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Best Horror Movies of 1996

This collection ranks 278 horror movies released in 1996. 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 Scream.

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

  1. 1

    Scream

    1996· 1h 52m· en

    7.48.2K
  3. 3

    Thesis

    1996· 2h 5m· es

    7.5968
  5. 5

    The Craft

    1996· 1h 41m· en

    6.82.1K
  6. 6

    Fear

    1996· 1h 37m· en

    6.71.1K
  9. 9

    Freeway

    1996· 1h 44m· en

    6.4444
  11. 11

    X

    1996· 1h 37m· ja

    6.277
  12. 12

    Inhumanoid

    1996· 1h 27m· en

    5.47
  13. 13

    Bad Moon

    1996· 1h 20m· en

    6.8297
  16. 16

    Thinner

    1996· 1h 32m· en

    5.9691
  27. 27

    Bangis

    1996· 1h 42m· tl

    8.52
  30. 30

    The Grave

    1996· 1h 30m· en

    4.917
  32. 32

    The Trap

    1996· 1h 53m· ja

    6.811
  33. 33

    Viy

    1996· 19m· uk

    7.85
  35. 35

    Dragon Blue

    1996· 1h 15m· ja

    3.01
  36. 36

    Karmina

    1996· 1h 50m· fr

    6.79
  38. 38

    Elevated

    1996· 17m· en

    6.136
  43. 43

    The First Man

    1996· 1h 23m· en

    5.04
  45. 45

    Castle Freak

    1996· 1h 30m· en

    6.1237
  47. 47

    Starcrypt

    1996· 1h 30m· en

    3.01
  48. 48

    In a Thicket

    1996· 1h 28m· ja

    6.73

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

278 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?

Scream currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.