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. These horror movies are all R-Rated, so if you want a more broad look at the genre check out The Best horror Movies of All Time. 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 you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

List ranges from Paranormal Activity to Final Destination 2 and more.

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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Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon, Tom Savini
Released: 1980
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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The Thing
Kurt Russell, Keith David
Released: 1982
Directed by: John Carpenter
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The Conjuring
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Released: 2013
Directed by: James Wan
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Saw
Danny Glover, Monica Potter
Released: 2004
Directed by: James Wan
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The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Released: 2016
Directed by: James Wan
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Paranormal Activity
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat
Released: 2007
Directed by: Oren Peli
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Final Destination 2
Ali Larter, A. J. Cook
Released: 2003
Directed by: David R. Ellis
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Underworld
Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen
Released: 2003
Directed by: Len Wiseman
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28 Days Later
Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2002
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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Riding the Bullet
David Arquette, Erika Christensen
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mick Garris
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns
Released: 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt
Released: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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An American Werewolf in London
Jenny Agutter, Frank Oz
Released: 1981
Directed by: John Landis
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Carrie
John Travolta, Sissy Spacek
Released: 1976
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Alien Predator
Lynn-Holly Johnson, Dennis Christopher
Released: 1985
Directed by: Deran Sarafian
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Alien Covenant
Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston
Released: 2017
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Released: 1984
Directed by: Wes Craven
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New Alcatraz
Dean Cain, Mark Sheppard
Released: 2001
Directed by: Phillip J. Roth
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Scream
Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan
Released: 1996
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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Alien: Resurrection
Winona Ryder, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 1997
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Shadow Walkers
Jason Coviello, Clay Adams
Released: 2005
Directed by: Mark Steven Grove
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Carrie
Julianne Moore, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2013
Directed by: Kimberly Peirce
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Alien 3
Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dance
Released: 1992
Directed by: David Fincher
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