Films with the genre "Horror", sorted by rating

, 1h58
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Prison films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Évasion, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Charles Napier, Anthony Heald

Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is pulled from her training at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia by Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. He assigns her to interview Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, whose insight might prove useful in the pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses.

, 1h50
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser

During the summer in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, elderly widow Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn) constantly watches television, particularly infomercials hosted by Tappy Tibbons (Christopher McDonald). After receiving an unexpected phone call that she has won a spot to participate on a television game show, she becomes obsessed with regaining the youthful appearance she possesses in an old photograph from her son Harry's (Jared Leto) graduation many years earlier. In order to fit into her old red dress seen in the picture, the favorite one of her deceased husband Seymour, she goes on a crash diet. In order to reach her goal sooner, she goes to a doctor to discuss weight loss. The doctor gives her a prescription for weight-loss amphetamine pills throughout the day and a sedative at night. Harry warns her about amphetamine dependence and risk of life-threatening consequences, but she rebuffs him and insists that the chance to be on television has given her a reason to live. As the months go by, Sara's tolerance for the pills adjust and as a result she is no longer able to feel the same high the pills once gave her. When her invitation has still not arrived, she wrongfully increases her dosage from double to triple and, as a result, begins to suffer from amphetamine psychosis. Soon, her delusions worsen and she is driven to the brink of madness when she suffers a hallucination that she appears on the game show as the principal subject while being attacked by her monstrous, anthropomorphized refrigerator.

, 29minutes
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films

The story revolves around police officers Petar and Darko, who are sent to investigate a murder deep in a forest on a hill. As they park their car, Darko goes further inside the forest on foot, in search for clues, while Petar stays at the car. However, as the support crew fails to show up, and Darko disappeared with the car key, Petar is forced to spend the night in the forest. The next morning, Petar goes to search for Darko only to find him killed by a giant, Komodo dragon like lizard. The lizard then proceeds to hunt Petar across the forest, who tries to reach the city by foot.

, 3h1
Directed by S. Shankar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Musical films
Actors Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, Vivek, Nassar, Nedumudi Venu

Ramanujam Iyengar, also known as Ambi, is an orthodox Brahmin and a straightforward consumer protection advocate living in Chennai. He expects everyone to follow the laws and prosecutes those who flout them. However, his efforts fail as circumstantial evidence always seems to favour the accused. He also fails to raise civic awareness due to pervasive corruption and a general lack of seriousness. Frustrated at his inability to bring about a change in society, his suppressed anger manifests itself in an alter-ego named "Anniyan", a grim reaper-themed serial killer who punishes corrupt and indifferent people. Anniyan creates a website, compiles a list of wrongdoers from his site, and kills them using punishments described in the Garuda Purana, one of the ancient Hindu scriptures.

, 1h59
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Films about children, Films about families, Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Films about domestic violence, Ghost films, Films about psychiatry, Comedy horror films
Actors Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone

Jack Torrance arrives at the mountain isolated Overlook Hotel, 25 miles from the closest town, Sidewinder, Colorado, interviewing for the position of winter caretaker, planning to use the hotel's solitude to write. The hotel, built on the site of a Native American burial ground, becomes snowed-in during the winter; it is closed from October to May. Manager Stuart Ullman warns Jack that a previous caretaker, Charles Grady, developed cabin fever and killed his family and himself. In Boulder, Jack's son, Danny Torrance, while brushing his teeth, has a terrifying premonition about the hotel, viewing a cascade of blood emerging from an elevator door, before falling in trance. Jack's wife, Wendy, tells a doctor that Danny has an imaginary friend named Tony, and that Jack has given up drinking because he dislocated Danny's shoulder following a binge.

Directed by Swapan Saha
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rachna Banerjee, Subhasish Mukhopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Bhaswar Chattopadhyay

This is a story about an innocent girl Anjali(Rachana Banerjee) she stayed with her father Binoy Roychowdhury (Bodhisattya Majumder )and her stepmother Madhobi (Sanghomitra Banerjee). Anjali was a poor girl. On the other side a thief, Joy(Prosenjit Chatterjee) stole a gold statue of a god with his assistant Bhoja (Subhasish Mukhopadhyay) they take shelter at Anjali's house. Joy stayed three days at Anjali's house and her fell in love with Anjali. Joy come to know about Anjali's past life from her diary. On the other side Madhobi blamed Anjali as a thief, Madhobi threw out Anjali from home. Joy helped Anjali to became a singer. One day Madhobi realised her fault and came to meet Anjali. Joy convinced every one of Anjali's family to stay with her . Another guy Sandip(Abhishek Chatterjee) liked Anjali .Anjali's family fixed her marriage with Sandip. Madhobi blamed Joy(Prosenjit Chatterjee) as a thief and threw him out from her house .Anjali tried to find out Joy(Prosenjit Chatterjee) . At the moment of a function Anjali told the whole story of her life to the audience and proposed to Joy and accepted him.

, 1h49
Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Actors Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, David Clennon, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan

In the Antarctic, a Norwegian helicopter pursues an Alaskan Malamute to an American research station. Upon landing the helicopter, a Norwegian accidentally drops a thermite charge, destroying the helicopter. The surviving Norwegian pursues the dog, firing a rifle, until he is killed by Garry, the station commander. The Americans send a helicopter pilot, MacReady, and Dr. Copper to the Norwegian camp for answers, but they find only a charred ruin. Outside, they discover the burned remains of a humanoid corpse with two faces, which they bring back along with some video footage. Their biologist, Blair, performs an autopsy on the corpse, finding a normal set of human internal organs.

, 2h4
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Horror, Historical
Themes Circus films, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones

London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes. His head is always hooded, and his "owner," who views him as retarded, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for exams. He shows Merrick to his colleagues and highlights his monstrous skull, which forces him to sleep with his head on his knees, since if he were to lie down, he would asphyxiate. On Merrick’s return he is beaten so hard by Bytes that an apprentice calls Treves to bring him back to hospital. When Bytes accuses Treves of likewise exploiting Merrick for his own ends, he vows to do what he can to help Merrick.

, 2h29
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Sai Kumar

Gautam, a novelist leads a reclusive life in Ooty. Gautam's latest novel is titled RangiTaranga, a word which might hold the key to his past. Indu, is the wife of Gautam and is a soft natured girl. She paints the cover pages of all Gautam's novels. Sandhya, a self-proclaimed journalist, is in search of an anonymous writer who goes by the pen name "ANASHKU". She finds out about the writer from a publisher and sets on a journey to find him.

, 1h37
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Ghost films
Actors Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito, Eitarō Ozawa, Ryosuke Kagawa

Ugetsu is set in villages which line the shore of Lake Biwa in Ōmi Province in the late 16th century. It revolves around two peasant couples – Genjurō and Miyagi, Tōbei and Ohama – who are uprooted as Shibata Katsuie's army sweeps through their farming village, Nakanogō. Genjurō, a potter, takes his wares to nearby Ōmizo. He is accompanied by Tōbei, who dreams of becoming a samurai. A respected sage tells Miyagi to warn her husband about seeking profit in time of upheaval, and to prepare for a probable attack on the village. Genjurō arrives with his profits, but she asks him to stop. Genjurō nevertheless works long hours to finish his pottery. That night Nakanogō is attacked by soldiers, and the four main characters hide out in the woods.

, 2h30
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Horror, Crime
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment
Actors Joe Berlinger

Directed by P. Vasu
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind, Soundarya, Avinash, Prema, Dwarakish

Ramesh (Ramesh Arvind) and Ganga (Soundarya) are married couple who recently move into Mysore to buy an ancient palace, against the wishes of his uncles and elders (Dwarakish & Pramila Joshai) of the family. His uncle agrees to reside with them with his two daughters Vani and Rani, on one condition that the room on the first floor which is locked and sealed should not be visited by anyone in the family. They have their care-taker Rangajja (Shivaram) who lives in the outhouse with his granddaughter Sowmya (Prema).

, 1h29
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Horror
Themes Films based on plays
Actors John Leguizamo

, 20minutes
Directed by Peter Christopherson
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Trent Reznor, James Duval

The film begins with a scene of a person being executed by hanging. The trap door opens and the person drops with a maniacal smile on his face.

, 1h25
Directed by Hideaki Anno
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Animation, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yūko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi, Junko Iwao, Fumihiko Tachiki

Shinji Ikari, the teenage pilot of a giant Evangelion cyborg, is distraught over the death of his friend Kaworu Nagisa. He visits fellow pilot Asuka Langley Soryu in a hospital and masturbates to her comatose body.