Underrated Horror Movies
Horror films our TML Score rates highly that never found a big audience: critically strong, commercially overlooked. Ranked by our TML Score, a transparent blend of IMDb and Metascore, and filtered to titles with modest box office.
30 Underrated Horror Films
- 1
Bride of Frankenstein
James Whale·1935·DramaTML 89★ 7.8$4.4M box officeStarring
Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
- 2
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero·1968·HorrorTML 87★ 7.9$89K box officeStarring
Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
- 3
Les yeux sans visage
Georges Franju·1960·DramaTML 86★ 7.7$53K box officeStarring
Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, Alexandre Rignault
- 4
Eyes Without a Face
Georges Franju·1960·DramaTML 86★ 7.6$59K box officeStarring
Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, Alexandre Rignault
- 5
The Innocents
Jack Clayton·1961·HorrorTML 86★ 7.8$2.6M box officeStarring
Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave
- 6
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Robert Wiene·1920·HorrorTML 84★ 8.0$9K box officeStarring
Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
- 7
One Cut of the Dead
Shin'ichirô Ueda·2017·ComedyTML 84★ 7.6$52K box officeStarring
Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya
- 8
The Wicker Man
Robin Hardy·1973·HorrorTML 84★ 7.5$149K box officeStarring
Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
- 9
Let the Right One In
Tomas Alfredson·2008·DramaTML 84★ 7.8$2.1M box officeStarring
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
- 10
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Robert Aldrich·1962·DramaTML 83★ 8.1$4.0M box officeStarring
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy
- 11
Take Shelter
Jeff Nichols·2011·DramaTML 82★ 7.3$1.7M box officeStarring
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart
- 12
Peeping Tom
Michael Powell·1960·DramaTML 81★ 7.7$84K box officeStarring
Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley
- 13
The Wailing
Na Hong-jin·2016·DramaTML 81★ 7.4$787K box officeStarring
Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-min, Kwak Do-won, Woo-hee Chun
- 14
The Host
Bong Joon Ho·2006·DramaTML 81★ 7.1$2.2M box officeStarring
Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona
- 15
What We Do in the Shadows
Jemaine Clement·2014·ComedyTML 81★ 7.7$3.3M box officeStarring
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
- 16
The Devil's Backbone
Guillermo del Toro·2001·DramaTML 80★ 7.4$755K box officeStarring
Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
- 17
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Priyadarshan·2007·ComedyTML 79★ 7.5$1.1M box officeStarring
Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel
- 18
Train to Busan
Yeon Sang-ho·2016·ActionTML 79★ 7.6$2.1M box officeStarring
Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Su-an Kim
- 19
I Saw the Devil
Kim Jee-woon·2010·ActionTML 78★ 7.8$129K box officeStarring
Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Ho-jin Chun
- 20
Possession
Andrzej Zulawski·1981·DramaTML 78★ 7.3$1.2M box officeStarring
Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent
- 21
The Skin I Live In
Pedro Almodóvar·2011·DramaTML 78★ 7.6$3.2M box officeStarring
Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes
- 22
La piel que habito
Pedro Almodóvar·2011·DramaTML 78★ 7.6$3.2M box officeStarring
Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes
- 23
Green Room
Jeremy Saulnier·2015·CrimeTML 78★ 7.0$3.2M box officeStarring
Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart
- 24
The Evil Dead
Sam Raimi·1981·HorrorTML 77★ 7.4$2.4M box officeStarring
Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
- 25
Pi
Darren Aronofsky·1998·DramaTML 77★ 7.3$3.2M box officeStarring
Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart
- 26
Thirst
Park Chan-wook·2009·DramaTML 76★ 7.1$319K box officeStarring
Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Hee-jin Choi, Seo Dong-soo
- 27
Re-Animator
Stuart Gordon·1985·ComedyTML 76★ 7.2$2.0M box officeStarring
Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale
- 28
Audition
Takashi Miike·1999·DramaTML 75★ 7.1$131K box officeStarring
Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
- 29
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Eli Craig·2010·ComedyTML 75★ 7.5$224K box officeStarring
Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
- 30
The Endless
Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead·2017·DramaTML 75★ 6.5$272K box officeStarring
Aaron Moorhead, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez