Best crime horror films - Charts
Best crime horror films
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
USA, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
2. The Lodger (1927)
UK, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney
3. I Saw the Devil (2010)
South Korea, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Min-shik Choi
5. The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Austria / German Empire, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Robert Wiene
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Fritz Kortner
6. Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1994)
USA, Short / Comedy
Directed by: Dr. Dre
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Cylk Cozart
7. The Last Theft (1987)
Czechoslovakia, Short / Animation
Directed by: Jiří Barta
Cast: František Husák, Zdeněk Martínek
8. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
UK, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Terence Fisher
Cast: Peter Cushing, André Morell
9. Red Dragon (2002)
USA / Germany, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton
10. Saw (2003)
Australia, Short / Horror
Directed by: James Wan
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Katrina Mathers
11. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
USA, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Laura Linney, Campbell Scott
12. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Ted Parmelee
Cast: James Mason, Kyle Znamenak
13. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
USA, Action / Horror
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino
14. From Hell (2001)
USA, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
Cast: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham
15. Bedevilled (2010)
South Korea, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Cheol-soo Jang
Cast: Yeong-hee Seo, Geum-hee Hwang
16. Sinister (2012)
USA / UK, Mystery / Horror
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance
19. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone
20. Šílený lékař (1920)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Drahoš Želenský
Cast: Karel Želenský, Jaroslav Hurt
21. Fear (1983)
Austria, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Gerald Kargl
Cast: Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler
22. House of Wax (1953)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: André De Toth
Cast: Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy
23. Deep Red (1975)
Italy, Mystery / Crime
Directed by: Dario Argento
Cast: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi
24. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Italy / West Germany, Mystery / Horror
Directed by: Dario Argento
Cast: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall
25. Cure (1997)
Japan, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara
26. Red Rooms (2023)
Canada, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Pascal Plante
Cast: Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin
27. The Black Cat (1941)
USA, Crime / Comedy
Directed by: Albert S. Rogell
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert
29. A Haunting in Venice (2023)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey
30. Dark Eyes of London (1961)
West Germany, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Alfred Vohrer
Cast: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal
31. The Penalty (1920)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Wallace Worsley
Cast: Lon Chaney, Charles Clary
32. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Sam Liu, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
33. The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (1993)
Hong Kong, Horror / Crime
Directed by: Danny Lee, Herman Yau
Cast: Anthony Wong, Danny Lee
35. The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
USA, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Jules Dassin
Cast: Joseph Schildkraut, Will Wright
36. The Housemaid (1960)
South Korea, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Ki-young Kim
Cast: Seong-gi Ahn, Eun-shim Lee
38. The Pearl of Death (1944)
USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
40. The Day of the Beast (1995)
Spain, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Cast: Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza
41. The Black Cat (1934)
USA, Horror / Crime
Directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
43. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
USA / Germany, Action / Crime
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley
44. Mother's Day (2010)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King
45. Murderous Intent (2006)
Australia / UK, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Gregory Read
Cast: Toni Collette, Richard Roxburgh
46. The House of Fear (1945)
USA, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
47. The Loved Ones (2009)
Australia, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Sean Byrne
Cast: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy
48. Opera (1987)
Italy, Horror / Crime
Directed by: Dario Argento
Cast: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson
49. The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
West Germany / France, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Harald Reinl
Cast: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker
51. The Walking Dead (1936)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez
52. Der Hund von Baskerville (1937)
German Empire, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Karel Lamač
Cast: Peter Voß, Fritz Odemar
53. Resurrection (1999)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe
54. Violent Night (2022)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: David Harbour, John Leguizamo
56. Hannibal (2001)
UK / USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore
57. The Possessed (1965)
Italy, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini
Cast: Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone
58. Angel Dust (1994)
Japan, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Gakuryū Ishii
Cast: Kaho Minami, Etsushi Toyokawa
59. Siege (1983)
Canada, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell
Cast: Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet
61. The Collector (2009)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Cast: Andrea Roth, Madeline Zima
62. The Quiet Family (1998)
South Korea, Horror / Comedy
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: In-hwan Park, Min-shik Choi
63. The Mudboy (2007)
Argentina / Spain, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Jorge Algora
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Chete Lera
65. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
Cast: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson
66. The Tenderness of Wolves (1973)
West Germany, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Ulli Lommel
Cast: Kurt Raab, Ingrid Caven
67. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
69. Big Bad Wolves (2013)
Israel, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado
Cast: Tzahi Grad, Lior Ashkenazi
70. Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Jim Van Bebber
Cast: Jim Van Bebber, Marc Pitman
71. 8/25/78 (2012)
USA, Short / Horror
72. The Infernal Trio (1974)
France / West Germany, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Francis Girod
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider
73. A Study in Terror (1965)
UK, Drama / Horror
Directed by: James Hill
Cast: John Neville, Donald Houston
74. The Woman in Green (1945)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
75. The Bat Whispers (1930)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Roland West
Cast: Chance Ward, Richard Tucker
76. The Human Monster (1939)
UK, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Walter Summers
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams
77. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Nick Grinde
Cast: Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray
78. The Black Room (1935)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh
80. Cannibal Man (1972)
Spain, Horror / Drama
Directed by: Eloy de la Iglesia
Cast: Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen
81. Intruder (1997)
Hong Kong, Horror / Crime
Directed by: Kan-Cheung Tsang
Cast: Ban Yuen, Jacqueline Wu
82. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
83. Fear in the Night (1972)
UK, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Jimmy Sangster
Cast: Joan Collins, Judy Geeson
85. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
USA, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: John McNaughton
Cast: Michael Rooker, Tom Towles
86. Mute Witness (1995)
UK / Germany, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Anthony Waller
Cast: Марина Зудина, Fay Ripley
87. Act of Vengeance (1974)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Bob Kelljan
Cast: Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown
88. The Last House on the Left (2009)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
Cast: Sara Paxton, Monica Potter
90. Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)
USA, Documentary / Crime
Directed by: John Borowski
Cast: Tony Jay, Albert Fish
91. Dressed to Kill (1946)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
92. Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (1944)
USA, Crime / Mystery
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
93. Her Vengeance (1988)
Hong Kong, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Ngai Kai Lam
Cast: Fui-on Shing, Ching-Ying Lam
94. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Italy, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann
95. The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963)
West Germany, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Harald Reinl
Cast: Karin Dor, Hans Nielsen
96. 13 Beloved (2006)
Thailand, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Chookiat Sakveerakul
Cast: Krissada Terrence, Achita Sikamana
98. See No Evil (1971)
UK, Thriller / Crime
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison
100. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
USA, Crime / Horror
Directed by: Robert Florey
Cast: Sidney Fox, Bela Lugosi