Sub-genre
Survival
🪓 Every survival title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
2812 titles
Orphan: First Kill
›R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Isabelle Fuhrman, Matthew Finlan, Julia Stiles
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.
Day Shift
›R2022 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 114m · Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid's tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill him.
Circle
›NR2015 · Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · 86m · Julie Benz, Carter Jenkins, Cesar Garcia
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.
Dark Skies
›PG-132013 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 97m · Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
Child 44
›R2015 · Crime, Thriller · 137m · Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Unfriended: Dark Web
›R2018 · Horror · 92m · Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse
When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he and his friends are unwittingly thrust into the depths of the dark web. They soon discover someone has been watching their every move and will go to unimaginable lengths to protect the dark web.
The Belko Experiment
›R2017 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona
A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
Carriers
›PG-132009 · Action, Drama, Horror · 84m · Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.
The Void
›NR2016 · Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Art Hindle
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.
Mimic
›R1997 · Horror, Science Fiction · 105m · Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
Fear
›R1996 · Thriller, Horror · 97m · Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William L. Petersen
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.
The Good Son
›R1993 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 87m · Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Red State
›R2011 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 88m · Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
King Kong
›PG1976 · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror · 134m · Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Alone
›R2020 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
The Last House on the Left
›R1972 · Horror, Crime · 84m · Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
Wolf Creek 2
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Ben Gerrard
Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.
The Wretched
›NR2019 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 95m · John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Jamison Jones
A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.
The Tournament
›R2009 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 95m · Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder
Every seven years, in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receives the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of World's No. 1 Assassin, which itself carries the legendary million dollar-a-bullet price tag.
Kill Command
›2016 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 99m · Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt, David Ajala
Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes and his tight-knit unit, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the marines discover the island is overrun by an enemy that transcends the human concept of evil.
Sea Fever
›2020 · Thriller, Horror, Drama · 95m · Hermione Corfield, Ardalan Esmaili, Olwen Fouéré
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Just Cause
›R1995 · Action, Drama, Mystery · 102m · Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
Feast
›R2005 · Horror · 87m · Navi Rawat, Balthazar Getty, Jenny Wade
When a motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures.
The Relic
›R1997 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 110m · Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.
