The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2004
The thirteen horror films of 2004 that the crypt judged worthiest, ranked by the Crypt Score.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
Eligibility: a title needs at least 2 rating sources and 1,000+ votes to chart — no thin-data entries.
Saw
R2004 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 103m · Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Dawn of the Dead
R2004 · Horror, Science Fiction · 101m · Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Michael Kelly
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
2004 · Drama, Horror, Fantasy · 94m · Emily Perkins, Tatiana Maslany, Katharine Isabelle, Eric Johnson
Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.
Kingdom Hospital
2004 · Horror · 608m · Jamie Harrold, Diane Ladd, Bruce Davison, Jack Coleman
Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, built on the site of a Civil War-era mill fire in which many children died.
Undertow
R2004 · Drama, Thriller · 108m · Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Devon Alan
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
Incident at Loch Ness
PG-132004 · Comedy, Adventure, Horror · 94m · Werner Herzog, Zak Penn, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain
When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much more than they bargained for. Unexplained sightings of the creature and chaos among the crew create an uneasy feeling that things aren't what they seem.
One Point O
R2004 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 95m · Jeremy Sisto, Udo Kier, Deborah Kara Unger, Lance Henriksen
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the mysterious forces taking over his life.
Evilenko
R2004 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 111m · Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas, Ronald Pickup, Frances Barber
For years, Andrei Evilenko eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter. Spurred on by his rabid fury at the gradual crumbling of his precious Soviet Union, Evilenko is a man who will live, die and kill as a communist.
Love Object
R2004 · Drama, Horror, Romance · 88m · Desmond Harrington, Melissa Sagemiller, Udo Kier, Rip Torn
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
Open Water
R2004 · Horror, Thriller · 80m · Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
R2004 · Horror, Drama, Western · 95m · Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, JR Bourne
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.
Mindhunters
R2004 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 106m · Kathryn Morris, Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J, Christian Slater
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. Based very loosely on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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