British horror drama films

1.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017 psychological thriller film by Yorgos Lanthimos

Overview: The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is a 2017 absurdist psychological horror thriller film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Efthimis Filippou. It stars Colin ...

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy, Denise Dal Vera, Colin Farrell

Producer: Daniel Battsek, Will Greenfield

Writer: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou

Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has ...

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English-language Irish films 375T

Modern adaptations of works by Euripides 18T

Works based on Iphigenia in Aulis 4T

2.

Let Me In

2010 American-British horror film

Overview: Let Me In is a 2010 romantic horror film written and directed by Matt Reeves. It is a remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In, which was based on the 2004 novel of the same name by John Ajvide ...

Release date: 13 September 2010

Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Matt Reeves

Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese

Producer: Tobin Armbrust, Alexander Yves Brunner

Writer: Matt Reeves, John Ajvide Lindqvist

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

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LGBT-related horror drama films 7T

Films with screenplays by Matt Reeves 6T

British vampire films 48T

3.

Dorian Gray

2009 British film

Overview: Dorian Gray is a 2009 British dark fantasy horror film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Oliver Parker, and written by Toby Finlay (his first screenplay). The film ...

Release date: 9 September 2009

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Oliver Parker

Cast: Ben Barnes, John Hollingworth, Cato Sandford, Pip Torrens, Fiona Shaw, Ben Chaplin

Producer: Paul Brett, Mark Brooke

Writer: Toby Finlay, Oscar Wilde

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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LGBT-related thriller drama films 21T

LGBT-related horror thriller films 20T

2009 LGBT-related films 106T

4.

Haunted

1995 British film

Overview: Haunted is a 1995 horror film directed by veteran director Lewis Gilbert and starring Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Shalet and John Gielgud. It is based on a 1988 novel of the ...

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Horror

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Cast: Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, John Gielgud, Anna Massey, Alex Lowe

Producer: Anthony Andrews, William P. Cartlidge

Writer: James Herbert, Timothy Prager

A skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own ...

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

1995 drama films 354T

British haunted house films 28T

5.

Only Lovers Left Alive

2013 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch

Overview: Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 gothic fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi ...

Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright

Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, Reinhard Brundig

Writer: Jim Jarmusch

A story centered on two vampires who have been in love for centuries.

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English-language German films 241T

2013 romantic drama films 74T

2013 drama films 669T

6.

Stoker

2013 film by Park Chan-wook

Overview: Stoker is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook, in his English-language debut, and written by Wentworth Miller. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot ...

Release date: 1 March 2013

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Park Chan-wook

Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, David Alford, Matthew Goode, Peg Allen, Lauren E. Roman

Producer: Michael Costigan, Michael Ellenberg

Writer: Wentworth Miller

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this ...

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Indian Paintbrush (production company) films 17T

American horror drama films 104T

2013 psychological thriller films 51T

7.

Heartless

2009 British film

Overview: Heartless is a 2009 British psychological horror film written and directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence Poésy, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, and Timothy Spall. This was ...

Release date: 31 August 2009

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Philip Ridley

Cast: Jim Sturgess, Luke Treadaway, Clémence Poésy, Justin Salinger, Fraser Ayres, Noel Clarke

Producer: Steve Christian, Pippa Cross

Writer: Philip Ridley

Jamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.

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2000s horror drama films 19T

2009 drama films 628T

Films scored by David Julyan 21T

8.

The Passion of Darkly Noon

1995 film

Overview: The Passion of Darkly Noon is a 1995 psychological horror drama film written and directed by Philip Ridley. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, and Viggo Mortensen.

Release date: 1 February 1995

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Philip Ridley

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen, Loren Dean, Grace Zabriskie, Lou Myers

Producer: Dominic Anciano, Shelly Bancroft

Writer: Philip Ridley

A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest ...

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1990s English-language films 3,880T

English-language German films 842T

Belgian horror drama films 3T

9.

Repulsion

1965 British film by Roman Polanski

Overview: Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Catherine Deneuve. Based on a story written by Polanski and Gérard Brach, the plot follows Carol ...

Release date: 1 May 1965

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror

Director: Roman Polanski

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark, Renee Houston

Producer: Gene Gutowski, Michael Klinger

Writer: Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

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1960s English-language films 3,113T

British rape and revenge films 15T

British psychological drama films 33T

10.

Black Water

2007 Australian film

Overview: Black Water is a 2007 Australian-British horror film written and directed by Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich. The film, an international co-production of Australia and the United Kingdom, is set in the ...

Release date: 21 May 2007

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Director: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

Cast: Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press

Producer: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia

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2007 thriller drama films 16T

Australian horror drama films 4T

2007 drama films 587T

11.

47 Meters Down

2017 survival horror film by Johannes Roberts

Overview: 47 Meters Down is a 2017 survival horror film directed by Johannes Roberts, written by Roberts and Ernest Riera, and starring Claire Holt and Mandy Moore. The plot follows two sisters who are invited to ...

Release date: 16 June 2017

Genre: Thriller, Horror, Adventure, Drama

Director: Johannes Roberts

Cast: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Chris Johnson, Yani Gellman, Santiago Segura, Matthew Modine

Producer: Iain Abrahams, Byron Allen

Writer: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera

Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks ...

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Films with screenplays by Johannes Roberts 8T

Adventure horror films 52T

British natural horror films 12T

12.

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter

2012 film by Ryan Andrews

Overview: Elfie Hopkins is a 2012 British horror film directed by Ryan Andrews and co-written by Riyad Barmania and Ryan Andrews. It stars Jaime Winstone, Ray Winstone, Steven Mackintosh, Rupert Evans, Aneurin ...

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: Ryan Andrews

Cast: Ray Winstone, Kimberley Nixon, Rupert Evans, Jaime Winstone, Steven Mackintosh, Kate Magowan

Producer: Ryan Andrews, Riyad Barmania

An aspiring teen detective stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family in her neighborhood.

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2010s horror drama films 32T

Films about cannibalism 228T

2012 drama films 630T

13.

The Woman in Black

1989 British TV series or programme

Overview: The Woman in Black is a 1989 British horror drama television film directed by Herbert Wise and starring Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker and Pauline Moran. The teleplay is adapted from the 1983 ...

Release date: 24 December 1989

Genre: Mystery, Horror

Director: Herbert Wise

Cast: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman

Producer: Chris Burt, Ted Childs

Writer: Susan Hill, Nigel Kneale

A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

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Films directed by Herbert Wise 10T

1980s English-language films 3,431T

British horror television films 6T

14.

Xtro

1983 film

Overview: Xtro is a 1983 British science fiction horror film written and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. The film stars Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer, Simon Nash, and Maryam d'Abo. The film focuses on a man ...

Release date: 1 January 1983

Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror

Director: Harry Bromley Davenport

Cast: Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo, Simon Nash, Peter Mandell

Producer: James Crawford, Mark Forstater

Writer: Harry Bromley Davenport, Iain Cassie

An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man that was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for ...

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1980s English-language films 1,494T

1980s pregnancy films 18T

Films about sentient toys 79T

15.

Senseless

2008 film

Overview: Senseless is a 2008 film based on Stona Fitch's 2001 novel of the same name, starring Jason Behr and Emma Catherwood, and directed by Symon Hynd.

Release date: 2 April 2008

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Horror

Director: Simon Hynd

Cast: Jason Behr, Emma Catherwood, Joe Ferrara, Jacques Kerr, Helen Mallon, Toby Marlow

Producer: David Alpert, Lauri Apelian

Writer: Stona Fitch, Simon Hynd

Based on Stona Fitch's novel, this is the story of a wealthy US businessman (Behr) whose brutal kidnapping and torture are streamed online as part of an ...

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2008 films 3,314T

British films 11,212T

16.

See No Evil

Film by Richard Fleischer

Overview: See No Evil (released in the United Kingdom as Blind Terror) is a 1971 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Mia Farrow as a recently blinded woman who is ...

Release date: 2 September 1971

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror

Director: Richard Fleischer

Cast: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson, Brian Rawlinson, Norman Eshley

Producer: Brian Clemens, Basil Appleby

Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead...

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British psychological drama films 19T

Filmways films 39T

1971 drama films 290T

17.

Book of Blood

2009 British film

Overview: Book of Blood is a 2009 British horror film directed by John Harrison and starring Jonas Armstrong, Sophie Ward, and Doug Bradley. It is based on the framing stories "The Book of Blood" and "On Jerusalem ...

Release date: 7 March 2009

Genre: Horror

Director: John Harrison

Cast: Jonas Armstrong, Sophie Ward, Paul Blair, Romana Abercromby, Simon Bamford, Doug Bradley

Producer: Clive Barker, John Harrison

A paranormal expert discovers a house that is at the intersection of so-called "highways" transporting souls in the afterlife.

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British mystery drama films 26T

British psychological drama films 19T

2000s mystery drama films 29T

18.

Crimes of the Future

2022 film by David Cronenberg

Overview: Crimes of the Future is a 2022 science fiction body horror drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. It follows a performance ...

Release date: 3 June 2022

Director: David Cronenberg

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Lihi Kornowski, Léa Seydoux, Scott Speedman, Kristen Stewart, Don McKellar

Producer: Christelle Conan, Jeff Deutchman

Writer: David Cronenberg

Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, ...

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Serendipity Point Films films 6T

Davis Films films 5T

Téléfilm Canada films 20T

19.

The Girl with All the Gifts

2016 British adventure film

Overview: The Girl with All the Gifts is a 2016 British post-apocalyptic adventure film directed by Colm McCarthy and written by Mike Carey. The film is based on the book of the same name by Carey. Starring Gemma ...