The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Horror Films

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This the fourth (2023) edition of the They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? companion list specifically for films of the 21st century.

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  1. 344 -89

    Shutter Island

    2010, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 8 -2

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 10 -5

    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 155 +39

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 247 -26

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 4 +6

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 63 +8

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 329 -62

    The Village

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 12 -4

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 166 -1

    Coraline

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 293 +52

    Prometheus

    2012, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 6 +6

    [Rec]

    2007 — a.k.a. REC, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 214 -101

    What Lies Beneath

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 11 +2

    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 494 new

    Secret Window

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 118 -27

    Silent Hill

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 158 -

    Identity

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  18. 86 -5

    1408

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  19. 142 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 81 +1

    Orphan

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  21. 206 +29

    10 Cloverfield Lane

    2016, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 315 -137

    From Hell

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  23. 129 +47

    Scream 3

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 79 -29

    The Grudge

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 132 +118

    Scream 4

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  26. 34 +10

    The Strangers

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  27. 74 +25

    Let Me In

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  28. 48 -2

    Jeepers Creepers

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  29. 44 +19

    Sinister

    2012, in 1 top list Check
  30. 89 +19

    The Mothman Prophecies

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  31. 111 -14

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 347 +140

    Saw VI

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 146 -44

    The Crazies

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  34. 358 +24

    Devil

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 491 -186

    Stoker

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 363 -69

    Ghost Ship

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 376 -99

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 273 -100

    The Skeleton Key

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  39. 18 +1

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 24 +3

    Session 9

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 183 -45

    Thir13en Ghosts

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  42. 349 -18

    The Amityville Horror

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 58 -9

    Shutter

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  44. 474 -201

    The Thing

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 480 new

    Pandorum

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 377 +62

    The Wicker Man

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 304 -98

    Mirrors

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  48. 32 -

    The House of the Devil

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 140 -36

    Triangle

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  50. 210 +184

    The Fourth Kind

    2009, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on May 10, 2023 by mightysparks; source