Special Report
The 50 Best Horror Movies of All Time
March 4, 2022 12:00 pm
Last Updated: March 4, 2022 12:48 pm
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
50. The Fly (1986)
> Combined score: 2.54 — #1,901 highest out of movies in all genres
> Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel
> Director: David Cronenberg
> Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
49. The Exorcist (1973)
> Combined score: 2.54 — #1,901 highest out of movies in all genres
> Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
> Director: William Friedkin
> Genres: Horror
Source: Courtesy of Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
48. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
> Combined score: 2.56 — #1,733 highest out of movies in all genres
> Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor
> Director: Werner Herzog
> Genres: Drama, Horror
Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
47. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
> Combined score: 2.56 — #1,733 highest out of movies in all genres
> Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
> Director: Wes Craven
> Genres: Horror
Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
46. Mad Love (1935)
> Combined score: 2.56 — #1,655 highest out of movies in all genres
> Starring: Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy
> Director: Karl Freund
> Genres: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
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