Top 50 real story base horror movies

Horror, based-on-true-story (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)



The Watcher

1. The Watcher (2022– )

TV-MA | 332 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

 6.5
 
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A married couple moving into their dream home are threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed - "The Watcher."

Stars: Naomi WattsBobby CannavaleMia FarrowTerry Kinney

Votes: 67,143

Hannibal

2. Hannibal (2013–2015)

TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

 8.5
 
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Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.

Stars: Hugh DancyMads MikkelsenCaroline DhavernasLaurence Fishburne

Votes: 259,577

The Girl Next Door

3. The Girl Next Door (2007)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

 6.5
 
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29 Metascore

Follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.

Director: Gregory Wilson | Stars: William AthertonBlythe AuffarthBlanche BakerKevin Chamberlin

Votes: 27,311

The Conjuring

4. The Conjuring (2013)

R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 7.5
 
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68 Metascore

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonLili Taylor

Votes: 518,700 | Gross: $137.40M

The Exorcist

5. The Exorcist (1973)

R | 122 min | Horror

 8.1
 
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81 Metascore

When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairLee J. Cobb

Votes: 415,817 | Gross: $232.91M

Devil in Ohio

6. Devil in Ohio (2022)

TV-MA | 356 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

 5.9
 
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When a psychiatrist shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the girl's arrival threatens to tear her own family apart.

Stars: Emily DeschanelSam JaegerGerardo CelascoMadeleine Arthur

Votes: 16,520

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

7. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 6.3
 
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53 Metascore

The Warrens investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession.

Director: Michael Chaves | Stars: Patrick WilsonVera FarmigaRuairi O'ConnorSarah Catherine Hook

Votes: 121,050 | Gross: $65.63M

An American Crime

8. An American Crime (2007)

R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

 7.2
 
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The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Elliot PageHayley McFarlandNick SearcyRomy Rosemont

Votes: 35,522

The Conjuring 2

9. The Conjuring 2 (2016)

R | 134 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 7.3
 
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65 Metascore

Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Vera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMadison WolfeFrances O'Connor

Votes: 277,879 | Gross: $102.47M

Studio 666

10. Studio 666 (2022)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Horror, Music

 5.7
 
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50 Metascore

Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.

Director: BJ McDonnell | Stars: Dave GrohlNate MendelPat SmearTaylor Hawkins

Votes: 10,515

Dead Ringers

11. Dead Ringers (2023– )

Drama, Horror, Thriller | Post-production

The Mantle twins, identical from head to toe, are on a mission to change the way women give birth, starting in Manhattan.

Stars: Rachel WeiszEmily MeadeJennean FarmerGabi Carrubba

Annabelle

12. Annabelle (I) (2014)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 5.4
 
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37 Metascore

A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Ward HortonAnnabelle WallisAlfre WoodardTony Amendola

Votes: 163,619 | Gross: $84.27M

Wolf Creek

13. Wolf Creek (2005)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

 6.2
 
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54 Metascore

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan PhillipsCassandra MagrathKestie MorassiJohn Jarratt

Votes: 74,747 | Gross: $16.19M

The Host

14. The Host (2006)

R | 120 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

 7.1
 
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85 Metascore

A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-ilBae Doona

Votes: 125,117 | Gross: $2.20M

From Hell

15. From Hell (2001)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 6.7
 
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54 Metascore

In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.

Directors: Albert HughesAllen Hughes | Stars: Johnny DeppHeather GrahamIan HolmRobbie Coltrane

Votes: 158,607 | Gross: $31.60M

Dead Ringers

16. Dead Ringers (1988)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

 7.2
 
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86 Metascore

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von PalleskeBarbara Gordon

Votes: 49,291 | Gross: $9.13M

Deliver Us from Evil

17. Deliver Us from Evil (I) (2014)

R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

 6.2
 
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40 Metascore

New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Eric BanaEdgar RamírezOlivia MunnChris Coy

Votes: 79,950 | Gross: $30.58M

Rogue

18. Rogue (2007)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror

 6.2
 
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An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Michael VartanRadha MitchellSam WorthingtonCaroline Brazier

Votes: 31,714 | Gross: $0.01M

Open Water

19. Open Water (2003)

R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

 5.8
 
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63 Metascore

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.

Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard RyanDaniel TravisSaul SteinMichael E. Williamson

Votes: 54,767 | Gross: $30.61M

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

20. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

 6.7
 
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46 Metascore

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Laura LinneyTom WilkinsonShohreh AghdashlooCampbell Scott

Votes: 133,048 | Gross: $75.07M

Wolf Creek 2

21. Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

Not Rated | 106 min | Horror, Thriller

 6.1
 
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44 Metascore

The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: John JarrattRyan CorrShannon AshlynPhilippe Klaus

Votes: 21,081

Backcountry

22. Backcountry (I) (2014)

R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

 6.0
 
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62 Metascore

An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.

Director: Adam MacDonald | Stars: Jeff RoopMissy PeregrymNicholas CampbellEric Balfour

Votes: 22,290

The Amityville Horror

23. The Amityville Horror (1979)

R | 117 min | Horror

 6.1
 
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28 Metascore

Newlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: James BrolinMargot KidderRod SteigerDon Stroud

Votes: 41,322 | Gross: $86.43M

Ravenous

24. Ravenous (1999)

R | 101 min | Adventure, Horror, Western

 6.9
 
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46 Metascore

In a remote military outpost in the 19th century, Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Guy PearceRobert CarlyleDavid ArquetteJeremy Davies

Votes: 41,171 | Gross: $2.06M

Regression

25. Regression (I) (2015)

R | 106 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

 5.6
 
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32 Metascore

A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating a young woman's terrifying past.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Ethan HawkeDavid ThewlisEmma WatsonDale Dickey

Votes: 41,128 | Gross: $0.05M

Winchester

26. Winchester (2018)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

 5.4
 
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28 Metascore

Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.

Directors: Michael SpierigPeter Spierig | Stars: Helen MirrenSarah SnookFinn Scicluna-O'PreyJason Clarke

Votes: 35,086 | Gross: $25.09M

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

27. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy

 7.9
 
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Within the course of one hour 5 stories are shown. None of these stories have any logical explanation, and some of them actually occurred. You are left to decide which of these stories, if ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan FrakesDon LaFontaineCampbell LaneJames Brolin

Votes: 4,999

The Entity

28. The Entity (1982)

R | 125 min | Drama, Horror

 6.7
 
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35 Metascore

A woman is tormented and sexually molested by an invisible demon.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Barbara HersheyRon SilverDavid LabiosaGeorge Coe

Votes: 17,225 | Gross: $13.28M

247°F

29. 247°F (2011)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

 4.8
 
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Four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.

Directors: Levan BakhiaBeka Jguburia | Stars: Scout Taylor-ComptonChristina UlloaTravis Van WinkleMichael Copon

Votes: 6,346

Black Christmas

30. Black Christmas (1974)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 7.1
 
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65 Metascore

During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderJohn Saxon

Votes: 43,775 | Gross: $4.05M

Shadow of the Vampire

31. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

R | 92 min | Drama, Horror

 6.9
 
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71 Metascore

The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.

Director: E. Elias Merhige | Stars: John MalkovichWillem DafoeUdo KierCary Elwes

Votes: 42,730 | Gross: $8.29M

The Strangers: Prey at Night

32. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)

R | 85 min | Horror

 5.2
 
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48 Metascore

A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths.

Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Christina HendricksMartin HendersonBailee MadisonLewis Pullman

Votes: 32,271 | Gross: $24.43M

The Golden Glove

33. The Golden Glove (2019)

Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

 6.7
 
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38 Metascore

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas DasslerKatja StudtMarc HosemannMargarete Tiesel

Votes: 15,855

Black Water

34. Black Water (2007)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

 5.8
 
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A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia

Directors: David NerlichAndrew Traucki | Stars: Diana GlennMaeve DermodyAndy RodoredaBen Oxenbould

Votes: 15,333

Psycho

35. Psycho (1998)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

 4.6
 
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47 Metascore

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Vince VaughnAnne HecheJulianne MooreViggo Mortensen

Votes: 49,241 | Gross: $21.46M

Primeval

36. Primeval (2007)

R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

 4.8
 
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35 Metascore

A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.

Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Dominic PurcellOrlando JonesBrooke LangtonJürgen Prochnow

Votes: 14,423 | Gross: $10.60M

Wolf Creek

37. Wolf Creek (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

 7.1
 
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An anthology series which centers on different characters being targeted by crazed serial killer Mick Taylor in the Australian outback.

Stars: John JarrattLucy FryDustin ClareTess Haubrich

Votes: 5,291

The Mothman Prophecies

38. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

 6.4
 
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52 Metascore

A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Richard GereLaura LinneyDavid EigenbergBob Tracey

Votes: 81,959 | Gross: $35.75M

The Rite

39. The Rite (2011)

PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

 6.0
 
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38 Metascore

American seminary student Michael Kovak travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Colin O'DonoghueAnthony HopkinsCiarán HindsAlice Braga

Votes: 99,746 | Gross: $33.05M

My Friend Dahmer

40. My Friend Dahmer (2017)

R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Horror

 6.2
 
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68 Metascore

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.

Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Ross LynchAlex WolffAnne HecheVincent Kartheiser

Votes: 22,175 | Gross: $1.36M

Dahmer

41. Dahmer (2002)

R | 101 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

 5.6
 
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63 Metascore

Biopic about notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, taking place in both the past and the present.

Director: David Jacobson | Stars: Jeremy RennerBruce DavisonArtel GreatMatt Newton

Votes: 11,242 | Gross: $0.14M

The Dentist

42. The Dentist (1996)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

 5.3
 
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An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.

Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: Corbin BernsenLinda HoffmanMichael StadvecKen Foree

Votes: 9,803

The Serpent and the Rainbow

43. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror

 6.4
 
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64 Metascore

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Bill PullmanCathy TysonZakes MokaePaul Winfield

Votes: 26,430 | Gross: $19.60M

Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman

44. Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021)

R | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

 3.8
 
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The early years of notorious serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who marries a wealthy, older man in 1976, only to inflict mayhem within her new family and Florida's high society.

Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Peyton ListTobin BellLydia HearstSwen Temmel

Votes: 1,898

The Craigslist Killer

45. The Craigslist Killer (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

 5.1
 
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On the surface, Philip Markoff appears to be the ideal med student, fiancé and future son-in-law - but there's something seriously wrong with him.

Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Jake McDormanAgnes BrucknerJoshua CloseJulia Campbell

Votes: 4,598

The Sacrament

46. The Sacrament (2013)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

 6.1
 
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49 Metascore

A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Joe SwanbergAJ BowenKentucker AudleyAmy Seimetz

Votes: 19,700 | Gross: $0.01M

Angst

47. Angst (I) (1983)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

 7.2
 
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A troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.

Director: Gerald Kargl | Stars: Erwin LederRobert Hunger-BühlerSilvia RyderKarin Springer

Votes: 12,058

Extra Ordinary

48. Extra Ordinary (2019)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

 6.4
 
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72 Metascore

Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.

Directors: Mike AhernEnda Loughman | Stars: Maeve HigginsBarry WardWill ForteClaudia O'Doherty

Votes: 10,756

Open Water 2: Adrift

49. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

 5.2
 
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When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.

Director: Hans Horn | Stars: Susan May PrattRichard Speight Jr.Niklaus LangeAli Hillis

Votes: 19,216

Silent House

50. Silent House (2011)

R | 86 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

 5.2
 
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49 Metascore

A girl is trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences.

Directors: Chris KentisLaura Lau | Stars: Elizabeth OlsenAdam TreseEric Sheffer StevensJulia Chan

Votes: 23,365 | Gross: $12.56M

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