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Andrew Buckner’s 75 Favorite Horror Films of the 2000s (So Far) Ranked

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by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that the inclusion of the feature films on this list are done so based on the criteria of an original release date in the 2000s.

75. Planet Terror (2007)

Director: Robert Rodriguez 

74. The Menu (2022)

Director: Mark Mylod

73. Titane (2021)

Director: Julia Ducournau

72. X (2022)

Director: Ti West

71. Long Night in a Dead City (2017)

Director: Richard Griffin 

70. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Director: Andre Ovredal

69. Mother of Tears (2007)

Director: Dario Argento 

68. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Director: Andre Ovredal

67. Lilith’s Awakening (2016)

Director: Monica Demes

66. Happy Death Day (2017)

Director: Christopher Landon

65. The Sacrament (2013)

Director: Ti West 

64. Land of the Dead (2005)

Director: George A. Romero

63. The Hunt (2020)

Director: Craig Zobel

62.  Horror in the High Desert (2021)

Director: Dutch Marich

61. Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Director: Lee Cronin

60. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Director: Drew Godard

59. Piranha 3D (2010)

Director: Alexandre Aja

58.The Last Exorcism (2010)

Director: Daniel Stamm

57. Thanksgiving (2023)

Director: Eli Roth

56. Pearl (2022)

Director: Ti West 

55. Speak No Evil (2022)

Director: Christian Tafdrup 

54. The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears (2013)

Directors: Bruno Forzani, Helene Cattet

53. The Neon Dead (2017)

Director: Torey Haas

52. 28 Days Later (2003)

Director: Danny Boyle

51. Late Night With the Devil (2023)

Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes

50. Crimson Peak (2015)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

49. The House of the Devil (2009)

Director: Ti West

48. Teeth (2007)

Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein 

47. Possum (2018)

Director: Matthew Holness

46. High Tension (2003)

Director: Alexandre Aja

45. Bring Her Back (2025)

Directors: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

44. Suspiria (2018)

Director: Luca Guidagnino

43. It (2017)

Director: Andy Muschietti

42. The Invisible Man (2020)

Director: Leigh Whannell

41. Doctor Sleep (2019)

Director: Mike Flanagan

40. The Black Phone (2022)

Director: Scott Derrickson 

39. The Girl With the Needle (2024)

Director: Magnus von Horn

38. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

Director: John Erick Dowdle

37. The Loved Ones (2009)

Director: Sean Byrne

36. The Lighthouse (2019)

Director: Robert Eggers

35. Midsommar (2019)

Director: Ari Aster

34. May (2002)

Director: Lucky McKee

33. Three…Extremes (2004)

Directors: Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook

32. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

Director: Shinichirou Ueda

31. Red Rooms (2023)

Director: Pascal Plante

30. Sinister (2012)

Director: Scott Derrickson 

29. Censor (2021)

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond

28. In a Violent Nature (2024)

Director: Chris Nash

27. Saw (2004)

Director: James Wan

26. The Conjuring (2013)

Director: James Wan

25. Rec (2007)

Directors: Jaume Balaguero, Paco Plaza

24. Barbarian (2022)

Director: Zach Creggor 

23. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Director: Panos Cosmatos

22. The Babadook (2014)

Director: Jennifer Kent 

21. Swallow (2019)

Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis

20. The House That Jack Built (2018)

Director: Lars von Trier

19. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

18. Martyrs (2008)

Director: Pascal Laugier

17. Inside (2007)

Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury

16. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

15. The Black Swan (2010)

Director: Darren Aronofsky

14. Skinamarink (2022)

Director: Kyle Edward Ball

13. Orphan (2009)

Director: Jaume Collett-Serra

12.  The Golden Glove (2019)

Director: Faith Akin

11. Paranormal Activity (2007)

Director: Oren Peli

10. Us (2019)

Director: Jordan Peele

9. The God Inside My Ear (2018)

Director: Joe Badon

8. The Substance (2024)

Director: Coralie Fargeat

7. The Wolf House (2018)

Directors: Joaquin Cocina, Cristobal Leon

6. Raw (2016)

Director: Julia Ducournau 

5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

4. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

3. Antichrist (2009)

Director: Lars von Trier

2. Hereditary (2018)

Director: Ari Aster

1. mother! (2017)

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Runners-up:

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Director: Ronny Yu

Seed of Chucky (2004)

Director: Don Mancini

Terrifier 2 (2022)

Director: Damien Leone

The 60 Greatest Films of 2017

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By Andrew Buckner

It has been another remarkable year for cinema. With this in mind, I gladly enclose my list of the sixty greatest films of 2017. The criteria I utilized when putting this composition together is that every picture had a U.S. release date in the aforementioned year. Please note that I have yet to see The Shape of Water and The Disaster Artist. Hence, the exclusion of these features from this article. Yet, make sure to return to this page. I will be adding to this piece once I have had the chance to view these pictures myself. Enjoy!

60. Icarus
Director: Bryan Fogel

59. Marshall
Director: Reginald Hudlin.

58. Wind River
Director: Taylor Sheridan.

57. A**holes
Director: Peter Vack.

56. Land of Mine
Director: Martin Zandvliet.

55. 20th Century Women
Director: Mike Mills.

54. Night Job
Director: J. Antonio.

53. Columbus
Director: Kogonada.

52. 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene
Director: Alexandre O. Phillipe.

51. Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary
Directors: John Campopiano, Justin White.

50. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Director: Noah Baumbach.

49. Okja
Director: Bong Joon-ho.

48. Get Out
Director: Jordan Peele.

47. The Big Sick
Director: Michael Showalter.

46. Fairfield Follies
Director: Laura Pepper.

45. Second Nature
Director: Michael Cross.

44. Baby Driver
Director: Edgar Wright.

43. Gerald’s Game
Director: Mike Flanagan.

42. 1922
Director: Zak Hilditch.

41. A Dark Song
Director: Liam Gavin.

40. Blade Runner 2049
Director: Dennis Villeneuve.

39. After the Storm
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

38. The Lost City of Z
Director: James Gray.

37. The Beguiled
Director: Sofia Coppola.

36. Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas.

35. Strapped for Danger
Director: Richard Griffin.

34. War for the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves.

33. Alien: Covenant
Director: Ridley Scott.

32. Blade of the Immortal
Director: Takashi Miike.

31. Kuso
Director: Flying Lotus.

30. Anti Matter
Director: Keir Burrows.

29. The Transfiguration
Director: Michael O’ Shea.

28. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Director: Steve James.

27. We Are the Flesh
Director: Emiliano Rocha Minter.

26. Rat Film
Director: Theo Anthony.

25. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk.

24.. The Lure
Director: Agnieszka Smoczynska.

23. Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond- Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Director: Chris Smith.

22. Mudbound
Director: Dee Rees.

21. A Cure for Wellness
Director: Gore Verbinski.

20. Colossal
Director: Nacho Vigalondo.

19. Spielberg
Director: Susan Lacy.

18. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Director: Richard Griffin.

17. A Quiet Passion
Director: Terence Davies.

16. David Lynch: The Art Life
Directors: Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm.

15. My Pet Dinosaur
Director: Matt Drummond.

14. Strong Island
 Director: Yance Ford.

13. Leftovers
Director: Seth Hancock.

12. The Phantom Thread
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson.

11.Loving Vincent
 Directors: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman.

10. Last Men in Aleppo
Directors: Firas Fayyad, Steen Johanessen, Hasan Kattan.

9. All the Money in the World
Director: Ridley Scott.

8. Long Night in a Dead City
Director: Richard Griffin.

7. Raw
Director: Julia Ducournau.

6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos.

5. Endless Poetry
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky.

4. Detroit
Director: Kathryn Bigelow.

3. A Ghost Story
Director: David Lowery.

2. The Post
Director: Steven Spielberg.

1. mother!
Director: Darren Aronofsky.