Defining Genre
THE HORROR
THE LONG APPROACH
The genre that earns its scares with patience. Where silence is the loudest cue and a doorway is the most dangerous frame.
Peak 2010s
10,413
Films Catalogued
60.6
Avg Master Score
5.0
Avg IMDb
2010s
Peak Decade
JESÚS FRANCO
Top Director
Of which 23 earned Oscar nominations or wins
The Defining Three
ESSENTIAL VIEWING
Top-ranked by master score. If you only saw three films from this decade, these are the three.
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10,413/10,413 films
Master Score
Awards
Showing 50 of 10413
01
Psycho
1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
95.3
02Halloween
1978 · John Carpenter
92.8
03Night of the Living Dead
1968 · George A. Romero
92.5
04The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Jonathan Demme · 5 Oscars
92.0
05Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
91.5
06Godzilla
1954 · Ishirô Honda
91.4
07Diabolique
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
91.3
08Dawn of the Dead
1978 · George A. Romero
90.9
09King Kong
1933 · Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
90.9
10A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Wes Craven
90.8
11Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
90.7
12A Quiet Place
2018 · John Krasinski
90.6
13One Cut of the Dead
2017 · Shin'ichirô Ueda
90.3
14Tumbbad
2018 · Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi, Adesh Prasad
90.2
15The Invisible Man
2020 · Leigh Whannell
90.2
16The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · Tobe Hooper
90.1
17Pi
1998 · Darren Aronofsky
90.1
18The Evil Dead
1981 · Sam Raimi
90.0
19Eraserhead
1977 · David Lynch
90.0
20The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
89.9
21The Orphanage
2007 · J.A. Bayona
89.9
22The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · Jim Sharman
89.8
23Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
89.7
24Jaws
1975 · Steven Spielberg · 3 Oscars
89.7
25Split
2016 · M. Night Shyamalan
89.6
26It
2017 · Andy Muschietti
89.4
27Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
89.4
28REC
2007 · Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
89.4
29Freaks
1932 · Tod Browning
89.3
30The Ring
1998 · Hideo Nakata
89.2
31F
Faust
1926 · F.W. Murnau
89.1
32Carrie
1976 · Brian De Palma
88.9
33Horror of Dracula
1958 · Terence Fisher
88.8
34Evil Dead Rise
2023 · Lee Cronin
88.6
35Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Don Siegel
88.5
36Kwaidan
1964 · Masaki Kobayashi
88.5
37Talk to Me
2022 · Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
88.3
38Insidious
2010 · James Wan
88.3
3928 Days Later
2002 · Danny Boyle
88.1
40Pearl
2022 · Ti West
88.0
41Don't Breathe
2016 · Fede Alvarez
88.0
42The Others
2001 · Alejandro Amenábar
87.9
43Cure
1997 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa
87.9
44The Descent
2005 · Neil Marshall
87.9
45Deep Red
1975 · Dario Argento
87.9
46Scream
1996 · Wes Craven
87.7
47Gremlins
1984 · Joe Dante
87.7
48Poltergeist
1982 · Tobe Hooper
87.6
49Aliens
1986 · James Cameron · 2 Oscars
87.5
50Predator
1987 · John McTiernan
87.4
Continue the Canon
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Every catalogued genre, one short walk from any other. Step sideways, or jump straight to the form you came for.
Step Back
HISTORY
RECREATED, REFRAMED
The films that rebuild a century and ask it to mean something. Where production design becomes argument and a uniform becomes a flag.
Step Forward
MUSIC
WHEN THE SCORE TAKES OVER
The films that let the music carry a scene. Where a needle drop can do the work of a monologue.