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Best Horror Movies of 2016

This collection ranks 1,343 horror movies released in 2016. 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 Train to Busan.

1,343 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    The Wailing

    2016· 2h 36m· ko

    7.42.1K
  4. 4

    The Witch

    2016· 1h 32m· en

    7.07.8K
  6. 6

    Don't Breathe

    2016· 1h 29m· en

    7.08.0K
  7. 7

    Shin Godzilla

    2016· 2h 0m· ja

    7.21.6K
  9. 9

    Green Room

    2016· 1h 35m· en

    6.73.0K
  10. 10

    The Shallows

    2016· 1h 26m· en

    6.45.4K
  11. 11

    I Am a Hero

    2016· 2h 6m· ja

    7.5510
  12. 12

    Brimstone

    2016· 2h 28m· en

    7.21.3K
  14. 14

    Hush

    2016· 1h 22m· en

    6.74.9K
  16. 16

    Echo Torch

    2016· 20m· en

    6.813
  19. 19

    Lights Out

    2016· 1h 21m· en

    6.44.2K
  20. 20

    The Birch

    2016· 4m· en

    6.862
  25. 25

    Curve

    2016· 10m· en

    7.087
  27. 27

    The Boy

    2016· 1h 38m· en

    6.04.0K
  28. 28

    Exhume

    2016· 1h 18m· en

    5.33
  31. 31

    Seoul Station

    2016· 1h 32m· ko

    6.5497
  32. 32

    A Dark Song

    2016· 1h 40m· en

    6.3576
  33. 33

    Before I Wake

    2016· 1h 37m· en

    6.52.0K
  38. 38

    The Void

    2016· 1h 30m· en

    6.01.5K
  41. 41

    Mother

    2016· 1h 37m· es

    6.5104
  49. 49

    Strangled

    2016· 2h 0m· hu

    6.494

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,343 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?

Train to Busan currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.