What Kind of Scary?

Know what kind of scary before you press play.

Love dread but hate gore? Fine with slashers but not with anything happening to a dog, a kid, or an eyeball? Every movie here gets a scare profile and a list of the upsetting stuff, so you can pick your poison instead of being ambushed by it.

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241 movies

3/5Scary

Resident Evil

2026 · 95 min

Body horror · Horror comedy · Survival

HeavyBody horrorHeavyGraphic goreModerateChild harmed or killed
2/5Unsettling

Colony

2026 · 123 min

Sci-fi horror · Survival · Thriller

HeavyBody horrorHeavyDisease & terminal illnessModerateChild harmed or killed
2/5Unsettling

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

2021 · 107 min

Body horror · Sci-fi horror · Survival

ModerateAnimals as the threatModerateBody horrorModerateChild abuse
3/5Scary

Deep Water

2026 · 107 min

Creature feature · Survival · Thriller

HeavyAnimals as the threatModerateChild in dangerModerateClaustrophobia & confinement
3/5Scary

Sinners

2025 · 138 min

Supernatural · Survival · Vampire

HeavyGraphic goreHeavyRacism & hate violenceModerateAddiction & drugs
4/5Very scary

Alien

1979 · 117 min

Creature feature · Sci-fi horror · Slow burn

HeavyBody horrorModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

28 Years Later

2025 · 115 min

Apocalyptic · Survival · Zombie & infected

HeavyChild in dangerHeavyDisease & terminal illnessHeavyGraphic gore
3/5Scary

A Quiet Place

2018 · 91 min

Apocalyptic · Creature feature · Survival

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerHeavyPregnancy & childbirth trauma
4/5Very scary

28 Days Later

2002 · 113 min

Apocalyptic · Survival · Zombie & infected

HeavyDisease & terminal illnessHeavyGraphic goreModerateChild in danger
3/5Scary

Jaws

1975 · 124 min

Creature feature · Survival · Thriller

HeavyAnimals as the threatModerateAnimal harmed or killedModerateChild harmed or killed
2/5Unsettling

Ready or Not

2019 · 96 min

Horror comedy · Home invasion · Survival

HeavyGraphic goreModerateCults & religious extremismModerateTorture
3/5Scary

Train to Busan

2016 · 118 min

Apocalyptic · Survival · Zombie & infected

HeavyChild in dangerModerateDisease & terminal illnessModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 · 91 min

Slasher · Supernatural · Surreal & dreamlike

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyGraphic goreModerateChild abuse
3/5Scary

Saw

2004 · 103 min

Extreme & torture · Psychological · Serial killer & crime

HeavyTortureModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

Barbarian

2022 · 103 min

Horror comedy · Creature feature · Psychological

HeavyClaustrophobia & confinementHeavyGraphic goreHeavySexual assault
4/5Very scary

The Thing

1982 · 109 min

Body horror · Creature feature · Sci-fi horror

HeavyAnimal harmed or killedHeavyBody horrorHeavyGraphic gore
1/5Very mild

Shaun of the Dead

2004 · 99 min

Horror comedy · Zombie & infected · Survival

ModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

Evil Dead

2013 · 91 min

Body horror · Demonic & religious · Extreme & torture

HeavyDemons & possessionHeavyGraphic goreHeavySelf-harm
3/5Scary

Dawn of the Dead

2004 · 101 min

Apocalyptic · Horror comedy · Survival

HeavyGraphic goreHeavyPregnancy & childbirth traumaModerateChild in danger
3/5Scary

Heretic

2024 · 111 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Survival

HeavyCults & religious extremismModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

The Descent

2005 · 100 min

Creature feature · Psychological · Survival

HeavyClaustrophobia & confinementHeavyGraphic goreModerateCar crash
4/5Very scary

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974 · 83 min

Extreme & torture · Slasher · Survival

ModerateCannibalismModerateTorture
3/5Scary

The Mist

2007 · 126 min

Creature feature · Psychological · Survival

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerHeavyCults & religious extremism
2/5Unsettling

Saw X

2023 · 118 min

Extreme & torture · Serial killer & crime · Survival

HeavyEye traumaHeavyGraphic goreHeavyMedical & surgical