Watching movies is one of the best ways to keep your self entertained during this pandemic. And if you love scary movies, we’ve got your back. We have compiled a list of top horror movies from 2019, according to IMDb.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a psychological horror movie produced and directed by Robert Eggers. The film starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe was shot in black and white.
The movie revolves around the two lighthouse keepers (Willem and Robert) who try to keep their sanity as they get stranded on a remote island by a storm. The movie has a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep is a supernatural horror film directed and written by Mike Flanagan. The movie is based on the 2013 novel of the same name written by Stephen King.
Years past the events of The Shining (1980), an adult Dan Torrance must defend a young girl who posses similar powers from a cult called The True Knot, who hunt children with supernatural powers to sustain immortality. The movie rates 7.4/10 on IMDb and 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Midsommar
The movie lies in the genre of folk horror directed and written by Ari Aster. Flim casts include Florence Pugh, William Jackson Harper, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Will Poulter, and Archie Madekwe. Midsommar follows a group of friends who head towards Sweden to attend a festival that takes place every 90 years. In the meantime, they find themselves in the grasps of a pagan cult. The film has a rating of 7.1 on IMDb and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Platform
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It’s a science fiction horror movie made under the direction of Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The film features Ivan Massague, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Baule and Alexandra Masangkay.
The movie is about an undescribable prison, a deep hole with an unknown number of levels. Two prisoners live on each level, with the food descending from a platform for all. Prisoners must fight for survival and solidarity. The movie has a rating of 7/10 on IMDb and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Us
Us (2019) source: imdb.com
It’s an American horror movie directed and written by Jordan Peele. The film casts Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss Winston Duke, and Tim Heidecker. The movie follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong’o) and her family, who get attacked by a group of threatening doppelgangers. Us has a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Boys in the Wood
Boys in the Wood is a comedy-horror movie directed and written by Ninian Doff. The film features Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, Georgie Glen, and James Cosmo. The movie is set in the deep Scottish Highlands, where four city boys attempt to run away from a mysterious huntsman while police trail back, unable to provide support. Boyz in the Wood rates 6.9/10 on IMDb and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ready or Not
It is an action horror comedy movie directed by Matt Bettinellli-Olphin and Tyler Gillett. The movie casts Samara Weaving as a newlywed who gets forced by her strange new in-laws to join a terrifying game, which takes an unfortunate turn. The movie has a rating of 6.8/10 on IMDb and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I See You
I See You is an American horror movie written by Devon Graye, and directed by Adam Randall. The film stars Jon Tenney, Helen Hunt, Owen Teague, Judah Lewis, and Libe Barer. It follows a family who gets attacked by strange events that may be linked with the recently vanished young boy. It has a rating of 6.8/10 on IMDb and 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Saint Maud
The psychological horror film is directed and written by Rose Glass (her directorial debut). The movie includes the casting of Morfydd Cark and Jennifer Ehle. The story follows a religious nurse who becomes severely obsessed with saving the soul of her patient who’s about to die. Saint Maud rates 6.8 on IMDb and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Zombieland: Double Tap
The film lies in the genres of zombie comedy directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and David Callaham. It casts Emmas Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, including other new casts. The movie follows Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock, who move towards the American heartland as they confront evolved zombies. Other survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky, makeshift family. The movie rates 6.7/10 on IMDb and 68% o Rotten Tomatoes.
I Am Mother
It is an Australian science-fiction thriller movie directed by Grant Sputore. The movie stars Clara Rugaard, Rose Byrne, Luke Hawker, and Hilary Swank. Following human extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot invented to repopulate the globe. Their uncommon bond is threatened as a stranger arrives with frightening news. The movie has a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb and 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It Chapter Two
Under the direction of Andy Muschietti, It Chapter Two is a sequel to the movie, It, from 2017. The film is based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King, so does chapter one. It stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Jay Ryan, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone, Bill Skarsgard, and Andy Bean. Twenty-seven years past their first clash with the horrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club members have aged and moved away. They get a devastating phone call that brings them back together. It Chapter Two has a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb and 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Swallow
It’s a psychological thriller horror movie directed and written by Carlo Mirabella. The film features Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O’Hare. The story follows a newly pregnant housewife, Hunter. She finds herself to be more compelling to consume dangerous things. Her husband and his family harden their control over her life. She must face the dark mystery behind her new obsession. Swallow has a rating of 6.4 on IMDb and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Escape Room
It is written by Bragi F.Schut and Maria Melnik and directed by Adam Robitel. The film stars Tyler Labine, Logan Miller, Taylor Russell, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani, and Yorick van Wageningen. The story reloves around a group of people who are sent to find a series of deadly escape rooms. The movie has a 6.3 rating on IMDb and 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Haunt
Haunt is a horror-thriller film both directed and written by Scott Becks and Byran Woods. The movie includes Katie Stevens, Lauryn McClain. The story follows a group of friends who enter an extremely haunted house on Halloween that promises to deliver the darkest fears. The night becomes dangerous as they realize some nightmares exist. Haunt has a rating of 6.3 on IMDb and 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.
