Dark Water
2002
8.0/10
The best horror films of the 2000s
The best '00s horror movies, ranked by how scary the Scare Scale community found them.
Dark Water (2002) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Midnight Movie (2008) and Mirrors (2008).
50 films · Average score 6.9 out of 10 · Updated
Films in this list
Midnight Movie
2008
8.0/10
Mirrors
2008
8.0/10
The Orphanage
2007
8.0/10
The Descent
2005
7.6/10
[REC]
2007
7.2/10
100 Feet
2008
7.2/10
An American Haunting
2005
7.2/10
Breathing Room
2008
7.2/10
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
7.2/10
Cold Prey II
2008
7.2/10
Creep
2004
7.2/10
Death Tunnel
2005
7.2/10
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
7.2/10
Fragile
2005
7.2/10
Martyrs
2008
7.2/10
P2
2007
7.2/10
Suicide Club
2001
7.2/10
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
7.2/10
The Fourth Kind
2009
7.2/10
The Grudge
2004
7.2/10
The Omen
2006
7.2/10
The Others
2001
7.2/10
Wind Chill
2007
7.2/10
A Tale of Two Sisters
2003
6.6/10
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
6.6/10
Anatomy 2
2003
6.6/10
Darkness Falls
2003
6.6/10
Doom
2005
6.6/10
Feast
2005
6.6/10
Ichi the Killer
2001
6.6/10
Inland Empire
2006
6.6/10
Jeepers Creepers
2001
6.6/10
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2003
6.6/10
My Bloody Valentine
2009
6.6/10
Prom Night
2008
6.6/10
Quarantine
2008
6.6/10
Return to House on Haunted Hill
2007
6.6/10
Saw V
2008
6.6/10
The Amityville Horror
2005
6.6/10
The Living and the Dead
2006
6.6/10
The Return
2006
6.6/10
Van Helsing
2004
6.6/10
When a Stranger Calls
2006
6.6/10
Saw IV
2007
6.4/10
[REC]²
2009
6.0/10
1408
2007
6.0/10
Abominable
2006
6.0/10
Against the Dark
2009
6.0/10
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
2006
6.0/10
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About this list
- What is the scariest horror film of the 2000s?
- Dark Water (2002) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Midnight Movie (2008) and Mirrors (2008).
- How is this list put together?
- Rated horror films released between 2000 and 2009, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.