20 Best A24 Horror Movies

I’ve been watching horror movies (having avoided them for around 25 years). It started with Midsommar, followed by Hereditary and Heretic, all of which I would rate 4/5 or more. I’ve also watched The Lighthouse and I Saw The TV Glow which I rated 3 and 2.5 respectively. I wondered what the top A24 horrors I should watch next.

I’ve combined their Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores with 70 being the minimum score. Read the synopsis of each below the table. What’s your favourite A24 horror? Let me know in the comments section below.

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Rank	Title	Year	Rotten Tomatoes	IMDb	Combined Score
1	Talk to Me	2023	94%	7.2	83.0
2	Pearl	2022	93%	7.0	81.5
3	Hereditary	2018	90%	7.3	81.5
4	The Lighthouse	2019	90%	7.4	82.0
5	Heretic	2024	91%	7.0	81.0
6	Green Room	2016	90%	7.0	80.0
7	X	2022	94%	6.6	80.3
8	Saint Maud	2019	92%	6.7	79.4
9	The Witch	2016	90%	6.9	78.0
10	I Saw the TV Glow	2024	89%	6.5	77.8
11	The Green Knight	2021	89%	6.6	77.8
12	A Ghost Story	2017	85%	6.8	76.9
13	Midsommar	2019	83%	7.1	77.0
14	The Killing of a Sacred Deer	2017	80%	7.0	75.0
15	It Comes at Night	2017	88%	6.2	75.0
16	MaXXXine	2025	73%	7.6	75.3
17	Bodies Bodies Bodies	2022	85%	6.2	73.5
18	Under the Skin	2014	84%	6.3	73.2
19	Lamb	2021	83%	6.3	72.7
20	Enemy	2014	71%	6.9	70.0

Talk to Me

Tagline: Hold the hand. Let the horror in.
For Fans of: Smile, The Babadook, It Follows, Evil Dead Rise, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Host

A group of teens discover a ceramic hand that lets them commune with the dead – until the spirits start overstaying their welcome. Directed by Aussie duo Danny and Michael Philippou (of YouTube’s RackaRacka fame), this is Gen Z horror with bite, grief, and a mean streak. Sophie Wilde leads a cast of rising stars in a film that’s as stylish as it is emotionally raw.

Pearl

Tagline: She’s not just a star. She’s a threat.
For Fans of: Carrie, Black Swan, The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, May, Sunset Boulevard

Mia Goth goes full Technicolor terror in this twisted origin story of a wannabe starlet with homicidal ambition. Ti West directs with vintage flair, turning rural repression into a blood-soaked fever dream. Goth’s monologue alone deserves its own Oscar campaign — it’s theatrical, unhinged, and unforgettable.

Hereditary

Tagline: Family trauma. Now with demons.
For Fans of: The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, The Babadook, The Witch, Relic, The Night House
WYALAN Rating: 4.5/5

Ari Aster’s debut is the kind of horror that crawls under your skin and stays there. Toni Collette delivers a career-defining performance as a grieving mother whose family secrets spiral into supernatural chaos. It’s not just scary – it’s emotionally annihilating, with dread baked into every frame.

The Lighthouse

Tagline: Two men. One rock. Zero sanity.
For Fans of: The Shining, Eraserhead, The Thing, Possession, The VVitch, The Northman
WYALAN Rating: 3/5

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe go full maritime madness in this black-and-white descent into isolation and myth. Director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Northman) crafts a salty, surreal chamber piece that’s equal parts Shakespeare and seagull violence. It’s hypnotic, hilarious, and deeply weird – in the best way.

Heretic

Tagline: Knock knock. Who’s praying now?
For Fans of: The Invitation, The Others, The Night House, The Wicker Man, The Exorcist, The Ritual
WYALAN Rating: 4.5/5

Two Mormon missionaries enter the home of a charming recluse, played by Hugh Grant in full sinister mode. What begins as polite conversation turns into a theological trap, with psychological horror replacing jump scares. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), it’s a slow-burn thriller with sharp teeth.

Green Room

Tagline: Punk’s not dead. It’s just trapped.
For Fans of: Don’t Breathe, The Strangers, Hush, Blue Ruin, Eden Lake, Assault on Precinct 13

A touring punk band witnesses a murder at a neo-Nazi venue and ends up barricaded backstage, fighting for survival. Jeremy Saulnier directs with brutal efficiency, and Patrick Stewart plays chillingly against type as the skinhead ringleader. It’s claustrophobic, savage, and surprisingly smart.

X

Tagline: Lights, camera, carnage.
For Fans of: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Boogie Nights, Friday the 13th, House of the Devil, Death Proof, Terrifier

A group of adult filmmakers head to a remote Texas farm to shoot a porno and end up starring in a slasher instead. Ti West blends grindhouse sleaze with arthouse tension, and Mia Goth pulls double duty in a performance that’s both eerie and empathetic. It’s sexy, scary, and soaked in retro style.

Saint Maud

Tagline: God is in the details. And the delusions.
For Fans of: The Witch, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Innocents, The Night House, The Others, Martyrs

A devout hospice nurse becomes obsessed with saving her patient’s soul – and possibly her own. Morfydd Clark is mesmerising as Maud, whose religious fervour curdles into something far more disturbing. Rose Glass’s debut is elegant, unsettling, and ends with one of the most unforgettable final shots in modern horror.

The Witch

Tagline: Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?
For Fans of: The Crucible, The VVitch, The Blair Witch Project, The Village, Hagazussa, The Ritual

Set in 1600s New England, this folk horror follows a family unravelled by paranoia, isolation, and something lurking in the woods. Anya Taylor-Joy makes her breakout debut, and Robert Eggers directs with historical precision and eerie restraint. It’s slow, strange, and deeply atmospheric.

I Saw the TV Glow

Tagline: Nostalgia is a nightmare.
For Fans of: Donnie Darko, Skinamarink, Euphoria, The OA, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, Twin Peaks
WYALAN Rating: 2.5

Two teens bond over a mysterious late-night TV show that may be more real than it seems. Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a dreamy, dissociative plunge into queer identity and media obsession. It’s horror as emotional metaphor, and it hits like a glitch in your soul.

The Green Knight

Tagline: Chivalry is dead. And so is sanity.
For Fans of: The Witch, The Fall, The Northman, The VVitch, The Seventh Seal, The Last Temptation of Christ

David Lowery (A Ghost Story) reimagines the Arthurian legend with Dev Patel as a knight on a surreal, existential quest. It’s not traditional horror, but its dread-soaked atmosphere and eerie visuals earn it a place in the genre’s outer orbit. A24’s most poetic nightmare.

A Ghost Story

Tagline: Death is quiet. And it lingers.
For Fans of: The Others, The Tree of Life, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Columbus, The Leftovers, Arrival

Casey Affleck spends most of the film under a bedsheet, and somehow it’s devastating. David Lowery’s minimalist meditation on time, grief, and memory is haunting in the truest sense. It’s slow, strange, and unexpectedly profound.

MaXXXine

Tagline: Fame is a killer.
For Fans of: Boogie Nights, Scream, Body Double, Mulholland Drive, Maniac, American Psycho

Mia Goth returns as Maxine Minx in this neon-drenched slasher set in 1980s Hollywood. Ti West closes out his trilogy with synths, sleaze, and a body count. It’s stylish and self-aware, though not quite as sharp as its predecessors.

Midsommar

Tagline: Break up with your boyfriend. Especially if he takes you to Sweden.
For Fans of: The Wicker Man, Rosemary’s Baby, The Ritual, Apostle, The Village, The Invitation
WYALAN Rating: 4.5/5

Florence Pugh delivers a slow-burn scream queen performance in Ari Aster’s sunlit horror about grief, gaslighting, and flower crowns. The film swaps darkness for daylight, but the unease never lifts. It’s beautiful, brutal, and deeply cathartic.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Tagline: Revenge is a dish best served clinically.
For Fans of: Dogtooth, The Shining, Funny Games, The Skin I Live In, The House That Jack Built, The Machinist

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite) directs Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman in a chilling tale of guilt and retribution. The dialogue is stilted, the tone is icy, and the tension is unbearable. It’s horror by way of moral geometry.

It Comes at Night

Tagline: Trust no one. Especially in the dark.
For Fans of: The Road, The Mist, The Walking Dead, The Survivalist, The Night Eats the World, Leave the World Behind

Joel Edgerton leads a family hiding out in a cabin after a mysterious outbreak – but the real threat might be the people they let in. Trey Edward Shults (Waves) directs with claustrophobic dread and emotional precision. It’s post-apocalyptic horror with a psychological twist.

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Tagline: Who needs a killer when you’ve got friends like these?
For Fans of: Scream, Heathers, Euphoria, Clue, Assassination Nation, The Bling Ring

A hurricane party turns deadly when a group of rich, chaotic Gen Zers play a murder game that spirals out of control. Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Sennott, and Maria Bakalova lead a cast of messy icons. It’s sharp, funny, and surprisingly tense – horror with a social media hangover.

Under the Skin

Tagline: She’s not human. And she’s not here to help.
For Fans of: Annihilation, Possession, Solaris, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Neon Demon, Enemy

Scarlett Johansson prowls the streets of Glasgow as an alien seductress harvesting unsuspecting men. Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest) directs with icy surrealism, turning sci-fi horror into a hypnotic meditation on identity and empathy. It’s eerie, elliptical, and unlike anything else.

Lamb

Tagline: Nature is healing. But not like this.
For Fans of: The Witch, Border, Antichrist, The Babadook, Valhalla Rising, The Innocents

A childless couple in rural Iceland discover a mysterious hybrid lamb-child and decide to raise it as their own. Noomi Rapace leads this slow-burn folk horror that’s equal parts pastoral and perverse. It’s tender, unsettling, and ends with a jaw-drop that redefines “animal husbandry.”

Enemy

Tagline: You’ve met your match. Literally.
For Fans of: Black Swan, The Double, Mulholland Drive, The Machinist, Synecdoche, New York, The Prestige

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a man who discovers his exact double living nearby – and spirals into obsession. Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Prisoners) directs this cryptic psychological thriller with Kafkaesque dread. It’s cerebral, creepy, and features one of the most WTF endings in A24’s catalogue.

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