Best movies — horreur on Disney+ : our Top 20
At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a concise selection of the best horror films currently available on Disney+. The list covers a range of tones — from slow-burning psychological pieces to supernatural and creature features — so you can quickly find the kind of scare you prefer. Our picks are based on availability, critical reception and viewer interest, and we update them regularly to reflect catalog changes. Use this guide to locate and choose a solid horror watch on Disney+.
Updated on 02/06/2026
1979 · Ridley Scott
A commercial freighter returning to Earth answers a faint distress beacon from a remote world. A three-person landing party discovers a cavern full of eggs, and one ruptures—releasing a small organism that attacks a crewman. Unaware that the creature has implanted a parasitic lifeform inside its victim, the rest of the ship sails on toward a nightmare that is slowly coming to life.
With Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto
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2000 · Mary Harron
A successful, well-heeled investment banker in New York projects a flawless public image while secretly harboring a psychopathic alternate personality; as his detached, increasingly irrational impulses grow bolder and more gratuitous, he conceals the mounting danger from colleagues and friends.
With Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross and Bill Sage
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1976 · Richard Donner
Grieving the loss of their unborn child, U.S. diplomat Robert Thorn secretly adopts an infant without telling his wife—unwittingly bringing into their home the literal child of Satan.
With Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton and Martin Benson
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2011 · Kevin Smith
Andrew travels back to small-town roots for his mother’s funeral, where old friendships and memories resurface. At the same time he decides to stop taking the potent antidepressants he’s been on. An unexpected encounter with Sam, a young woman facing her own health struggles, offers a fragile chance to rebuild emotional bonds, confront his father—a practicing psychologist—and maybe begin again.
With Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Nicholas Braun and Kerry Bishé
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2024 · Fede Álvarez
A ragged crew of young colonists, combing the shadowed decks of an abandoned orbital station for salvage, awaken a primeval, predatory lifeform whose cunning and appetite turn their mission into a brutal struggle to survive and uncover the dark secret hiding in the station’s depths.
With Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu
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2024 · Fede Álvarez
Salvaging the shadowed bowels of an abandoned orbital station, a group of young colonists stumbles onto a presence unlike any they imagined — an ancient, adaptive lifeform that hunts not just bodies but their deepest fears. Cut off from help and supplies, they must unravel the creature’s terrifying nature and hold together their fragile trust if they hope to escape.
With Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu and Rosie Ede
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2022 · Mimi Cave
Tired of endless swiping that only leads to bland, forgettable dates, Noa breaks her routine when she bumps into Steve—an endearingly awkward stranger—in the grocery store's produce aisle and, on impulse, hands him her number, igniting an unexpected, tender connection that might finally upend her skeptical view of modern romance.
With Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang, Dayo Okeniyi, Charlotte Le Bon and Brett Dier
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2007 · Francis Lawrence
In 17th-century Virginia, the daughter of a tribal leader forms a forbidden romantic bond with an English soldier, forcing them to navigate loyalty, identity, and rising tensions as European settlers encroach on her people's lands.
With Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith and Emma Thompson
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2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Six months after a virulent, rage-inducing pathogen appeared to have annihilated the entire population of the British Isles, a team of Americans crosses over, convinced the threat has passed. Their optimism is short-lived: they soon find the contagion still alive and lurking, ready to strike fresh prey.
With Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton
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2001 · Albert Hughes
Detective Frederick Abberline, a Scotland Yard investigator battling opium dependency, is drawn into the hunt for Jack the Ripper and finds himself falling for one of the women on the killer’s list. In the Hughes brothers’ screen adaptation of a graphic novel that purports to reveal the murderer's identity, Abberline’s addiction, desire and the surrounding conspiracies threaten to entangle his search for the truth.
With Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson, Jason Flemyng and Katrin Cartlidge
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2018 · Corin Hardy
After witnessing a mob hit in Reno, a nightclub singer is placed in witness protection at a secluded convent. The mother superior, uneasy about the newcomer, imposes strict boundaries to keep her from influencing the other sisters. Undeterred, the singer breathes new life into the struggling choir and organizes community outreach, drawing unexpected local acclaim — and a television interview that alerts the criminals who want her silenced.
With Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir, Bonnie Aarons, Jonas Bloquet, Ingrid Bisu, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga
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1976 · Richard Donner
A young American arrives in Rome to begin a religious vocation, but soon becomes entangled in a creeping darkness that shakes her faith to its core. As doubt sets in, she uncovers a chilling, clandestine scheme intent on bringing a living embodiment of malevolence into the world, forcing her to confront her beliefs and race to stop a horror from being unleashed.
With Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton and Martin Benson
2013 · Randy Moore
A mysterious spacecraft deposits three talking chimpanzees on Earth, plunging humanity into astonishment; captivated by their intelligence, scientists confine and study them—until the apes stage a desperate bid for freedom.
With Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Danielle Safady, Annet Mahendru, Jack Dalton and Alison Lees-Taylor
2004 · Stevan Mena
A tiny girl no bigger than a few inches emerges from a blossom and fears she’ll never meet someone her own size—until Prince Cornelius, a fairy noble, falls in love with her. Their fledgling romance is abruptly shattered when the scheming Ms. Toad snatches her away. Determined to break free and find Cornelius, Thumbelina must escape her captor and journey through a bustling animal-filled town where unexpected allies rally to help reunite her with the prince.
With Jay Cohen, R. Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee, Richard Glover, Courtney Bertolone and John Richard Ingram
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1992 · David Fincher
Ripley, having fled an extraterrestrial nightmare with Newt and Hicks, is forced to crash on Fiorina 161, a remote prison world housing a grim correctional facility. Newt and Hicks do not survive the impact, but a far more dangerous survivor does, turning the compound into a deadly trap. With weapons barred by prison rules and help days away, the inmates and staff must improvise whatever means they can to stay alive.
With Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite, Ralph Brown, Paul McGann and Danny Webb
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2014 · David Robert Mitchell
Une femme jeune est traquée par une force surnaturelle mystérieuse à la suite d'une expérience intime.
With Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe and Bailey Spry
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2020 · Tyler MacIntyre
Maggie adopts an emotional-support dog to help soothe her chronic anxiety, and the animal works even better than she hoped — but his way of protecting her is lethal. Oblivious to the fact that anyone who increases her stress mysteriously ends up dead, Maggie basks in a newfound calm as a string of unexplained fatalities circles ever closer.
With Judy Greer, Ellen Wong, McKinley Freeman, Steve Guttenberg, Elise Neal, María Conchita Alonso and Aaron Eisenberg
1990 ·
In the battle-scarred neighborhoods of Los Angeles, a police chief uncovers that an otherworldly predator is systematically picking off residents — and soon finds himself marked as its next victim.
With Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi and Adam Baldwin
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1997 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Two centuries after Lt. Ripley’s death, scientists recreate her through cloning in a bid to produce the ultimate biological weapon. The new Ripley proves unpredictable — and the aliens they’ve been experimenting on have evolved into an even deadlier threat. Forced into an uneasy partnership with a ragtag crew of smugglers, she must stop the creatures from making it to Earth.
With Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott and Kim Flowers
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2023 · Rob Savage
After their mother's sudden death, a teenage girl and her younger sister are besieged by a malevolent force that prowls their home. With their father lost in a fog of sorrow, the sisters must force him to face the danger and unite against the evil before it’s too late.
With Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Madison Hu and Maddie Nichols
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Best movies Disney+ by genre
We hope this selection helps you find the right fright on Disney+. If you'd like more options, take a look at our other Disney+ genre selections to discover films that match your mood. We update our lists regularly, so check back for new additions and changes.