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The Goriest Movies Ever Made
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Vote up the goriest movies ever.
Are you a fan of super gory movies? If so, you’ve come to the perfect place to find a new favorite gory movie. Go ahead and browse through this list of the goriest movies ever made to find a new favorite splatter classic. They're listed in order of the most popular gory movie ever made to the least popular, so you can easily see which gory movies are considered the best by voters just like you. If you don’t agree with the rankings, you can vote for your own favorite gory movie to get it placed higher on the list or vote down others. Let others see which gory movies you consider to be the best.
You can also discover foreign cult classics such as Ichi the Killer, which is one of the most violent movies ever made. If your idea of violent is Scream, then be prepared to be shocked with nearly over-the-top levels of gore. In the Japanese Guinea Pig series, intestines flying every which way isn't uncommon. Also, keep in mind that these don't necessarily have to be horror movies, as even the best action movies can be quite gory too.
You can also add your favorite gory movie to the list if you don’t see it listed. Or, you can copy and paste from the list to make your very own list of favorite gore movies. If you are hoping for a gory movie marathon to celebrate Halloween with, you are sure to find several gory movies on this list that you’ve never seen, making the marathon of gory movies a special fright night to remember.
Go ahead and stock up on plenty of Halloween candy for easily accessible snacks. You won’t want to take your eyes off the gross movie or you might miss the best part!
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- 1Eli Roth, Mike Fleiss
- Actors: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jana Kaderabkova
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Eli Roth
Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to ...more - 2Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena
- Actors: Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Alexandre Aja
A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers become stranded in a barren atomic zone established by the U.S. government. However, the unlucky travelers discover to their horror that ...more - 3Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman
- Actors: Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Tobin Bell
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: James Wan
Photographer Adam Stanheight (Leigh Whannell) and oncologist Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) regain consciousness while chained to pipes at either end of a filthy bathroom. As the two men realize ...more - 4Erik Feig, Robert Kulzer, Stan Winston
- Actors: Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Rob Schmidt
Friends Jessie (Eliza Dushku) and Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are traveling with pals Scott (Jeremy Sisto), Evan (Kevin Zegers) and Francine (Lindy Booth) when they have car trouble in West Virginia. ...more - 5Tobe Hooper
- Actors: Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail
- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Tobe Hooper
When Sally (Marilyn Burns) hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul A. Partain), set out with their friends to investigate. After a ...more - 6Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules
- Actors: Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Franky G, Glenn Plummer
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Darren Bousman
On the hunt for the twisted vigilante and serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) and his team must apprehend the elusive murderer to rescue eight people trapped ...more - 7Andy Gould, Andrew D. Given
- Actors: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Karen Black, Chris Hardwick
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Rob Zombie
An empty fuel tank and a flat tire lead two couples down a terror-riddled road to the House of 1000 Corpses. "House of 1000 Corpses" is at its core a story of family - a cast of twisted individuals ...more - 8Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Andy Gould
- Actors: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Rob Zombie
After a raid on the rural home of the psychopathic Firefly family, two members of the clan, Otis (Bill Moseley) and Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), manage to flee the scene. Heading to a remote desert ...more - 9Christopher Figg
- Actors: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Clive Barker
Sexual deviant Frank (Sean Chapman) inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he tinkers with a box he bought while abroad. The act unleashes gruesome beings called Cenobites, who tear Frank's body ...more - 10Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell
- Actors: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Fede Alvarez
Mia (Jane Levy), a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David (Shiloh Fernandez), his girlfriend, Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore) and their friends Olivia ...more - 11Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman
- Actors: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus Macfadyen, Dina Meyer
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Darren Bousman
Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) becomes a pawn in the Jigsaw Killer's (Tobin Bell) latest gory game. Kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse, she finds Jigsaw bedridden and dying. Her task is ...more - 12Rob Tapert
- Actors: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Richard DeManincor, Theresa Tilly
- Released: 1981
- Directed by: Sam Raimi
Ashley "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend and three pals hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away. There they find an old book, the Necronomicon, whose text reawakens the dead ...more - 13Rob Zombie, Malek Akkad, Andy Gould
- Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Danny Trejo, Danielle Harris
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Rob Zombie
Nearly two decades after being committed to a mental institution for killing his stepfather and older sister, Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) breaks out, intent on returning to the town of Haddonfield, ...more - 14Sean S. Cunningham
- Actors: Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, F.J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain
- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Wes Craven
Teenagers Mari (Sandra Cassel) and Phyllis (Lucy Grantham) head to the city for a concert, then afterward go looking for drugs. Instead, they find a gang of escaped convicts who subject them to a ...more - 15Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules
- Actors: Tobin Bell, Scott Gordon-Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor, Lyriq Bent
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Darren Bousman
During the autopsy of serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), a cassette tape is discovered in his stomach in which he warns that his gory games will continue. Sure enough, SWAT Lt. Daniel Rigg (Lyriq ...more - 16Sean S. Cunningham
- Actors: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin ...more - 17Richard P. Rubinstein
- Actors: David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, Scott H. Reiniger, David Crawford
- Released: 1978
- Directed by: George A. Romero
As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In ...more - 18Eli Roth, Lauren Moews, Sam Froelich
- Actors: Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Rider Strong, Joey Kern, Cerina Vincent
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Eli Roth
Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. Panicking, he ...more - 19Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
- Actors: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Against the advice of locals and police, Clay (Jared Padalecki) scours the eerie woods surrounding Crystal Lake for his missing sister. But the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp are not the ...more - 20Oren Koules
- Actors: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Gordon-Patterson, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: David Hackl
As the apparently last disciple and heir apparent of Jigsaw, Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) goes on the hunt to protect his secret. Using a series of increasingly bizarre and grisly traps, Hoffman ...more - 21Christopher Figg
- Actors: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Tony Randel
Confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) insists her supposedly dead father is stuck in hell, controlled by sadomasochistic demons after being betrayed by his evil, ...more - 22Mark Burg, Oren Koules
- Actors: Betsy Russell, Chester Bennington, Cary Elwes, Tobin Bell, Sean Patrick Flanery
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Kevin Greutert
Saw VII is 2010 horror film written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton and directed by Kevin Greutert. - 23Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, Rob Zombie
- Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif, Scout Taylor-Compton
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Rob Zombie
A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' (Malcolm McDowell) revelation that she's ...more - 24Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules
- Actors: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Kevin Greutert
With Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) still directing events from beyond the grave, Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) emerges as the heir to the killer's twisted legacy. But as the FBI closes in, Hoffman sets in motion a ...more - 25Franco Palaggi, Franco Di Nunzio
- Actors: Ruggero Deodato, Luca Barbareschi, Robert Kerman, Gregory Snegoff, Edward Mannix
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Ruggero Deodato
Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian cannibal film directed by Ruggero Deodato from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici, starring Carl Gabriel Yorke, Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, and Luca Giorgio ...more
