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The Best Blumhouse Productions Movies

Updated February 18, 2020 10.5k votes 908 voters 20.5k views75 items

Blumhouse Productions have brought us some incredible films in the past years. Most popular for their horror movies, Jason Blum's production company has reached success with Blumhouse franchises, like the Paranormal Activity series, the Insidious franchise, and The Purge series. What are the best Blumhouse movies?

From The Boy Next Door to Split, the best Blumhouse movies range in style, tone, and overall content. This list of Blumhouse films includes critically acclaimed movies Whiplash, which won a Best Supporting Oscar for J.K. Simmons - and Get Out, which is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor categories. Other good Blumhouse movies include Creep, Hush, Sleight, The Belko Experiment, Happy Death Day, The Gift, and Ouija.

There are certainly many stunning films produced by Blumhouse. However, which films truly represent the best of the best? Vote up the movies from Blumhouse you feel are exceptional below. Any new Blumhouse movies that should be added or simply a film you feel is missing? Feel free to add it below.

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Get Out
Daniel Kaluuya, Catherine Keener
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jordan Peele
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Insidious
Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Released: 2010
Directed by: James Wan
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Sinister
Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio
Released: 2012
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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Split
James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy
Released: 2017
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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Whiplash
J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist
Released: 2014
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
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Hush
Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr.
Released: 2016
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
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Insidious: Chapter 2
Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Released: 2013
Directed by: James Wan
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Happy Death Day
Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard
Released: 2017
Directed by: Christopher B. Landon
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The Purge
Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2013
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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The Visit
Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould
Released: 2015
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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Oculus
Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff
Released: 2013
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
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Upgrade
Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel
Released: 2018
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
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Ouija: Origin Of Evil
Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso
Released: 2016
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
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The Belko Experiment
John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn
Released: 2017
Directed by: Greg McLean
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Paranormal Activity
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat
Released: 2007
Directed by: Oren Peli
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Insidious: Chapter 3
Stefanie Scott, Dermot Mulroney
Released: 2015
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
Insidious: Chapter 3 is a 2015 supernatural horror film directed by Leigh Whannell, and a prequel to the Insidious movies. Gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) reluctantly agrees to use her... more
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The Gift
Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall
Released: 2015
Directed by: Joel Edgerton
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Happy Death Day 2U
Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard
Released: 2019
Directed by: Christopher B. Landon
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The Purge: Anarchy
Frank Grillo
Released: 2014
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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Creep
Mark Duplass, Patrick Kack-Brice
Released: 2014
Directed by: Patrick Kack-Brice
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The Purge: Election Year
Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell
Released: 2016
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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Ma
Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans
Released: 2019
Directed by: Tate Taylor
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Dark Skies
Keri Russell, J.K. Simmons
Released: 2013
Directed by: Scott Stewart
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Unfriended
Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm
Released: 2014
Directed by: Leo Gabriadze
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Glass
Bruce Willis, James McAvoy
Released: 2019
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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