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Best Chinese Horror Movies

This collection ranks 964 Chinese horror movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Sadness. Films listed here were originally released in Chinese (普通话).

964 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  6. 6

    Mr. Vampire

    1985· 1h 38m

    6.9137
  7. 7

    Anaconda

    2024· 1h 24m

    7.1147
  9. 9

    Mudborn

    2025· 1h 51m

    7.258
  16. 16

    The Eye

    2002· 1h 38m

    6.6472
  17. 17

    Snake Woman

    2025· 1h 15m

    7.02
  22. 22

    Magic Cop

    1990· 1h 28m

    6.838
  28. 28

    Detention

    2019· 1h 42m

    6.7116
  37. 37

    The Soul

    2021· 2h 10m

    6.9101
  40. 40

    Island Python

    2025· 1h 30m

    —0
  48. 48

    Silk

    2006· 1h 48m

    6.289

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

964 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Sadness currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.