014Kevin Kolsch & Dennis WidmyerPsychologicalUSA98mIMDb
103Dog Soldiers2002Neil MarshallWerewolfUK105mIMDb
104We Are Still Here2015Ted GeogheganHaunted HouseUSA84mIMDb
105We Are What We Are2013Jim MickleDramaUSA105mIMDb
106Teeth2007Mitchell LichtensteinComedyUSA94mIMDb
107The Taking2014Adam RobitelFound FootageUSA90mIMDb
108Mother!2017Darren AronofskyPsychologicalUSA121mIMDb
109The Void2016Jeremy Gillespie & Steven KostanskiBody HorrorCanada90mIMDb
11010 Cloverfield Lane2016Dan TrachtenbergThrillerUSA103mIMDb
111Hostel2005Eli RothSplatterUSA94mIMDb
112Noroi2005Kôji ShiraishiFound FootageJapan115mIMDb
113Wyrmwood2014Kiah Roache-TurnerZombieAustralia98mIMDb
114The Lords of Salem2012Rob ZombieSupernaturalUSA101mIMDb
115Orphan2009Jaume Collet-SerraEvil ChildrenUSA123mIMDb
116The Visit2015M. Night ShyamalanFound FootageUSA94mIMDb
117Housebound2014Gerard JohnstoneBlack ComedyNew Zealand107mIMDb
118Afflicted2013Derek Lee & Clif ProwseFound FootageCanada85mIMDb
119Shadow of the Vampire2000E. Elias MerhigeVampireUK92mIMDb
120Bakjwi2009Chan-wook ParkVampireSouth Korea135mIMDb
121Crimson Peak2015Guillermo del ToroGothicUSA119mIMDb
122The Innkeepers2011Ti WestHaunted HouseUSA101mIMDb
123Don't Breathe2016Fede AlvarezHome InvasionUSA88mIMDb
124February2015Oz PerkinsSupernaturalCanada93mIMDb
125Funny Games U.S.2007Michael HanekeHome InvasionUSA111mIMDb
126Attack the Block2011Joe CornishScience FictionUK88mIMDb
127Halloween II2009Rob ZombieSlasherUSA105mIMDb
128Creep2004Christopher SmithSlasherUK85mIMDb
129Under the Shadow2016Babak AnvariSupernaturalIran84mIMDb
130Ju-on2002Takashi ShimizuSupernaturalJapan92mIMDb
131Cabin Fever2002Eli RothBody HorrorUSA93mIMDb
132Slither2006James GunnComedyCanada95mIMDb
133The Crazies2010Breck EisnerZombieUSA101mIMDb
134Somos lo que hay2010Jorge Michel GrauDramaMexico90mIMDb
135Halloween2018David Gordon GreenSlasherUSA106mIMDb
136Cloverfield2008Matt ReevesFound FootageUSA85mIMDb
137Grindhouse2007Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino et al.AnthologyUSA191mIMDb
138The Devil's Candy2015Sean ByrneSupernaturalUSA79mIMDb
139American Mary2012Jen Soska & Sylvia SoskaBody HorrorCanada103mIMDb
140Backcountry2014Adam MacDonaldNatureCanada92mIMDb
141La piel que habito2011Pedro AlmodóvarPsychologicalSpain120mIMDb
142Revenge2017Coralie FargeatRape and RevengeFrance108mIMDb
143The Human Centipede (First Sequence)2009Tom SixBody HorrorNetherlands92mIMDb
144Unfriended2014Levan GabriadzeFound FootageUSA83mIMDb
145Jisatsu sâkuru2001Shion SonoThrillerJapan99mIMDb
146Demon2015Marcin WronaSupernaturalPoland94mIMDb
147Triangle2009Christopher SmithScience FictionUK99mIMDb
148Piranha2010Alexandre AjaNatureUSA88mIMDb
149The Exorcism of Emily Rose2005Scott DerricksonPossessionUSA119mIMDb
150Batoru rowaiaru2000Kinji FukasakuSplatterJapan114mIMDb
151Dans ma peau2002Marina de VanBody HorrorFrance93mIMDb
152The Conjuring 22016James WanHaunted HouseUSA134mIMDb
153Black Death2010Christopher SmithHistorical DramaUK102mIMDb
154Split2016M. Night ShyamalanPsychologicalUSA117mIMDb
155Frozen2010Adam GreenNatureUSA93mIMDb
156The Sacrament2013Ti WestFound FootageUSA99mIMDb
157The Last Exorcism2010Daniel StammFound FootageUSA87mIMDb
158Jeepers Creepers2001Victor SalvaMonsterUSA90mIMDb
159Excision2012Richard Bates Jr.SplatterUSA81mIMDb
160Citadel2012Ciaran FoyPsychologicalIreland84mIMDb
161V/H/S2012VariousAnthologyUSA116mIMDb
162The Grudge2004Takashi ShimizuSupernaturalUSA91mIMDb
163Zombieland2009Ruben FleischerZombieUSA88mIMDb
164Freddy vs. Jason2003Ronny YuSlasherCanada97mIMDb
165The Signal2007David Bruckner & Dan Bush & Jacob GentryScience FictionUSA103mIMDb
166The Hills Have Eyes2006Alexandre AjaSlasherUSA107mIMDb
167Dagon2001Stuart GordonSupernaturalSpain95mIMDb
168Grace2009Paul SoletEvil ChildrenUSA84mIMDb
169Byzantium2012Neil JordanVampireUK118mIMDb
170Fritt vilt2006Roar UthaugSlasherNorway97mIMDb
171The Ruins2008Carter SmithNatureUSA90mIMDb
172Splinter2008Toby WilkinsBody HorrorUSA82mIMDb
173Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu2003Takashi MiikeSurrealismJapan129mIMDb
174House of 1000 Corpses2003Rob ZombieSplatterUSA89mIMDb
175Koroshiya 12001Takashi MiikeSplatterJapan129mIMDb
176Splice2009Vincenzo NataliScience FictionCanada104mIMDb
177Halloween2007Rob ZombieSlasherUSA109mIMDb
17814082007Mikael HåfströmHaunted HouseUSA104mIMDb
179Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed2004Brett SullivanWerewolfCanada94mIMDb
180The Love Witch2016Anna BillerWitchcraftUSA120mIMDb
181Land of the Dead2005George A. RomeroZombieUSA93mIMDb
182The Woman in Black2012James WatkinsHaunted HouseUK95mIMDb
183Suspiria2018Luca GuadagninoSupernaturalItaly152mIMDb
184Dance of the Dead2008Gregg BishopZombieUSA87mIMDb
185Final Destination 22003David R. EllisSupernaturalUSA90mIMDb
186Monsters2010Gareth EdwardsScience FictionNetherlands94mIMDb
187Identity2003James MangoldThrillerUSA90mIMDb
188The Texas Chainsaw Massacre2003Marcus NispelSlasherUSA98mIMDb
189Hatchet2006Adam GreenSlasherUSA85mIMDb
190Scream 42011Wes CravenSlasherUSA111mIMDb
191Cheap Thrills2013E.L. KatzThrillerUSA88mIMDb
192Black Sheep2006Jonathan KingComedyNew Zealand87mIMDb
193Severance2006Christopher SmithSlasherUK96mIMDb
194Évolution2015Lucile HadzihalilovicMysteryFrance81mIMDb
195Beyond the Black Rainbow2010Panos CosmatosSurrealismCanada110mIMDb
196Saw II2005Darren Lynn BousmanSplatterUSA93mIMDb
197Friday the 13th2009Marcus NispelSlasherUSA97mIMDb
198Vuelven2017Issa LópezPsychologicalMexico83mIMDb
199Kamera o tomeru na!2017Shin'ichirô UedaComedyJapan96mIMDb
200Only Lovers Left Alive2013Jim JarmuschVampireUK123mIMDb
201Mom and Dad2017Brian TaylorBlack ComedyUSA86mIMDb
202Absentia2011Mike FlanaganMysteryUSA87mIMDb
203The Girl with All the Gifts2016Colm McCarthyZombieUK111mIMDb
204Tsumetai nettaigyo2010Shion SonoCrimeJapan146mIMDb
205Doctor Sleep2019Mike FlanaganSupernaturalUSA152mIMDb
206The Ritual2017David BrucknerSupernaturalUK94mIMDb
207V/H/S/22013VariousAnthologyUSA96mIMDb
208Ready or Not2019Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler GillettThrillerUSA95mIMDb
209Cult of Chucky2017Don ManciniEvil DollUSA91mIMDb
210The Transfiguration2016Michael O'SheaPsychologicalUSA97mIMDb
211Jug Face2013Chad Crawford KinkleSupernaturalUSA81mIMDb
212Stitches2012Conor McMahonEvil ClownUSA86mIMDb
213Lovely Molly2011Eduardo SánchezPsychologicalUSA99mIMDb
214John Dies at the End2012Don CoscarelliComedyUSA99mIMDb
215Laid to Rest2009Robert HallSlasherUSA90mIMDb
216[Rec]²2009Jaume Balagueró & Paco PlazaZombieSpain85mIMDb
217Some Guy Who Kills People2011Jack PerezBlack ComedyUSA97mIMDb
218Hagazussa2017Lukas FeigelfeldFolkAustria102mIMDb
219Stage Fright2014Jerome SableSlasherCanada89mIMDb
220Ouija: Origin of Evil2016Mike FlanaganHaunted HouseUSA99mIMDb
221Antiviral2012Brandon CronenbergBody HorrorCanada108mIMDb
222The Theatre Bizarre2011Douglas Buck et al.AnthologyUSA114mIMDb
223Possum2018Matthew HolnessPsychologicalUK85mIMDb
224ABCs of Death 22014VariousAnthologyUSA125mIMDb
225Life After Beth2014Jeff BaenaZombieUSA89mIMDb
226As Above, So Below2014John Erick DowdleFound FootageUSA93mIMDb
227It Comes at Night2017Trey Edward ShultsThrillerUSA91mIMDb
228Donnie Darko2001Richard KellyMysteryUSA113mIMDb
229Final Destination 52011Steven QualeSupernaturalUSA92mIMDb
230A Dark Song2016Liam GavinSupernaturalIreland100mIMDb
231Tragedy Girls2017Tyler MacIntyreBlack ComedyUSA98mIMDb
232The Final Girls2015Todd Strauss-SchulsonComedyUSA88mIMDb
233Depraved2019Larry FessendenBody HorrorUSA114mIMDb
234Happy Death Day2017Christopher LandonComedyUSA96mIMDb
235In Fabric2018Peter StricklandSupernaturalUK118mIMDb
236The Autopsy of Jane Doe2016André ØvredalMysteryUSA86mIMDb
237Prometheus2012Ridley ScottScience FictionUSA124mIMDb
238Wrong Turn2003Rob SchmidtSlasherUSA84mIMDb
239Tusk2014Kevin SmithBlack ComedyUSA102mIMDb
240Curse of Chucky2013Don ManciniEvil DollUSA97mIMDb
241The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017Yorgos LanthimosPsychologicalUK121mIMDb
242La casa del fin de los tiempos2013Alejandro HidalgoHaunted HouseVenezuela101mIMDb
243The Purge: Anarchy2014James DeMonacoThrillerUSA103mIMDb
244The Reef2010Andrew TrauckiNatureAustralia94mIMDb
245Upgrade2018Leigh WhannellScience FictionAustralia100mIMDb
246Shutter2004Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom WongpoomSupernaturalThailand97mIMDb
247Hush2016Mike FlanaganHome InvasionUSA81mIMDb
248Dead End2003Jean-Baptiste Andrea & Fabrice CanepaPsychologicalUSA85mIMDb
249World War Z2013Marc ForsterZombieUSA116mIMDb
250Fright Night2011Craig GillespieVampireUSA106mIMDb