Best action horror films - Charts
Best action horror films
1. Aliens (1986)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
4. I Saw the Devil (2010)
South Korea, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Min-shik Choi
5. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
USA / Canada, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Cast: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames
6. Bad Taste (1987)
New Zealand, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne
7. World War Z (2013)
USA / Malta, Horror / Action
Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos
8. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
UK / France, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield
9. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino
10. Pitch Black (2000)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: David Twohy
Cast: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell
11. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe
12. Blade (1998)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff
16. Prey (2022)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers
17. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Rob Zombie, Bob Jaques
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Sheri Moon Zombie
18. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Chuck Russell
19. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
USA / Italy, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: George A. Romero
Cast: Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross
20. Gantz: O (2016)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kei'ichi Satō, Yasushi Kawamura
Cast: Mao Ichimichi, Yūki Kaji
21. Train to Busan (2016)
South Korea, Action / Horror
Directed by: Sang-ho Yeon
Cast: Yoo Gong, Yoo-mi Jeong
22. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
23. Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
Japan / USA, Action / Animation
Directed by: Mike Disa, Shuko Murase
Cast: Mark Hamill, Grey Griffin
24. Dead Snow 2 (2014)
Norway / Iceland, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Martin Starr, Derek Mears
25. Planet Terror (2007)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez
26. The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Michael Goguen, Sam Liu
Cast: Rino Romano, Peter Stormare
28. Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead (2018)
Australia, Short / Action
Directed by: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cast: Bianca Bradey, Jay Gallagher
29. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Sam Liu, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
30. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Tony Chiu-wai Leung, Jacky Cheung
32. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Cast: Yūki Kudō, Saemi Nakamura
33. Heart of Karl (2008)
Canada, Short / Horror
Directed by: Steven Kostanski
Cast: Jeremy Gillespie, Matthew Kennedy
35. The Day of the Beast (1995)
Spain, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Cast: Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza
36. Brutal Relax (2010)
Spain, Short / Comedy
Directed by: Adrián Cardona, David Muñoz
Cast: José María Angorrilla, Pep Sais
37. Pandorum (2009)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Horror
Directed by: Christian Alvart
Cast: Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid
38. Amsterdamned (1988)
Netherlands, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Dick Maas
Cast: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven
39. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
USA / Germany, Action / Crime
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley
41. Shaolin Drunkard (1983)
Hong Kong, Action / Horror
Directed by: Woo-ping Yuen
Cast: Yat Chor Yuen, Sin San
42. Mr. Vampire (1985)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Ricky Lau
Cast: Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-hou Chin
43. Resident Evil (2002)
UK / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
44. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Japan, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Yoshimitsu Banno
Cast: Kenpachiro Satsuma, 鈴木治夫
45. eXistenZ (1999)
Canada / UK, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law
46. Violent Night (2022)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: David Harbour, John Leguizamo
48. Hambuster (2010)
France, Short / Animation
49. Siege (1983)
Canada, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell
Cast: Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet
51. Santo vs. the She-Wolves (1976)
Mexico, Horror / Action
Directed by: Rubén Galindo, Jaime Jiménez Pons
Cast: Santo, Carlos Suárez
52. Taoism Drunkard (1984)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Cheung-Yan Yuen
Cast: Yat Chor Yuen, Cheung-Yan Yuen
53. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
55. Corporate Monster (2019)
Ireland / USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Ruairi Robinson
Cast: Jenna Coleman, Birkett Turton
56. The Monster Squad (1987)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Fred Dekker
Cast: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger
57. Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Jim Van Bebber
Cast: Jim Van Bebber, Marc Pitman
58. Blade II (2002)
USA / Germany, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson
59. Critters (1986)
USA, Sci-fi / Comedy
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Cast: Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh
60. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
UK / France, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr
62. Bloody Hell (2020)
USA / Australia, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Alister Grierson
Cast: Ben O'Toole, Caroline Craig
63. Sex, lögner & videovåld (2000)
Sweden, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Richard Holm
Cast: Sara Zetterqvist, Micke Dubois
64. Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toyo'o Ashida
Cast: Ichirō Nagai, Kaneto Shiozawa
65. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder
66. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
Hong Kong, Horror / Adventure
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Cast: Biao Yuen, Adam Cheng
67. Encounter of the Spooky Kind II (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Horror
Directed by: Ricky Lau
Cast: Sammo Hung, Ching-Ying Lam
68. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton
69. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
USA, Horror / Action
Directed by: Christopher Landon
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller
70. Wake-Up Juice (2013)
USA, Short / Horror
Directed by: Tylor Bohlman
Cast: Eric Jacobus, Jonathan Stoddard
71. A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003)
USA, Action / Documentary
72. The Seventh Curse (1986)
Hong Kong, Horror / Adventure
Directed by: Ngai Kai Lam
Cast: Jing Wong, Yun-fat Chow
74. The Toxic Avenger (1984)
USA, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Cast: Robert Prichard, Mark Torgl
75. Thunder of Gigantic Serpent (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Godfrey Ho
Cast: Hsiung Yang, Danny Lee
76. Predator 2 (1990)
USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Peter Hall
77. Parasyte Part 2 (2015)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Shōta Sometani
78. Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)
USA, Horror / Action
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Thom Mathews, David Kagen
79. Split Second (1992)
UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Maylam, Ian Sharp
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall
81. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
Italy / West Germany, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Mario Bava
Cast: Reg Park, Christopher Lee
82. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Finland / Norway, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jalmari Helander
Cast: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila
83. Race with the Devil (1975)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jack Starrett
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates
84. Versus (2000)
Japan, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Ryūhei Kitamura
Cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Yuichiro Arai
85. Wyrmwood (2014)
Australia, Action / Horror
Directed by: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cast: Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey
86. The Hidden (1987)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri
87. Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Makoto Kamiya
Cast: Yū Kobayashi, Junko Minagawa
88. Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
UK, Mystery / Action
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Cast: David Hemmings, David Jackson
89. Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)
South Korea, Action / Drama
Directed by: Seong-hoon Kim
Cast: Ji-hyun Jun, Byeong-eun Park
90. The Son of Kong (1933)
USA, Horror / Action
Directed by: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack
91. Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)
Japan, Action / Horror
Directed by: Katsuyuki Motohiro
Cast: Takeru Satō, Gô Ayano
92. The Last of Us: Ellie's Revenge (2021)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Tommy Jackson
Cast: Allesondra Helwig
94. The Collection (2012)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Cast: Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick
95. PRAY (2017)
Czech Republic, Short / Action
Directed by: Jan Musil, Lukáš Kratochvíl
Cast: René Šmotek, Gabriela Mikulková
96. Ninja Resurrection (1998)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yasunori Urata
Cast: Tesshō Genda, Kaneto Shiozawa
97. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
France, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christophe Gans
Cast: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos
99. Dororo (2007)
Japan, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Akihiko Shiota
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kō Shibasaki
100. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
USA / France, Thriller / Action
Directed by: James DeMonaco
Cast: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo