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Best Horror Movies of the 2000s
#1 Coraline (2009) · ★ 7.9 · 9,460 votes · 1h 40m · fantasy, horror, animationWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy,…
#2 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) · ★ 7.7 · 857 votes · 1h 43m · action, fantasy, adventureLegendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.…
#3 The Others (2001) · ★ 7.6 · 7,406 votes · 1h 41m · thriller, horror, mysteryGrace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is h…
#4 Shaun of the Dead (2004) · ★ 7.5 · 9,664 votes · 1h 39m · comedy, horrorShaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to…
#5 Let the Right One In (2008) · ★ 7.5 · 3,353 votes · 1h 55m · drama, horrorWhen Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and E…
#6 Saw (2004) · ★ 7.4 · 10,368 votes · 1h 43m · horror, crime, mysteryTwo men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sad…
#7 Zombieland (2009) · ★ 7.3 · 13,524 votes · 1h 28m · comedy, horrorColumbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are…
#8 Martyrs (2008) · ★ 7.3 · 3,138 votes · 1h 39m · thriller, drama, horrorA young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey…
#9 Shutter (2004) · ★ 7.3 · 1,449 votes · 1h 36m · thriller, horror, mysteryWhen Jane and Tun run over a girl in a car accident, they speed away immediately from the crime scene. However, Tun, a photographer, soon discovers strange shadows in his photos, w…
#10 An American Crime (2007) · ★ 7.3 · 789 votes · 1h 37m · drama, horror, crimeThe true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.…
#11 28 Days Later (2002) · ★ 7.2 · 8,911 votes · 1h 53m · thriller, horror, science-fictionTwenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect…
#12 Constantine (2005) · ★ 7.2 · 8,590 votes · 2h 1m · action, fantasy, horrorJohn Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through…
#13 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) · ★ 7.2 · 6,504 votes · 1h 56m · drama, horrorThe infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovet…
#14 [REC] (2007) · ★ 7.2 · 5,031 votes · 1h 18m · horror, mysteryA television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.…
#15 The Orphanage (2007) · ★ 7.2 · 3,203 votes · 1h 45m · thriller, drama, horrorA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.…
#16 Red Dragon (2002) · ★ 7.1 · 4,886 votes · 2h 4m · thriller, horror, crimeFormer FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one w…
#17 Dawn of the Dead (2004) · ★ 7.1 · 4,731 votes · 1h 41m · action, fantasy, dramaA group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.…
#18 Audition (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 1,860 votes · 1h 55m · drama, horrorSeven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage…
#19 A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) · ★ 7.1 · 1,387 votes · 1h 55m · drama, horror, mysteryTwo sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark fa…
#20 Thirst (2009) · ★ 7.1 · 1,124 votes · 2h 14m · thriller, drama, horrorA respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings…
#21 The Mist (2007) · ★ 7.0 · 6,109 votes · 2h 6m · thriller, horror, science-fictionAfter a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They…
#22 Orphan (2009) · ★ 7.0 · 5,793 votes · 2h 3m · thriller, horror, mysteryAfter losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.…
#23 The Descent (2005) · ★ 7.0 · 4,605 votes · 1h 40m · adventure, horrorAfter a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a…
#24 The Host (2006) · ★ 7.0 · 3,245 votes · 2h 0m · drama, horror, science-fictionA teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search…
#25 Trick 'r Treat (2007) · ★ 7.0 · 2,145 votes · 1h 22m · comedy, fantasy, horrorFour interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a…
#26 Grindhouse (2007) · ★ 7.0 · 1,947 votes · 3h 11m · action, thriller, horrorGrindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action th…
#27 Inland Empire (2006) · ★ 7.0 · 1,316 votes · 3h 0m · fantasy, thriller, dramaWhen actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural f…
#28 Ichi the Killer (2001) · ★ 7.0 · 1,154 votes · 2h 9m · action, horror, crimeAs sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kaki…
#29 Saw (2003) · ★ 7.0 · 692 votes · 0h 10m · thriller, horror, crimeDavid, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.…
#30 Triangle (2009) · ★ 6.9 · 3,152 votes · 1h 39m · horrorWhen Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.…
#31 Ginger Snaps (2000) · ★ 6.9 · 1,036 votes · 1h 48m · fantasy, thriller, dramaThe story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild crea…
#32 Eden Lake (2008) · ★ 6.8 · 2,197 votes · 1h 31m · thriller, horrorWhen a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as t…
#33 High Tension (2003) · ★ 6.8 · 1,490 votes · 1h 31m · thriller, horror, mysteryBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an e…
#34 Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) · ★ 6.8 · 1,183 votes · 1h 37m · action, horror, science-fictionLeon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.…
#35 Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) · ★ 6.8 · 1,006 votes · 1h 32m · horrorWhen a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror…
#36 Inside (2007) · ★ 6.8 · 974 votes · 1h 23m · horrorMonths after a tragic accident, Sarah, a young pregnant woman, must spend Christmas Eve alone in her house before giving birth the next day. But in the middle of the night, a creep…
#37 Dark Water (2002) · ★ 6.8 · 759 votes · 1h 41m · thriller, horror, mysteryA woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.…
#38 Resident Evil (2002) · ★ 6.7 · 7,208 votes · 1h 40m · action, horror, science-fictionWhen a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in a…
#39 The Ring (2002) · ★ 6.7 · 6,906 votes · 1h 55m · horror, mysteryJournalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die se…
#40 Signs (2002) · ★ 6.7 · 6,370 votes · 1h 46m · thriller, drama, horrorA family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.…