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Updated October 2026
From classic slashers to new Netflix horror, these are the top-rated scary movies streaming on Netflix right now, with what’s available in the US and the UK.
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Netflix has plenty of horror, but most of it isn’t worth your evening. These are the horror films audiences rate highest, from all-time classics like Alien and Jaws to recent hits and Netflix originals, ranked by rating.
Every film is marked US, UK or US & UK, checked on 2 October 2026. Just want the scariest? Jump to the scariest horror movies on Netflix.
| # | Film | Year | Rating | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien | 1979 | ★ 8.2 | US |
| 2 | Jaws | 1975 | ★ 7.7 | US |
| 3 | Frankenstein | 2025 | ★ 7.6 | US & UK |
| 4 | Godzilla Minus One | 2023 | ★ 7.6 | US & UK |
| 5 | The Black Phone | 2022 | ★ 7.5 | US |
| 6 | A Quiet Place Part II | 2021 | ★ 7.4 | US |
| 7 | Zombieland | 2009 | ★ 7.3 | UK |
| 8 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | ★ 7.3 | US |
| 9 | #Alive | 2020 | ★ 7.2 | US & UK |
| 10 | Run | 2020 | ★ 7.2 | UK |
Not all top-rated horror is equally frightening. If you want to be properly scared, these are the ones to watch with the lights on:
★ 8.2/10 from 16,907 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
The crew of a cargo ship answers a distress call and brings something deadly on board. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror is a masterclass in slow-building dread, with Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley becoming one of cinema’s great heroes.
Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright
★ 7.7/10 from 11,900 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
A police chief, a marine biologist and a grizzled fisherman go after the great white shark terrorising a beach town. Spielberg’s thriller invented the summer blockbuster, and John Williams’s two-note score still makes people nervous in the sea.
Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
★ 7.6/10 from 3,902 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
Guillermo del Toro’s take on Mary Shelley’s novel follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant and arrogant scientist, and the creature whose creation ruins them both. Oscar Isaac plays Victor and Jacob Elordi the creature.
Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz
★ 7.6/10 from 3,467 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
In ruined post-war Japan, a former kamikaze pilot and a band of survivors face Godzilla with no help from the military. More human drama than monster mash, it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects on a tiny budget.
Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada
★ 7.5/10 from 6,126 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
A shy 13-year-old boy is kidnapped by a masked killer, and an old disconnected phone in the basement starts ringing with calls from the killer’s past victims. Ethan Hawke is chilling in this tense, satisfying horror.
Starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke
★ 7.4/10 from 7,664 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
The Abbott family leave their farm and discover the silent world beyond is even more dangerous than they feared. John Krasinski’s sequel keeps the nerve-shredding sound design and adds new threats from other survivors.
Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
★ 7.3/10 from 13,518 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Two survivors of the zombie apocalypse, a nervous student and a Twinkie-obsessed tough guy, team up with two con-artist sisters. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone make it more comedy than horror, with a famous cameo.
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone
★ 7.3/10 from 3,979 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
Five friends on a road trip in rural Texas stumble into the home of a cannibal family and Leatherface. Tobe Hooper’s low-budget nightmare feels disturbingly real and is still one of the most influential horror films ever made.
Starring Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
★ 7.2/10 from 2,124 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
When a zombie outbreak hits Seoul, a young gamer is trapped alone in his apartment with dwindling supplies, until he spots another survivor across the way. A tense, inventive South Korean survival thriller.
Starring Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye, Lee Hyun-wook
★ 7.2/10 from 2,994 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
A teenager in a wheelchair, home-schooled by her devoted mother, starts to suspect her mother is hiding something terrible. Sarah Paulson is terrifying in this tight, twisty thriller from the director of Searching.
Starring Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen, Pat Healy
★ 7.2/10 from 2,330 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
At Camp Nightwing in 1978, a summer is shattered when a killer starts hunting campers, and the curse on Shadyside reveals itself. The second film in Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy is a proper slasher in the Friday the 13th mould.
Starring Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins
★ 7.1/10 from 2,492 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
Set between the first two films, a dying John Kramer travels to Mexico for an experimental cure and discovers it’s a scam, so the Jigsaw games begin. Fans rate it as one of the strongest entries in the Saw series.
Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund
★ 7.1/10 from 5,918 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
On her wedding night, a bride learns her husband’s eccentric rich family must play a game, and she has to survive a deadly round of hide-and-seek until dawn. Gory, funny and fronted by a brilliant Samara Weaving.
Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien
★ 7.1/10 from 2,368 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
An American family accepts an invitation to spend the weekend with a charming British couple they met on holiday, and the visit slowly turns sinister. James McAvoy is frightening in this remake of the Danish horror.
Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy
★ 7.1/10 from 1,795 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
The follow-up to 28 Years Later, directed by Nia DaCosta. Dr Kelson, played by Ralph Fiennes, enters a shocking new relationship with world-changing consequences, while young Spike’s encounter with the menacing Jimmy Crystal turns into a nightmare.
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams, Jack O'Connell
★ 7.1/10 from 2,079 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
The curse on Shadyside is traced back to a 1666 witch hunt, before the trilogy races back to 1994 for its finale. The closing chapter of Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy ties the whole story together.
Starring Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Olivia Scott Welch
★ 7.1/10 from 6,731 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Two criminal brothers on the run take a family hostage and head for a Mexican biker bar, which turns out to be full of vampires. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s genre mash-up flips from crime thriller to gory horror halfway through.
Starring George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel
★ 7.0/10 from 5,041 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
A robotics engineer gives her orphaned niece a lifelike AI doll programmed to protect her, and M3GAN takes the job far too seriously. Campy, creepy and very funny, with a dance scene that became a meme.
Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald
★ 6.9/10 from 3,346 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
The survivors of the last Ghostface killings move to New York City, but the killer follows them. The sixth Scream film takes the series to the big city with some of its most brutal set-pieces.
Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown
★ 6.8/10 from 5,218 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
Two siblings who train horses for Hollywood notice something strange in the sky above their California ranch. Jordan Peele’s spectacle is part horror, part western, part blockbuster and entirely its own thing.
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea
★ 6.8/10 from 874 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
A mother tries to protect her daughter from a curse she brought on herself years ago by breaking a religious taboo. Told partly through found footage, this Taiwanese horror is widely considered one of the scariest films of the decade.
Starring Ina Tsai, Ven Kao, Huang Sin-ting
★ 6.8/10 from 10,856 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
An unseen presence that drives people to violence takes over the world, and a mother has to lead two children downriver to safety, blindfolded. Sandra Bullock stars in one of Netflix’s most-watched original films.
Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich
★ 6.7/10 from 3,051 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
A punk band plays a gig at a remote neo-Nazi bar, witnesses a murder and finds themselves trapped in the green room. Patrick Stewart plays the terrifyingly calm club owner in this brutal, tense siege thriller.
Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart
★ 6.7/10 from 8,844 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Five college friends head to a remote cabin for the weekend, and the horror clichés start piling up for a reason. Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s twisty, funny film is a love letter to the whole genre.
Starring Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth
★ 6.6/10 from 6,976 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
A teenager has a vision of his plane exploding and gets himself and his friends off before it does, but Death isn’t done with them. Elaborate, darkly funny accidents made this one of the most memorable horror franchises.
Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith
We took every horror film on Netflix in the US and UK with enough ratings on TMDB to be reliable, kept the best rated and most widely known, and ranked them by audience rating. Availability comes from JustWatch via TMDB, checked on 2 October 2026.
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Start your watchlistAudiences rate Alien, Jaws and Frankenstein as the best horror films on Netflix this month. Check the region: Netflix’s catalogue differs between the US and UK.
Incantation, the Taiwanese found-footage film, is widely considered one of the most frightening films of recent years. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Speak No Evil are also genuinely terrifying, where available.
Yes. Recent additions in our list include Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and the Fear Street trilogy. New horror arrives on Netflix every month, so we update this list monthly.
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