Top 20 horror movies on Netflix

The horror genre is one with most passionate fans. There are a lot of imagination and creativity in this genre where the possibilities of creation are unlimited as is often mixed speculative fiction. Here there are the best horror movies you can watch today in Netflix. Aimed to frighten and scare you across all movie duration.

1. American Psycho (2000)

Patrick Bateman is a superbly crafted specimen that meets all the requirements of Master of the Universe. The more anonymous he becomes, the less control he has over his terrible instincts and his thirst for blood. He is practically perfect, like almost everyone in his world and desperately tries to fit into it.

Genres: Crime, Cult, Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

2. A Quiet Place (2018)

In this story, a family lives in a forest house and must remain completely silent to avoid being hunted. The consequences of making noise are explored through the family's experiences.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Science fiction

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

3. Frankenstein (2025)

Obsession drives Victor Frankenstein to assemble and animate a being from corpses. Abandonment fuels the creature's rage; their clash of ambition, guilt and revenge leads to tragic ruin for both.

Genres: Science fiction, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

4. Red Dragon (2002)

An FBI investigator specialized in analyzing the mind and behavior of serial killers is forced to resort to Hannibal Lecter, who was sent to jail, to help him in the case of a family killer.

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.5 /10 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10

5. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)

With unedited real images, this documentary delves deeper into the disappearance of Shanann Watts and his children, and the events that followed.

Genres: Documentary, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10

6. The Platform (2019)

The future, in a dystopia. Two people per level. An unknown number of levels. If you discover it too late, you will not come out alive from “The hole".

Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.4 /10 IMDB Rating 7.0 /10

7. The Kingdom (2007)

Ronald Fleury, a government special agent, is assigned to a team that must travel to Riyadh to capture the mastermind behind a terrorist attack. They have one week to infiltrate a terrorist cell planning a holy war against the West. Fleury discovers an ally in a local police captain who aids him in navigating Saudi politics and investigating the attack's origins.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.0 /10

8. Late Night with the Devil (2023)

In 1977, a struggling late‑night show stages a live stunt to avoid cancellation, but a demonic force hijacks the broadcast, turning the telecast into escalating terror that spills into viewers' homes.

Genres: Independent, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.5 /10 IMDB Rating 7.0 /10

9. Under the Shadow (2016)

While a woman and her little daughter try to cope with the terror of Islamist Tehran in1980s, a mysterious being begins to appear at home.

Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 5.8 /10 IMDB Rating 6.8 /10

10. Stoker (2013)

On her eighteenth birthday India Stoker's father dies in a crash. Alone with her fragile mother, their lives change when enigmatic uncle Charlie arrives, bringing secrets, disappearances and a dangerous attraction.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.5 /10 IMDB Rating 6.7 /10

11. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

When devout 19-year-old Emily suffers terrifying visions and violent episodes, medical care fails and an exorcism is performed. After Emily’s death, priest Moore faces trial; lawyer Erin Bruner defends him, forcing a clash of faith and science.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 5.9 /10 IMDB Rating 6.7 /10

12. Bird Box (2018)

A mysterious supernatural presence led to suicide a large part of society. One of the survivors, Malorie Hayes and her two sons, desperately seek a way to save themselves.

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Science fiction, Mystery, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 5.7 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

13. Insidious 2 (2013)

Josh and Renai Lambert have moved with their children to the house of Lorraine, Josh's mother, hoping to forget the past and start a new life. But soon the family begins to perceive strange visions and threatening phenomena that will force them to unravel a dark secret.

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 5.7 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

14. Life (2017)

Six members of The International Space Station crew are about to discover the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the team begins to investigate and their methods have unexpected consequences, the living form will prove to be more intelligent than anyone expected.

Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 5.8 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

15. Venom (2018)

As a journalist, Eddie Brock has been trying to unmask the creator of the Life Foundation, the famous scientific genius Carlton Drake, an obsession that has ruined his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne. Researching one of Drake’s experiments, the alien entity Venom merges with Eddie’s body, and the reporter suddenly acquires new and incredible superpowers.

Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 5.4 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

16. 28 Years Later (2025)

Nearly 30 years after the rage virus, survivors on Lindisfarne watch a father and son leave to a changed mainland where evolved infected, warped humans and dark secrets threaten — filmed largely on an iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Genre: Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 5.7 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

17. Longlegs (2024)

FBI agent Lee Harker reopens a ritualistic serial-killer cold case. Chasing occult symbols, she uncovers a personal tie to the murderer and races to save a targeted family as reality darkens.

Genres: Independent, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.0 /10 IMDB Rating 6.6 /10

18. Gerald's Game (2017)

Jessie and Gerald are a mature couple who travel to a remote cabin hoping to revitalize their deteriorating relationship. When he dies of a heart attack, Jessie will have to fight for her survival.

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 5.6 /10 IMDB Rating 6.5 /10

19. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

An unforeseen shortcut causes a woman, in search of a way to break up with her boyfriend, to have to reconsider her whole life.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 5.8 /10 IMDB Rating 6.5 /10

20. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams entered a Maryland forest to film a documentary about a local legend, "The Blair Witch". They were never heard from again. A year later, the camera they shot was found: it showed the terrifying facts that led to their disappearance.

Genres: Horror, Cult, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 5.1 /10 IMDB Rating 6.5 /10