Best horror movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
41 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Most are in English (23), Japanese (5), French (4). Newest addition: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, added to MUBI on 2 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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2. Faust (1926)
Movie · German · 1h 46m · Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (18.8K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
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3. Godzilla (1954)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (46.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not o
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4. The Substance (2024)
Movie · English · 2h 21m · A · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (4.7L votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedFunny
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Movie · English · 2h 15m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (1.2L votes)
TwistyMatureSlow-burnDark & gritty
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another
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6. Eraserhead (1977)
Movie · English · 1h 29m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (1.5L votes)
TwistySlow-burnMatureDark & gritty
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
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7. Midsommar (2019)
Movie · English · 2h 27m · A · Horror, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (5.0L votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunningDark & gritty
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in the
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8. Videodrome (1983)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (1.2L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and ne
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9. The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 49m · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 7.0 (50.0K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureFunnyCold & detached
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
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10. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.0 (8.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and it
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11. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.9 (8.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
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12. Outer Space (1999)
Movie · German · 11m · Horror · IMDb 7.1 (3.3K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A young woman move towards a house that holds a potentially dangerous spirit that has been tormenting her. The woman tries to fight against the film itself as it starts to cause the world to collapse.
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13. The Golden Glove (2019)
Movie · German · 1h 50m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (22.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedSlow-burn
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
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14. Rapture (1980)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 50m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (4.1K votes)
TwistySlow-burnDark & grittyMature
José Sirgado is a low-budget filmmaker whose heroin addiction distorts his perspective of the real world. Although he is a depressed and unstable individual, his mood improves when he receives the mysterious films of Pedro, with whom he shares his passion for cinema.
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15. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.8 (3.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japa
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16. The Snails (1966)
Movie · French · 11m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 6.8 (2.8K votes)
Slow-burnFunnyCold & detachedLow-stakes
In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.
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17. Antichrist (2009)
Movie · English · 1h 44m · A · Drama, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (1.5L votes)
TwistyMatureSlow-burnDark & gritty
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
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18. Green Vinyl (2004)
Movie · Portuguese · 16m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 6.8 (1.2K votes)
Slow-burn
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
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19. God Is Shy (2026)
Movie · French · 16m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (387 votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & grittyCold & detached
During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.
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20. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
Movie · English · 1h 52m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (23.3K votes)
TwistyMatureFunnyDark & gritty
An ambitious director sets out to revive a faded slasher franchise, but her meeting with the film’s reclusive original star spirals into a terrifying maze of obsession, fear, and blood-soaked delusion.
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21. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (8.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new
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22. Titane (2021)
Movie · French · 1h 48m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.4 (68.1K votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyCold & detached
A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.
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23. Night Tide (1961)
Movie · English · 1h 24m · Romance, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (4.8K votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A young sailor is enamored with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As their existences become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon.
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24. A Place Without Fear (2024)
Movie · English · 30m · Animation, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (274 votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningDark & gritty
Through a nonlinear, abstract and surreal form of storytelling, this film follows a protagonist through a labyrinth of physical and emotional situations, set in a house which acts as both the set for the story and a metaphor for the mind. The techniques used in the film are a mix of analogue and digital: actual painti
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25. Hollywood 90028 (1973)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.9 (793 votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Mark, a cameraman who aspires to work on serious Hollywood films but can only find work making porno loops, turns to murder when his personal and professional frustrations reach their breaking point.
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26. Lamb (2021)
Movie · IS · 1h 46m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 6.3 (45.6K votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyTwistyMature
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
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27. House of Seven Belles (1979)
Movie · English · 1h 32m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 4.4 (204 votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
The seven sisters of the outcast LeFleur family try to survive in a post-Civil War Deep South. The movie was unable to be completed, thus, it may be left to the viewer to imagine the ending to his screeching, sinful epic.
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28. The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds (1965)
Movie · English · 1h 21m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.0 (570 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
Johnson, an agent for the Liquor Control Department, comes across the remote Cuckoo Bird Inn after escaping from a band of cut-throat moonshiners and a mysterious killer. He realizes there that he must discover the identity of the killer before the inn's demented occupants turn him into another display in the grotesque
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29. If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971)
Movie · English · 53m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 4.3 (673 votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyDialogue-drivenSlow-burn
Based on the psychobabble of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle; what would happen to America if its citizens do not give up their depraved ways and turn to the light for salvation? Communist infiltrators, the 'footmen', will pave the way for an all-out invasion by weakening our will through television, dance, rock music, and al
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30. Flux Gourmet (2022)
Movie · English · 1h 52m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 5.8 (3.8K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyMatureSlow-burn
At an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.
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