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2009 - Top 100 Horror Movies

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  • Splice (2009)

    1. Splice

    20091h 44mR66Metascore
    5.8 (105K)
    Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
    DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsAdrien BrodySarah PolleyDelphine Chanéac
  • The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

    2. The Haunting in Connecticut

    20091h 32mPG-1333Metascore
    5.8 (67K)
    After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history.
    DirectorPeter CornwellStarsVirginia MadsenMartin DonovanElias Koteas
  • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland (2009)

    3. Zombieland

    20091h 28mR73Metascore
    7.5 (645K)
    A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.
    DirectorRuben FleischerStarsJesse EisenbergEmma StoneWoody Harrelson
  • Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

    4. Orphan

    20092h 3mR42Metascore
    7.0 (267K)
    A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
    DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsVera FarmigaPeter SarsgaardIsabelle Fuhrman
  • Melissa George in Triangle (2009)

    5. Triangle

    20091h 39mR
    6.9 (140K)
    Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
    DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack Taylor
  • Alison Lohman in Drag Me to Hell (2009)

    6. Drag Me to Hell

    20091h 39mPG-1383Metascore
    6.6 (224K)
    A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsAlison LohmanJustin LongRuth Livier
  • Robin McLeavy in The Loved Ones (2009)

    7. The Loved Ones

    20091h 24mR73Metascore
    6.6 (46K)
    When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
    DirectorSean ByrneStarsXavier SamuelRobin McLeavyJohn Brumpton
  • The Last House on the Left (2009)

    8. The Last House on the Left

    20091h 53mR42Metascore
    6.5 (104K)
    After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
    DirectorDennis IliadisStarsGarret DillahuntMonica PotterTony Goldwyn
  • Daybreakers (2009)

    9. Daybreakers

    20091h 38mR57Metascore
    6.4 (138K)
    In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
    DirectorsMichael SpierigPeter SpierigStarsEthan HawkeWillem DafoeSam Neill
  • James Purefoy in Solomon Kane (2009)

    10. Solomon Kane

    20091h 44mR48Metascore
    6.1 (79K)
    A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
    DirectorM.J. BassettStarsJames PurefoyMax von SydowRachel Hurd-Wood
  • Shauna Macdonald in The Descent: Part 2 (2009)

    11. The Descent: Part 2

    20091h 34mR
    5.7 (54K)
    Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.
    DirectorJon HarrisStarsMichael J. ReynoldsShauna MacdonaldJessika Williams
  • The Hole (2009)

    12. The Hole

    20091h 32mPG-1357Metascore
    5.7 (25K)
    A pair of brothers stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement that leads to the darkest corridors of their fears and nightmares.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsChris MassogliaHaley BennettNathan Gamble
  • Night Train (2009)

    13. Night Train

    20091h 31mR
    5.7 (10K)
    Two passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to keep for themselves.
    DirectorBrian KingStarsDanny GloverLeelee SobieskiSteve Zahn
  • High Lane (2009)

    14. High Lane

    20091h 30mNot Rated
    5.6 (8.6K)
    A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
    DirectorAbel FerryStarsFanny ValetteJohan LibéreauRaphaël Lenglet
  • Tom Arnold, Tim Daly, and Zoe Saldaña in The Skeptic (2008)

    15. The Skeptic

    20081h 29mNot Rated31Metascore
    5.6 (4.6K)
    A lawyer who does not believe in ghosts inherits a house that may be haunted.
    DirectorTennyson BardwellStarsTim DalyTom ArnoldZoe Saldaña
  • Yun Je-mun and Park Hyuk-kwon in Chaw (2009)

    16. Chaw

    20092h 2mR
    5.6 (1.4K)
    A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.
    DirectorJeong-won ShinStarsKwon Bum-taekYoo-i HaJang Hang-seon
  • Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body (2009)

    17. Jennifer's Body

    20091h 42mR47Metascore
    5.5 (162K)
    A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
    DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMegan FoxAmanda SeyfriedAdam Brody
  • The Hills Run Red (2009)

    18. The Hills Run Red

    20091h 21mRVideo
    5.4 (11K)
    A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
    DirectorDave ParkerStarsSophie MonkTad HilgenbrinkWilliam Sadler
  • Ali Larter, Idris Elba, and Beyoncé in Obsessed (2009)

    19. Obsessed

    20091h 48mPG-1325Metascore
    5.0 (35K)
    A successful executive's seemingly perfect career and marriage starts falling apart when his firm hires a seductive office temp.
    DirectorSteve ShillStarsBeyoncéIdris ElbaAli Larter
  • Shannon Woodward, Drew Seeley, Dave Franco, and Katrina Bowden in The Shortcut (2009)

    20. The Shortcut

    20091h 40mPG-13
    5.0 (4.1K)
    Two brothers come upon a rarely used shortcut in their new town.
    DirectorNicholaus GoossenStarsKatrina BowdenJeremy BastianCavan Cunningham
  • And Susanna Ehrlichs legs!

    21. Lynch Mob

    20091h 39mR
    4.9 (254)
    The rural town of Lynchburg, Georgia holds a dark secret. A century old curse has condemned the citizens to a diet of human flesh. Unable to leave the city limits the town folks must lure unsuspecting travelers to their quaint town where they soon become the menu item of choice. Problems arise when the Federal Government releases a street savvy criminal into their community under the witness relocation program.
    DirectorByron Conrad ErwinStarsTony DarrowJohn J. CornettaMichael H. Cole
  • Sam Neill, Sophie McBride, and Tom Cameron in Under the Mountain (2009)

    22. Under the Mountain

    20091h 30mPG-13
    4.8 (2.3K)
    Teenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives after their mother suddenly dies. They find an alien environment and overhear Mr. Wilberforce talking about something stirring beneath the ground - the fire-raiser.
    DirectorJonathan KingStarsTom CameronSam NeillSophie McBride
  • Invitation Only (2009)

    23. Invitation Only

    20091h 35mNot Rated
    4.8 (1.4K)
    Five people arrive at a party, fully unaware that the special night is just a cover for an evening of torture and murder.
    DirectorKevin KoStarsRay ChangJulianne ChuMaria Ozawa
  • William H. Macy, James Spader, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Devon Gearhart, Jimmy Bennett, Leo Howard, Rebel Rodriguez, Jolie Vanier, and Jake Short in Shorts (2009)

    24. Shorts

    20091h 29mPG53Metascore
    4.7 (8.3K)
    A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsJimmy BennettJames SpaderKat Dennings
  • Mischa Barton in Walled In (2009)

    25. Walled In

    20091h 31mR
    4.7 (6.4K)
    Supervising the razing of a mysterious building, a young demolition engineer discovers past inhabitants entombed within its walls by a vicious murderer. Now she must turn the tables before she becomes the killer's latest victim.
    DirectorGilles Paquet-BrennerStarsTim AllenMischa BartonDarla Biccum

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