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. 247 -26

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 63 +8

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 155 +39

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 111 -14

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 142 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 4 +6

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 344 -89

    Shutter Island

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

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 18 +1

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 37 -4

    Kairo

    2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 10 -5

    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 329 -62

    The Village

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 12 -4

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 293 +52

    Prometheus

    2012, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 166 -1

    Coraline

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 11 +2

    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 79 -29

    The Grudge

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 65 -18

    Honogurai mizu no soko kara

    2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 214 -101

    What Lies Beneath

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 206 +29

    10 Cloverfield Lane

    2016, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 241 -93

    Creep

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 93 +27

    Dagon

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 124 +39

    Gokseong

    2016 — a.k.a. The Wailing, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 32 -

    The House of the Devil

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 331 -57

    Le pacte des loups

    2001 — a.k.a. Brotherhood of the Wolf, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 6 +6

    [Rec]

    2007 — a.k.a. REC, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 129 +47

    Scream 3

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 24 +3

    Session 9

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 118 -27

    Silent Hill

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 139 -8

    Srpski film

    2010 — a.k.a. A Serbian Film, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 86 -5

    1408

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  32. 298 +51

    Absentia

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  33. 262 -10

    The Call of Cthulhu

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  34. 177 +8

    The Children

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  35. 146 -44

    The Crazies

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  36. 109 +17

    Dead End

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  37. 193 -106

    Dead Silence

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  38. 210 +184

    The Fourth Kind

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  39. 302 -136

    Fritt vilt

    2006 — a.k.a. Cold Prey, in 1 top list Check
  40. 315 -137

    From Hell

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  41. 271 -40

    The Hole

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  42. 158 -

    Identity

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  43. 48 -2

    Jeepers Creepers

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  44. 187 +66

    Joy Ride

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  45. 175 +135

    Ju-on

    2000 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Curse, in 1 top list Check
  46. 82 +21

    Lake Mungo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  47. 74 +25

    Let Me In

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  48. 92 +82

    Linkeroever

    2008 — a.k.a. Left Bank, in 1 top list Check
  49. 421 -99

    Maléfique

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  50. 172 -31

    The Midnight Meat Train

    2008, in 1 top list Check
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