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Best Horror Movies of 1997

This collection ranks 248 horror movies released in 1997. 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 Devil's Advocate.

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

  2. 2

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m· ja

    7.6851
  3. 3

    Funny Games

    1997· 1h 49m· de

    7.32.1K
  4. 4

    Event Horizon

    1997· 1h 36m· en

    6.63.4K
  5. 5

    Scream 2

    1997· 2h 0m· en

    6.54.9K
  6. 6

    Ghosts

    1997· 39m· en

    8.1286
  9. 9

    Mimic

    1997· 1h 45m· en

    6.11.3K
  10. 10

    The Relic

    1997· 1h 50m· en

    6.1646
  11. 11

    Wishmaster

    1997· 1h 30m· en

    6.1724
  14. 14

    Nightwatch

    1997· 1h 42m· en

    6.1440
  16. 16

    Intensity

    1997· 3h 6m· en

    7.138
  18. 18

    Connect 5

    1997· 1h 31m· en

    1.01
  22. 22

    Anaconda

    1997· 1h 30m· en

    5.32.9K
  25. 25

    The Ugly

    1997· 1h 33m· fr

    6.055
  32. 32

    The Ripper

    1997· 1h 40m· en

    5.519
  33. 33

    Bugs

    1997· 1h 25m· ja

    —0
  34. 34

    Twisted

    1997· 1h 26m· en

    —0
  35. 35

    Stage Fright

    1997· 12m· en

    6.413
  36. 36

    Spawn

    1997· 1h 36m· en

    5.51.5K
  39. 39

    Bayou Ghost

    1997· 1h 33m· en

    —0
  42. 42

    Travis

    1997· 1h 19m· cs

    6.52
  50. 50

    Surveillance

    1997· 1h 40m· zh

    6.89

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

248 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 Devil's Advocate currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.