Top 25 Horror Films From the Past 25 Years as Ranked by IMDb Users3 of 25
23. Audition (1999)
This unsettling, not-for-the-faint-of-heart film from Japan has left a lasting impression on filmgoers and critics, many of whom consider the movie to be one of the more significant in the genre in recent years. Much of the movie's attention has to do with the nature of the story, which relates the fortunes of a middle-aged widower, Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), who is urged by his teenaged son to get back in the dating game by taking advantage of his connections to a film producer and staging a mock audition to "cast" for a new wife. All seems to fall into place when lovely, 24-year-old Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina) appears on the scene. Despite misgivings from his film producer friend, Aoyama plunges himself headlong into his first date. Eventually, the truth behind Asami's sordid history is revealed — in the most tortuous way possible.
This unsettling, not-for-the-faint-of-heart film from Japan has left a lasting impression on filmgoers and critics, many of whom consider the movie to be one of the more significant in the genre in recent years. Much of the movie's attention has to do with the nature of the story, which relates the fortunes of a middle-aged widower, Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), who is urged by his teenaged son to get back in the dating game by taking advantage of his connections to a film producer and staging a mock audition to "cast" for a new wife. All seems to fall into place when lovely, 24-year-old Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina) appears on the scene. Despite misgivings from his film producer friend, Aoyama plunges himself headlong into his first date. Eventually, the truth behind Asami's sordid history is revealed — in the most tortuous way possible.