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Horror Movies With The Most Satisfying Endings

Updated March 26, 2021 7.6k votes 996 voters 34.4k views115 items

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Here is a list of horror movies with good endings that are extremely satisfying. Are you looking for a horror movie with a different twist to the ending? Tired of the same old endings to your movies? Browse through our handy list of horror movies with the most satisfying endings so that you can find a new favorite horror movie to watch. Ranked in order of most popular horror movie with satisfying endings to the least popular, you can see which horror movies were considered to have the best endings. You can also vote for your own favorite horror movies so that others can enjoy your favorites as well.

You can also copy and paste from the list to make your own list of horror movies with satisfying endings. Endings to scary movies don’t have to be the same to provide a great experience. Sometimes it is the movies with a twist that are the most memorable. And, with horror movies, these endings make for an even scarier story. Whether you prefer sad endings or happy endings, there are movies on this list to satisfy every preference.

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The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton
Released: 1999
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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Carrie
John Travolta, Sissy Spacek
Released: 1976
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The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1987
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The Others
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2001
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Poltergeist
Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams
Released: 1982
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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The Conjuring
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Released: 2013
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Hannibal Rising
Gong Li, Kevin McKidd
Released: 2007
Directed by: Peter Webber
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Orphan
Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
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I Spit on Your Grave
Sarah Butler, Andrew Howard
Released: 2010
Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
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The Cabin in the Woods
Chris Hemsworth, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2012
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Emilie de Ravin, Vinessa Shaw
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Dawn Of The Dead
Ving Rhames, Ty Burrell
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The Descent
Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza
Released: 2005
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dana Wynter, Sam Peckinpah
Released: 1956
Directed by: Don Siegel
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The Fly
Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1986
Directed by: David Cronenberg
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Frailty
Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton
Released: 2001
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Let Me In
Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins
Released: 2010
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The Last House on the Left
Sara Paxton, Aaron Paul
Released: 2009
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1408
Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack
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Wrong Turn
Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Released: 2003
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Fright Night
Colin Farrell, David Tennant
Released: 2011
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The Mist
Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden
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Darkness Falls
Emily Browning, Emma Caulfield
Released: 2003
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Hostel
Eli Roth, Ashley Robbins
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