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Stacker's 100 Best Horror Movies, According to Critics

"What makes for a truly great horror movie? Is it the jump scares and buckets of blood? A solid directorial voice? Creativity? Originality? Deeper layers of meaning? These are the questions critics might ask themselves when examining the genre from an analytical perspective. Critically acclaimed horror is usually unique in one way or another, and, therefore, worth checking out. There's a little bit of everything on this list of top-rated horror films and then some. To celebrate this genre in all its permutations and possibilities, Stacker compiled data on the top-ranked horror films of all time from Metacritic as of September 2022. They're presented here in order of their Metascore, ranked from low to high. Metascores are only published in whole numbers, but ties are broken in decimals internally at Metacritic. Expect some surprises, and not just because audiences didn't always agree with the critical assessments. Here are the best horror movies, according to critics." - stacker.com
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Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
13
Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
The Innocents (1961)
The Innocents (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
17
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
20
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
24
The Wolf House (2018)
The Wolf House (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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One Cut of the Dead (2017)
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
The Host (2006)
The Host (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
30
Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002)
Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Under the Shadow (2016)
Under the Shadow (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
32
The Witch (2016)
The Witch (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
33
The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
Tenebre (1982)
Tenebre (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Taxidermia (2006)
Taxidermia (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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Saint Maud (2019)
Saint Maud (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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It Follows (2015)
It Follows (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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