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WeirdThe 17 Horror Movies On Netflix With The Highest Rotten Tomatoes Scores
By Kayla Cobb
@kaylcobb
and Ivannia Morton
Published
Oct. 23, 2018, 8:30 a.m. ET
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Be warned: You may not be able to sleep after this binge-watch.
Photos: Everett Collection, NETFLIX ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
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Under the Shadow
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
Want a bit of critically-acclaimed political commentary with your horror? This Persian-language film has your back. The award-winning movie follows a young mother whose building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War. Her superstitious neighbor comes to believe that missile was also laced with a curse. Can she save her daughter and herself from possession or worse?
[Stream Under the Shadow on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
Want a bit of critically-acclaimed political commentary with your horror? This Persian-language film has your back. The award-winning movie follows a young mother whose building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War. Her superstitious neighbor comes to believe that missile was also laced with a curse. Can she save her daughter and herself from possession or worse?
[Stream Under the Shadow on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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It Follows
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Sex becomes a death sentence in this modern horror hit, which follows a curse that jumps from victim to victim via doing the dirty deed.
[Stream It Follows on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Sex becomes a death sentence in this modern horror hit, which follows a curse that jumps from victim to victim via doing the dirty deed.
[Stream It Follows on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Train to Busan
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
There's nothing better than a good zombie flick, and this is one of the best one that's been released in the past couple of years. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the film follows a man and his estranged daughter who become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak. It's a thrilling and beautiful movie that will leave you disturbed.
[Stream Train to Busan on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
There's nothing better than a good zombie flick, and this is one of the best one that's been released in the past couple of years. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the film follows a man and his estranged daughter who become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak. It's a thrilling and beautiful movie that will leave you disturbed.
[Stream Train to Busan on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Creep
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Remember when the Duplass brothers were just known for brooding HBO shows? Yeah, this isn't that. Directed by Patrick Kack-Brice and starring Mark Duplass, this movie follows a cancer-stricken man who asks a Craigslist filmmaker to record his last days. However, nothing is what it seems in this deeply unsettling found footage film.
[Stream Creep on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Remember when the Duplass brothers were just known for brooding HBO shows? Yeah, this isn't that. Directed by Patrick Kack-Brice and starring Mark Duplass, this movie follows a cancer-stricken man who asks a Craigslist filmmaker to record his last days. However, nothing is what it seems in this deeply unsettling found footage film.
[Stream Creep on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Calibre
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Directed by Matt Palmer, this British thriller does for hunting trips what Cabin Fever once did for shaving. Two friends go on a hunting trip in the remote Scottish Highlands. But after a tragic accident, they're forced to make some of the most difficult decisions either has ever contemplated.
[Stream Calibre on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Directed by Matt Palmer, this British thriller does for hunting trips what Cabin Fever once did for shaving. Two friends go on a hunting trip in the remote Scottish Highlands. But after a tragic accident, they're forced to make some of the most difficult decisions either has ever contemplated.
[Stream Calibre on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Little Evil
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Adam Scott stars in this original Netflix comedy about a mild-mannered man who fears that his new stepson may be the actual antichrist.
[Stream Little Evil on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Adam Scott stars in this original Netflix comedy about a mild-mannered man who fears that his new stepson may be the actual antichrist.
[Stream Little Evil on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Raw
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Definitely don't select this French-Belgian film if you have a weak stomach. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau, this critically-acclaimed film follows a young vegan college student who develops a taste for human flesh. Its scenes are so graphic some theater goers reportedly fainted when it first premiered.
[Stream Raw on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Definitely don't select this French-Belgian film if you have a weak stomach. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau, this critically-acclaimed film follows a young vegan college student who develops a taste for human flesh. Its scenes are so graphic some theater goers reportedly fainted when it first premiered.
[Stream Raw on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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The Witch
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
You'll never look at Puritanical New England the same way. Directed by Robert Eggers this quiet film follows a family who retreats from their community, terrified of both witches and the devil. But when their son disappears, they problems only begin. The abusive father becomes convinced that his daughter is a witch, and things only get weirder from there.
[Stream The Witch on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
You'll never look at Puritanical New England the same way. Directed by Robert Eggers this quiet film follows a family who retreats from their community, terrified of both witches and the devil. But when their son disappears, they problems only begin. The abusive father becomes convinced that his daughter is a witch, and things only get weirder from there.
[Stream The Witch on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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A Dark Song
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Written and directed by Liam Gavin this British thriller follows a young woman and a mysterious occultist who try to perform a mysterious ritual. Because everyone needs more demonic summonings and the occult this Halloween.
[Stream A Dark Song on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Written and directed by Liam Gavin this British thriller follows a young woman and a mysterious occultist who try to perform a mysterious ritual. Because everyone needs more demonic summonings and the occult this Halloween.
[Stream A Dark Song on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Gerald's Game
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
You can't have a list of spooky movies without including one, two, or three films based on the works of horror master Stephen King. This one features a sex game gone wrong that leaves a wife (Carla Gugino) handcuffed to a bed and struggling for survival.
[Stream Gerald's Game on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
You can't have a list of spooky movies without including one, two, or three films based on the works of horror master Stephen King. This one features a sex game gone wrong that leaves a wife (Carla Gugino) handcuffed to a bed and struggling for survival.
[Stream Gerald's Game on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Hush
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
If you want a horror movie that will leave you on the edge of your seat, turn to Mike Flanagan. On paper, this 2016 thriller tells the story of a typical home invasion turned slasher gone wrong. But it's how Hush uses silence and its deaf leading lady that makes this film horrifying.
[Stream Hush on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
If you want a horror movie that will leave you on the edge of your seat, turn to Mike Flanagan. On paper, this 2016 thriller tells the story of a typical home invasion turned slasher gone wrong. But it's how Hush uses silence and its deaf leading lady that makes this film horrifying.
[Stream Hush on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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The Childhood of a Leader
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
This 2015 film directed by Brady Cobert is another one that blends political commentary with spookiness. A young American boy living in France witnesses the creation of the Treaty of Versailles alongside his authoritarian parents. But the creation of this historic document has an odd effect on him, leading to a sinister alter ego that will change this family's life forever.
[Stream The Childhood of a Leader on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
This 2015 film directed by Brady Cobert is another one that blends political commentary with spookiness. A young American boy living in France witnesses the creation of the Treaty of Versailles alongside his authoritarian parents. But the creation of this historic document has an odd effect on him, leading to a sinister alter ego that will change this family's life forever.
[Stream The Childhood of a Leader on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Backcountry
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Ghosts and slashers are fun and all, but there's one branch of horror that consistently gets ignored every Halloween -- the man vs. wild thriller. If the idea of random wild animals or earthquakes killing you is more terrifying than any jump scare, then check out this Adam MacDonald-directed film. Two friends leave the city to go camping in the woods and quickly become lost. But when a hungry man-eating bear starts to stalk them their vacation turns into a fight for survival.
[Stream Backcountry on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Ghosts and slashers are fun and all, but there's one branch of horror that consistently gets ignored every Halloween -- the man vs. wild thriller. If the idea of random wild animals or earthquakes killing you is more terrifying than any jump scare, then check out this Adam MacDonald-directed film. Two friends leave the city to go camping in the woods and quickly become lost. But when a hungry man-eating bear starts to stalk them their vacation turns into a fight for survival.
[Stream Backcountry on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Veronica
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
For a while Paco Plaza's Spanish-language movie was hailed as the scariest movie on Netflix, so of course it's making this list. During a solar eclipse, Verónica and her friends use an Ouija board to summon her late father. But what they bring back is more haunting than anything they could imagine.
[Stream Veronica on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
For a while Paco Plaza's Spanish-language movie was hailed as the scariest movie on Netflix, so of course it's making this list. During a solar eclipse, Verónica and her friends use an Ouija board to summon her late father. But what they bring back is more haunting than anything they could imagine.
[Stream Veronica on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Ravenous
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
This French-language film directed by Robin Aubert is also known as Les Affamés. A small village in upstate Quebec is being plagued with a flesh-eating disease that's turning loved ones against each other. Can anyone survive? And are the woods as safe as our heroes think they are?
[Stream Ravenous on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
This French-language film directed by Robin Aubert is also known as Les Affamés. A small village in upstate Quebec is being plagued with a flesh-eating disease that's turning loved ones against each other. Can anyone survive? And are the woods as safe as our heroes think they are?
[Stream Ravenous on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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Emelie
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
It's been a while since we've had a good and creepy babysitter horror story, and director Michael Thelin delivers on that front. After discovering that their new babysitter is less nurturing and more monstrous, a young boy tries to protect his two siblings.
[Stream Emelie on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
It's been a while since we've had a good and creepy babysitter horror story, and director Michael Thelin delivers on that front. After discovering that their new babysitter is less nurturing and more monstrous, a young boy tries to protect his two siblings.
[Stream Emelie on Netflix]
Photo: Netflix
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1922
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
Need more King this Halloween? Then check out another Netflix original thriller, this one based on a novella about a farmer (Thomas Jane) confessing to murdering his wife.
[Stream 1922 on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
Need more King this Halloween? Then check out another Netflix original thriller, this one based on a novella about a farmer (Thomas Jane) confessing to murdering his wife.
[Stream 1922 on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
