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. 43 -2

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 96 -4

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 433 +31

    The Gift

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 19 +3

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 308 -103

    Otesánek

    2000 — a.k.a. Greedy Guts, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 299 -43

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 104 -16

    Shadow of the Vampire

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  8. 214 -101

    What Lies Beneath

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 292 +107

    Bijitâ Q

    2001 — a.k.a. Visitor Q, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 135 +21

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 7 +2

    El espinazo del diablo

    2001 — a.k.a. The Devil's Backbone, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 38 -8

    Frailty

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  13. 334 -183

    Hannibal

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 271 -40

    The Hole

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  15. 70 +2

    Jisatsu sâkuru

    2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 187 +66

    Joy Ride

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  17. 63 +8

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 4 +6

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 164 -43

    Trouble Every Day

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 157 -52

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 310 -110

    Dans ma peau

    2002 — a.k.a. In My Skin, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 60 +9

    Gin gwai

    2002 — a.k.a. The Eye, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 65 -18

    Honogurai mizu no soko kara

    2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 142 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 29 -

    May

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 89 +19

    The Mothman Prophecies

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  27. 71 +8

    Signs

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 144 -10

    Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu

    2003 — a.k.a. Gozu, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 18 +1

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 415 new

    Jigureul jikyeora!

    2003 — a.k.a. Save the Green Planet!, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 152 +147

    Ju-on 2

    2003 — a.k.a. Ju-On: The Grudge 2, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 247 -26

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 179 -4

    Open Water

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  34. 410 -8

    Willard

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 453 new

    Arpointeu

    2004 — a.k.a. R-Point, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 88 -4

    Calvaire

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 113 +30

    Gau ji

    2004 — a.k.a. Dumplings, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 232 -3

    Marebito

    2004 — a.k.a. The Stranger from Afar, in 1 top list Check
  39. 267 +67

    Les revenants

    2004 — a.k.a. They Came Back, in 1 top list Check
  40. 329 -62

    The Village

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 349 -18

    The Amityville Horror

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 379 -98

    Constantine

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  43. 188 +26

    Dark Water

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  44. 69 +20

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  45. 279 -98

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 222 +20

    Noroi

    2005 — a.k.a. Noroi: The Curse, in 1 top list Check
  47. 235 +30

    Sílení

    2005 — a.k.a. Lunacy, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 273 -100

    The Skeleton Key

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  49. 36 -8

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  50. 115 +20

    Fido

    2006, in 1 top list Check
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