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FFA Top 200 Horror Movies of All Time: #107: They Live (7 Viewers)

Not sure if the Babysitter is for me. Looks like an entire cast of annoying people.
I've considered it a few times but never committed. All things being equal, I'll sooner pass on a Netflix original movie than others, as they have some low-quality stuff. But if it made this list, I'll reconsider... again
 

#184 - Invaders From Mars​

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

William Cameron Menzies
1953
Sci-Fi
USA

IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 0
RottenTomatoes: 82

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdMnqMrbOs

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars-1953

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dickey dad 8
Saw this as a kid on a Saturday afternoon when the local uhf station did the scfi and monster(Godzilla type) movies. This is one of a few that stuck with me especially when you enter the hideout. No spoilers. Good 50's B scifi flick.
 

#184 - Invaders From Mars​

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

William Cameron Menzies
1953
Sci-Fi
USA

IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 0
RottenTomatoes: 82

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdMnqMrbOs

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars-1953

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dickey dad 8
Saw this as a kid on a Saturday afternoon when the local uhf station did the scfi and monster(Godzilla type) movies. This is one of a few that stuck with me especially when you enter the hideout. No spoilers. Good 50's B scifi flick.
Yep, watched it on "Creature Feature" back in the day.
 

#184 - Invaders From Mars​

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

William Cameron Menzies
1953
Sci-Fi
USA

IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 0
RottenTomatoes: 82

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdMnqMrbOs

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars-1953

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dickey dad 8
Saw this as a kid on a Saturday afternoon when the local uhf station did the scfi and monster(Godzilla type) movies. This is one of a few that stuck with me especially when you enter the hideout. No spoilers. Good 50's B scifi flick.
Ok I’ll add this to my watchlist. I love those cheesy 50s sci fi flicks
 

#183 - Harpoon​

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.

Rob Grant
2019
Psychological
Canada

IMDB: 59
Metacritic: 65
RottenTomatoes: 68

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEmfI_oNtw

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harpoon-2019

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Frostillicus 17
Never heard of this. Sounds like a variation on Dead Calm
I, obviously, really liked it and highly recommend it.
 

#184 - Invaders From Mars​

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

William Cameron Menzies
1953
Sci-Fi
USA

IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 0
RottenTomatoes: 82

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdMnqMrbOs

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars-1953

Voter Ranks
dickey dad 8
Saw this as a kid on a Saturday afternoon when the local uhf station did the scfi and monster(Godzilla type) movies. This is one of a few that stuck with me especially when you enter the hideout. No spoilers. Good 50's B scifi flick.
Saw this back in the day with my great-grandfather. He loved these movies. Lived with him for a few months when I was 7. I saw a lot of cool, old movies with him. Not just creature features. He also really loved the comedy duos. Laurel and Hardy especially. That guy was cool.
 

#186 - The Babysitter​

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

McG
2017
Occult, Comedy
USA

IMDB: 63
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 71

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQTEUd-5JMQ

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-babysitter-2017

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Frostillicus 18
This is such a fun movie. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you aren't in love with Samara Weaving by the end of this you ain't human.
Really liked this one.
 

#182 - Salem's Lot​

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Tobe Hooper
1979
Vampire, King
USA

IMDB: 68
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 85

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27iJTxhPX0

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

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UncleZen 17
The first "controversial" miniseries entry

I allowed these for a couple reasons. On IMDB there's not much distinguishing these from regular movies and just show as 3+hour movies if you didnt know any better. Also, I feel like the Stephen King miniseries of the 80s/90s were such a great niche subgenre in horror. It feels weird omitting them.
 

#181 - Noroi​

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."

Koji Shiraishi
2005
Found Footage, Supernatural
Japan

IMDB: 69
Metacritic: 78
RottenTomatoes: 65

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdsjd6jEzfk

Streaming:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/noroi-the-curse

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Scoresman 17

This is a mockumentary style found footage movie from Japan. What I love about this one is the sense of dread and feeling of unnerving I have while watching it. Hard to describe and this won't be for everyone, but I feel like it is genuinely scary which is a rare feat these days. There's a certain scene in the woods towards the end of the movie that has imagery I've had nightmares about.
 

#182 - Salem's Lot​

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Tobe Hooper
1979
Vampire, King
USA

IMDB: 68
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 85

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27iJTxhPX0

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

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UncleZen 17
Controversial maybe, but it 100% belongs. This movie scared the **** out of me as a kid. Holds up.
Scared the living crap outta me too. That kid outside the window…..was money. Had nightmares for weeks.
 

#181 - Noroi​

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."

Koji Shiraishi
2005
Found Footage, Supernatural
Japan

IMDB: 69
Metacritic: 78
RottenTomatoes: 65

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdsjd6jEzfk

Streaming:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/noroi-the-curse

Voter Ranks
Scoresman 17

This is a mockumentary style found footage movie from Japan. What I love about this one is the sense of dread and feeling of unnerving I have while watching it. Hard to describe and this won't be for everyone, but I feel like it is genuinely scary which is a rare feat these days. There's a certain scene in the woods towards the end of the movie that has imagery I've had nightmares about.
Sounds amazing
 

#183 - Harpoon​

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.

Rob Grant
2019
Psychological
Canada

IMDB: 59
Metacritic: 65
RottenTomatoes: 68

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEmfI_oNtw

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harpoon-2019

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Frostillicus 17
Never heard of this. Sounds like a variation on Dead Calm
I, obviously, really liked it and highly recommend it.
I liked Dead Calm (not on my list, but I considered it), I've never heard of this one before, and it's on Prime. I think I'll try to give this a watch tonight or tomorrow.
 

#183 - Harpoon​

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.

Rob Grant
2019
Psychological
Canada

IMDB: 59
Metacritic: 65
RottenTomatoes: 68

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEmfI_oNtw

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harpoon-2019

Voter Ranks
Frostillicus 17
Never heard of this. Sounds like a variation on Dead Calm
I, obviously, really liked it and highly recommend it.
I liked Dead Calm (not on my list, but I considered it), I've never heard of this one before, and it's on Prime. I think I'll try to give this a watch tonight or tomorrow.
If you need more of an endorsement it is 97% fresh on rotten tomatoes.
 

#183 - Harpoon​

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.

Rob Grant
2019
Psychological
Canada

IMDB: 59
Metacritic: 65
RottenTomatoes: 68

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEmfI_oNtw

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harpoon-2019

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Frostillicus 17
Never heard of this. Sounds like a variation on Dead Calm
I, obviously, really liked it and highly recommend it.
I liked Dead Calm (not on my list, but I considered it), I've never heard of this one before, and it's on Prime. I think I'll try to give this a watch tonight or tomorrow.
If you need more of an endorsement it is 97% fresh on rotten tomatoes.
This is one of those movies that really shows the difference between RT and other review sites (and highlights why RT is flawed). Metacritic has it at 65.

That said, I do want to watch this one.
 

#182 - Salem's Lot​

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Tobe Hooper
1979
Vampire, King
USA

IMDB: 68
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 85

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27iJTxhPX0

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

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UncleZen 17
Controversial maybe, but it 100% belongs. This movie scared the **** out of me as a kid. Holds up.
Scared the living crap outta me too. That kid outside the window…..was money. Had nightmares for weeks.
This is one of the King movies I mentioned with Children of the Corn that holds up well IMO. Pretty faithful to the book and James Mason was a marvelous villain.
 
Harpoon was a movie I had never heard of, but it was on Rotten Tomatoes list of top 200 horror films of all-time so I watched it. When I finished it, it was one of those experiences where I was just like "whoa".
 

#182 - Salem's Lot​

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Tobe Hooper
1979
Vampire, King
USA

IMDB: 68
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 85

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27iJTxhPX0

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

Voter Ranks
UncleZen 17
Controversial maybe, but it 100% belongs. This movie scared the **** out of me as a kid. Holds up.
Scared the living crap outta me too. That kid outside the window…..was money. Had nightmares for weeks.
This is one of the King movies I mentioned with Children of the Corn that holds up well IMO. Pretty faithful to the book and James Mason was a marvelous villain.
I just watched it a month ago. Still creepy as fuh.
 

#182 - Salem's Lot​

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Tobe Hooper
1979
Vampire, King
USA

IMDB: 68
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 85

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27iJTxhPX0

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

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UncleZen 17
The first "controversial" miniseries entry

I allowed these for a couple reasons. On IMDB there's not much distinguishing these from regular movies and just show as 3+hour movies if you didnt know any better. Also, I feel like the Stephen King miniseries of the 80s/90s were such a great niche subgenre in horror. It feels weird omitting them.
I wasn't sure it would get through but as a kid, it scared the crap out of me too!
 
Hell yeah - Messiah of Evil, baby!!

Both 80s and I watched that last season and both really dug the weird, Lynchian atmosphere. I had never heard of the movie, but it was included in a discussion from The Pure Cinema podcast I was listening to.
Any good recommendations on movie podcasts? I've had a few over the years but none right now. I'm looking for something accessible, not too deep - willing to enjoy a fun movie rather than dissect it too much, willing to try to enjoy movies of all genres.
@Tick

I posted about it before, but one that ties in well to our countdown is The Evolution of Horror. It's a British podcast so the accents are a plus, but what I love about it is that it does a deep dive on a genre in chronological order for 20+ episodes in a season. For example, their latest was Home Invasion, but they have also done stuff like vampires, Folk Horror, Ghosts, etc.. As far as just random ones I like stuff like The Rewatchables, Unspooled, The Cine Files, and The Big Picture. All have their +s and -s, but all have good things to say about movies and have a variety of movies they have watched. Another horror one is Colors of the Dark. That one is more what new ones are out, then they usually do a mini countdown of a subgenre or topic. I think a few of those @Ilov80s also listens to and can vouch for as well.
 
I am going to watch Terminator tonight and think more about that one. It feels like a call back to the discussion about movies like Se7en and Silence of the Lambs as to if it crosses over the boundary into horror or not. Btw, after more thought I am rounding on the opinion that Silence of the Lambs is horror and Se7en is about as close as a detective thriller gets to horror without being one.

:popcorn:
 
I am going to watch Terminator tonight and think more about that one. It feels like a call back to the discussion about movies like Se7en and Silence of the Lambs as to if it crosses over the boundary into horror or not. Btw, after more thought I am rounding on the opinion that Silence of the Lambs is horror and Se7en is about as close as a detective thriller gets to horror without being one.

:popcorn:
I agree about Se7en. Silence of the Lambs is borderline. And while I had never thought of it that way, I fully buy Terminator as horror
 
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#184 - Invaders From Mars​

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

William Cameron Menzies
1953
Sci-Fi
USA

IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 0
RottenTomatoes: 82

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdMnqMrbOs

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars-1953

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dickey dad 8
Saw this as a kid on a Saturday afternoon when the local uhf station did the scfi and monster(Godzilla type) movies. This is one of a few that stuck with me especially when you enter the hideout. No spoilers. Good 50's B scifi flick.
The alien leader head in a fishbowl (at least that's what it looked like) is creepy as hell.
 

#186 - The Babysitter​

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

McG
2017
Occult, Comedy
USA

IMDB: 63
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 71

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQTEUd-5JMQ

Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-babysitter-2017

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Frostillicus 18
This is such a fun movie. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you aren't in love with Samara Weaving by the end of this you ain't human.
I loved her before this movie. This and the sequel are very fun movies.
 
Btw, after more thought I am rounding on the opinion that Silence of the Lambs is horror and Se7en is about as close as a detective thriller gets to horror without being one.
See, I would have it the opposite. I see Silence as more detective thriller and Se7en as horror.
 
Fyi, there is a remake of Invaders from Mars from the mid 80's, it sucks. The biggest issue is the kid actors who are terrible. It is so bad it isnt even funny.
 

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