The Best R-Rated Horror Movies

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List of R-Rated horror movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated horror movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated horror movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated horror movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated horror movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated horror films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated horror Film film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Everything from The Shining to Alien is included on this list.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best R-Rated horror movies?" and "What are the most famous R-Rated horror movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

Use this list if you're looking for some new horror movies that are rated R. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great horror movies rated R, so get out there and start watching.

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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
Released: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns
Released: 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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The Shining
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Released: 1980
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh
Released: 1960
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Released: 1984
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt
Released: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon, Tom Savini
Released: 1980
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
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Dawn of the Dead
Tom Savini, Ken Foree
Released: 1978
Directed by: George A. Romero
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Saw
Danny Glover, Monica Potter
Released: 2004
Directed by: James Wan
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Carrie
John Travolta, Sissy Spacek
Released: 1976
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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The Thing
Kurt Russell, Keith David
Released: 1982
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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Friday the 13th Part 2
Betsy Palmer, Lauren-Marie Taylor
Released: 1981
Directed by: Steve Miner
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The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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28 Days Later
Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2002
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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Scream
Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan
Released: 1996
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Piercing
Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska
Released: 2019
Directed by: Nicholas Pesce
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The Prodigy
Taylor Schilling, Colm Feore
Released: 2019
Directed by: Nicholas McCarthy
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Pet Sematary
Stephen King, Fred Gwynne
Released: 1989
Directed by: Mary Lambert
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Halloween II
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana Carvey
Released: 1981
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
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Greta
Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2019
Directed by: Neil Jordan
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne
Released: 1987
Directed by: Chuck Russell
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Rosemary's Baby
Mia Farrow, Tony Curtis
Released: 1968
Directed by: Roman Polanski
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Hellraiser
Doug Bradley, Andrew Robinson
Released: 1987
Directed by: Clive Barker