Best horror films 2001 – 2010 - Charts
Best horror films 2001 – 2010
1. The Others (2001)
Spain / USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan
3. Constantine (2005)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Mystery
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz
4. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch
Cast: Robert Englund, Wes Craven
5. I Saw the Devil (2010)
South Korea, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Min-shik Choi
6. The Ring (2002)
USA / Japan, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson
7. Signs (2002)
USA, Mystery / Drama
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix
8. The Garden of Sinners: Chapter 5 - Paradox Paradigm (2008)
Japan, Animation / Horror
Directed by: Takayuki Hirao
Cast: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Maaya Sakamoto
9. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
USA / UK, Horror / Musical
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
10. Orphan (2009)
USA / Canada, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga
11. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
USA / Canada, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Cast: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames
12. I Am Legend (2007)
USA, Drama / Sci-fi
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga
13. The Short Films of David Lynch (2002)
USA, Animation / Documentary
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: David Lynch, Talisa Soto
14. [Rec] (2007)
Spain, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Javier Botet
15. Zombieland (2009)
USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
16. Identity (2003)
USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: James Mangold
Cast: John Cusack, Alfred Molina
17. Let the Right One In (2008)
Sweden, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
18. Red Dragon (2002)
USA / Germany, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton
19. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
USA, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Laura Linney, Campbell Scott
20. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
UK / France, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield
21. From Hell (2001)
USA, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
Cast: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham
22. Bedevilled (2010)
South Korea, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Cheol-soo Jang
Cast: Yeong-hee Seo, Geum-hee Hwang
23. The Orphanage (2007)
Spain, Horror / Drama
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo
24. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
Canada / USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Eli Craig
Cast: Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden
25. The Mist (2007)
USA, Horror / Sci-fi
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Cast: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden
27. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Priscilla Barnes
28. Insidious (2010)
USA / Canada, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: James Wan
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
29. Shutter: They Are Around Us (2004)
Thailand, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom
31. Julia's Eyes (2010)
Spain, Mystery / Horror
Directed by: Guillem Morales
Cast: Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar
32. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Rob Zombie, Bob Jaques
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Sheri Moon Zombie
33. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Spain / Mexico, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes
34. The Garden of Sinners: Chapter 7 - Murder Speculation Part B (2009)
Japan, Animation / Horror
Directed by: Hikaru Kondou
Cast: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Maaya Sakamoto
35. Eden Lake (2008)
UK, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: James Watkins
Cast: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender
36. Lunacy (2005)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Pavel Liška, Jan Tříska
37. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
USA, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Mark Pellington
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney
38. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Japan, Horror
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Megumi Okina, Misaki Itō
39. Taxidermia (2006)
Hungary / Austria, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: György Pálfi
Cast: Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi
40. Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
Japan / USA, Action / Animation
Directed by: Mike Disa, Shuko Murase
Cast: Mark Hamill, Grey Griffin
41. The Garden of Sinners: Chapter 2 - Murder Speculation Part A (2007)
Japan, Animation / Horror
Directed by: Takuya Nonaka
Cast: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Maaya Sakamoto
42. 28 Days Later (2002)
UK, Sci-fi / Horror
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris
43. Planet Terror (2007)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez
45. Cloverfield (2008)
USA, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: Matt Reeves
Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan
46. The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Michael Goguen, Sam Liu
Cast: Rino Romano, Peter Stormare
47. Hansel & Gretel (2007)
South Korea, Thriller / Psychological
Directed by: Pil-sung Yim
Cast: Jeong-myeong Cheon, Won-jae Eun
48. Thirst (2009)
South Korea / USA, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Ok-vin Kim
49. [Rec] 2 (2009)
Spain, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza
50. Funny Games (2007)
USA / France, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth
52. xxxHolic - The Movie - A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Tsutomu Mizushima
Cast: Kazuya Nakai, Maaya Sakamoto
53. Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis
54. Three... Extremes (2004)
Hong Kong / Japan, Horror / Anthology
Directed by: Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Hye-jung Kang
55. Pandorum (2009)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Horror
Directed by: Christian Alvart
Cast: Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid
57. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
USA / Germany, Action / Crime
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley
58. The Eye (2002)
Hong Kong / Singapore, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Cast: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou
59. Mother's Day (2010)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King
60. 30 Days of Night (2007)
USA / New Zealand, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: David Slade
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George
61. The Uninvited (2003)
South Korea, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Soo-yeon Lee
Cast: Shin-yang Park, Ji-hyun Jun
62. Dead End (2003)
France / USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Cast: Ray Wise, Alexandra Holden
63. The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
Japan, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: 松坂慶子, Naomi Nishida
64. Murderous Intent (2006)
Australia / UK, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Gregory Read
Cast: Toni Collette, Richard Roxburgh
65. The Last Circus (2010)
Spain / France, War / Drama
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Cast: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre
66. The Loved Ones (2009)
Australia, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Sean Byrne
Cast: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy
67. Storm Warning (2007)
Australia, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Jamie Blanks
Cast: Nadia Fares, Robert Taylor
68. Resident Evil (2002)
UK / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
70. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
USA, Documentary / Horror
71. Them (2006)
France / Romania, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Xavier Palud, David Moreau
Cast: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen
72. The Skeleton Key (2005)
USA / Germany, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Iain Softley
Cast: Kate Hudson, John Hurt
74. Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
France, Animation / Mystery
Directed by: Blutch, Marie Caillou
Cast: Aure Atika, Guillaume Depardieu
75. Spider Forest (2004)
South Korea, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Il-gon Song
Cast: Woo-sung Kam, Jeong Seo
76. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
USA, Horror / Musical
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Alexa PenaVega
77. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
South Korea, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Ghab-soo Kim, Jung-ah Yum
78. Hannibal (2001)
UK / USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore
79. Suicide Circle (2001)
Japan, Mystery / Thriller
Directed by: Shion Sono
Cast: Ryō Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase
80. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Larry Blamire
Cast: Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks
83. The Collector (2009)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Cast: Andrea Roth, Madeline Zima
84. Requiem (2006)
Germany, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Hans-Christian Schmid
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaußner
85. The Mudboy (2007)
Argentina / Spain, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Jorge Algora
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Chete Lera
86. Dream Home (2010)
Hong Kong, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Edmond Ho-cheung Pang
Cast: Josie Ho Chiu-yee, Michelle Ye
87. Necrophagia: Through Eyes of the Dead (2002)
USA, Horror / Music
Directed by: Jim Van Bebber
Cast: Phil Anselmo, Ross Karpelman
88. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
Cast: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson
89. The Uninvited Guest (2004)
Spain, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Guillem Morales
Cast: Andoni Gracia, Mónica López
90. Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre (2005)
USA, Adult / Horror
Cast: Stormy Daniels, Randy Spears
91. Antarctic Journal (2005)
South Korea, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Pil-sung Yim
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Ji-tae Yoo
92. The Forbidden Door (2009)
Indonesia, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Joko Anwar
Cast: Fachry Albar, Ario Bayu
94. Blade II (2002)
USA / Germany, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson
95. 1408 (2007)
USA, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Cast: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
96. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
UK / France, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr
97. Final Destination 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Cast: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook
98. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long
99. Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic (2007)
Hong Kong, Horror
Directed by: Herman Yau
Cast: Mark Ho-nam Cheng, Suet Lam
100. Baby Blues (2008)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Lars Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka
Cast: Colleen Porch, Ridge Canipe