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All 2,286 Ranked Horror Movies, Best First
2,286 of the 23,356 horror films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: Psycho (1960), then Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- horror films on the site
- 23,356
- ranked by score
- 2,286
- worldwide gross of 3,651 films
- $59.7B
- with a plot summary
- 5,551
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Ranked by Echo Score; 1,173 of these 2,286 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 2,286 of the 23,356 horror films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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The Full Horror List: Questions & Answers
How the 2,286 ranked horror films on this list are ordered, why the other 21,070 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of horror movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by Echo Score; 1,173 of these 2,286 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. Psycho (1960) is #1, ahead of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The horror ranking Why are only 2,286 of the 23,356 horror films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 21,070 horror films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter horror movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 2020s have the most ranked horror films (829), then the 2010s (739). Outside English, Japanese (1,168 films) and Spanish (1,083 films) have the most horror films.
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