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The 30 Best Female-Led Horror Films of All Time

"Here's a list of 30 of the best horror films with female leads, in chronological order. These films were chosen because they pushed the genre in bold new directions, are artistically profound, and have layered arguments about womanhood. They're bold, complex, and most importantly, terrifying."
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
2
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
The Innocents (1961)
The Innocents (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
6
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
7
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
12
The Entity (1982)
The Entity (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
13
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
15
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
17
The Craft (1996)
The Craft (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
18
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
19
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
20
The Others (2001)
The Others (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
21
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
22
May (2002)
May (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
23
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
24
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
26
Stoker (2013)
Stoker (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
27
Under the Skin (2014)
Under the Skin (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
28
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Under the Shadow (2016)
Under the Shadow (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
30
A Dark Song (2017)
A Dark Song (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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