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Scary Movies of 2017 by Tomatometer

#25

It Stains the Sands Red (2016)
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#25
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: During a zombie apocalypse, a Las Vegas woman becomes stranded in the desert with a ravenous zombie in pursuit. [More]
Starring: Brittany Allen , Juan Riedinger , Merwin Mondesir , Kristopher Higgins
Directed By: Colin Minihan

#24

The Belko Experiment (2016)
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#24
Critics Consensus: The Belko Experiment offers a few moments of lurid fun for genre enthusiasts, but lacks enough subversive smarts to consistently engage once the carnage kicks in.
Synopsis: An ordinary day at the office becomes a horrific quest for survival when 80 employees (John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, [More]
Starring: John Gallagher Jr. , Tony Goldwyn , Adria Arjona , John C. McGinley
Directed By: Greg McLean

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#22

Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (2016)
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#22
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Three young snowboarders find themselves in an epic battle for survival when a scientific experiment unleashes a horde of zombies [More]
Starring: Gabriela Marcinkova , Patricia Aulitzky , Laurie Calvert , Karl Fischer
Directed By: Dominik Hartl

#21

Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
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#21
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: On March 13, 1997, several mysterious lights appeared over Phoenix. Three teens went into the desert shortly after the incident, [More]
Starring: Florence Hartigan , Chelsea Lopez , Justin Matthews , Luke Spencer Roberts
Directed By: Justin Barber

#20

Red Christmas (2016)
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#20
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A widow and her bickering family gather at her remote estate on Christmas Eve. She must soon protect them all [More]
Starring: Dee Wallace , Geoff Morrell , Sarah Bishop , Janis McGavin
Directed By: Craig Anderson

#19

A Cure for Wellness (2016)
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#19
Critics Consensus: A Cure for Wellness boasts a surfeit of visual style, but it's wasted on a derivative and predictable story whose twists, turns, and frights have all been more effectively dealt before.
Synopsis: A Wall Street stockbroker (Dane DeHaan) travels to a remote location in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company's CEO [More]
Starring: Dane DeHaan , Jason Isaacs , Mia Goth , Celia Imrie
Directed By: Gore Verbinski

#18

Nails (2017)
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#18
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A paralyzed woman desperately tries to get her family and doctors to believe that she is being terrorized by a [More]
Starring: Shauna Macdonald , Ross Noble , Richard Foster-King , Steve Wall
Directed By: Dennis Bartok

#17

Death Note (2017)
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#17
Critics Consensus: Death Note benefits from director Adam Wingard's distinctive eye and a talented cast, but they aren't enough to overcome a fatally overcrowded canvas.
Synopsis: A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by [More]
Starring: Nat Wolff , Margaret Qualley , LaKeith Stanfield , Willem Dafoe
Directed By: Adam Wingard

#16

Jackals (2016)
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#16
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After the Powells hire a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, they find themselves [More]
Starring: Stephen Dorff , Deborah Kara Unger , Johnathon Schaech , Nick Roux
Directed By: Kevin Greutert

#15

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
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#15
Critics Consensus: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter may prove mind-numbingly chaotic for the unconverted, but for fans of the venerable franchise, it offers a fittingly kinetic conclusion to its violent post-apocalyptic saga.
Synopsis: The T-virus unleashed by the evil Umbrella Corp. has spread to every corner of the globe, infesting the planet with [More]
Starring: Milla Jovovich , Iain Glen , Ali Larter , Shawn Roberts
Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson

#14

Jigsaw (2017)
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#14
Critics Consensus: Jigsaw definitely won't win many converts to the Saw franchise, but for longtime fans, it should prove a respectably revolting -- if rarely scary -- diversion.
Synopsis: After a series of murders bearing all the markings of the Jigsaw killer, law enforcement officials find themselves chasing the [More]
Starring: Tobin Bell , Matt Passmore , Callum Keith Rennie , Clé Bennett
Directed By: Michael Spierig , Peter Spierig

#13

Leatherface (2017)
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#13
Critics Consensus: Leatherface may wear the skin of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel, but it proves gutless as an origin story and finds little invention in the horror tropes it's cannibalizing.
Synopsis: A violent teen and three others kidnap a young nurse while escaping from a Texas mental institution. Pursued by a [More]
Starring: Sam Strike , Stephen Dorff , James Bloor , Sam Coleman
Directed By: Julien Maury , Alexandre Bustillo

#12

Havenhurst (2016)
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#12
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Strange events plague a troubled alcoholic (Julie Benz) after she moves into a gothic New York apartment complex where one [More]
Starring: Julie Benz , Josh Stamberg , Danielle Harris , Fionnula Flanagan
Directed By: Andrew C. Erin

#11

The Vault (2017)
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#11
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Two estranged sisters hatch a scheme to rob a bank to save their brother. The heist begins smoothly, but mayhem [More]
Starring: James Franco , Taryn Manning , Francesca Eastwood , Scott Haze
Directed By: Dan Bush

#10

Camera Obscura (2017)
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#10
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jack Zeller is an intelligent, solitary man who continues to struggle with the horrors he witnessed as a war photographer. [More]
Starring: Christopher Denham , Nadja Bobyleva , Noah Segan , Andrew Sensenig
Directed By: Aaron B. Koontz

#9

Don't Knock Twice (2016)
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#9
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A mother looking to reconnect with her estranged daughter attracts the attention of a demonic witch. [More]
Starring: Katee Sackhoff , Lucy Boynton , Javier Botet , Nick Moran
Directed By: Caradog W. James

#8

Don't Hang Up (2016)
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#8
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Drunken teenagers making prank calls have their game turned against them by someone with deadly intentions. [More]
Starring: Gregg Sulkin , Garrett Clayton , Bella Dayne , Sienna Guillory
Directed By: Damien Macé , Alexis Wajsbrot

#7

The Bye Bye Man (2017)
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#7
Critics Consensus: The Bye Bye Man clumsily mashes together elements from better horror films, adding up to a derivative effort as short on originality as it is on narrative coherency or satisfying scares.
Synopsis: People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such [More]
Starring: Douglas Smith , Lucien Laviscount , Cressida Bonas , Doug Jones
Directed By: Stacy Title

#6

Wish Upon (2017)
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#6
Critics Consensus: Wish Upon is neither scary nor original, but its fundamental flaws as a horror movie may make it destination viewing for after-midnight camp genre enthusiasts.
Synopsis: Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its [More]
Starring: Joey King , Ryan Phillippe , Ki Hong Lee , Mitchell Slaggert
Directed By: John R. Leonetti

#5

Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
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#5
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A mother moves with her three children into the notorious, supposedly haunted Amityville house to try using its dark powers [More]
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh , Bella Thorne , Cameron Monaghan , Thomas Mann
Directed By: Franck Khalfoun

#4

Unfriend (2016)
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#4
Critics Consensus: Friend Request's attempts to update old-school teen horror for the digital age do not, sadly, include memorable characters, fresh scares, or novel storytelling twists.
Synopsis: Laura is a popular college student who graciously accepts an online friend request from Marina, a young social outcast. To [More]
Starring: Alycia Debnam-Carey , William Moseley , Connor Paolo , Brit Morgan
Directed By: Simon Verhoeven

#3

Rings (2017)
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#3
Critics Consensus: Rings may offer ardent fans of the franchise a few threadbare thrills, but for everyone else, it may feel like an endless loop of muddled mythology and rehashed plot points.
Synopsis: A young woman (Matilda Lutz) becomes worried about her boyfriend (Alex Roe) when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a [More]
Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz , Alex Roe , Johnny Galecki , Vincent D'Onofrio
Directed By: F. Javier Gutiérrez

#2

Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
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#2
Critics Consensus: Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween is an affront to comedy — and the audience.
Synopsis: Tiffany travels to Derrick Lake to celebrate her 18th birthday at a Halloween frat party in the middle of the [More]
Starring: Tyler Perry , Diamond White , Patrice Lovely , Cassi Davis
Directed By: Tyler Perry

#1

Flatliners (2017)
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#1
Critics Consensus: Flatliners falls flat as a horror movie and fails to improve upon its source material, rendering this reboot dead on arrival.
Synopsis: Five medical students embark on a daring and dangerous experiment to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond [More]
Starring: Diego Luna , Nina Dobrev , James Norton , Kiersey Clemons
Directed By: Niels Arden Oplev

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