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    French Horror Movies

    The 40 most popular french horror movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    A Mind in Chaos
    TMDB1.8

    A Mind in Chaos

    2025 · 1h 41m

    After surviving a mass shooting at her office, a former mean exec attends a secluded therapy retreat in the hopes of recovering, but when odd occurrences keep happening, she begins to suspect that something else is lurking in the shadows.

    Dracula
    TMDB3.6
    FF4.0

    Dracula

    2025 · 2h 10m · FR

    In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

    The Purge: Anarchy
    TMDB3.3

    The Purge: Anarchy

    2014 · 1h 43m · FR

    One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

    Possession
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.5

    Possession

    1981 · 2h 4m · FR

    A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

    Ghostland
    TMDB3.7

    Ghostland

    2018 · 1h 31m · CA

    A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

    Revenge
    TMDB3.3
    FF4.0

    Revenge

    2017 · 1h 48m · BE

    Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.

    High Tension
    TMDB3.4

    High Tension

    2003 · 1h 31m · FR

    Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

    Land of the Dead
    TMDB3.1

    Land of the Dead

    2005 · 1h 33m · CA

    The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.

    Alpha
    TMDB3.1

    Alpha

    2025 · 2h 8m · FR

    Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

    The Carpenter's Son
    TMDB3.0

    The Carpenter's Son

    2025 · 1h 34m · FR

    A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.

    The Orphanage
    TMDB3.6

    The Orphanage

    2007 · 1h 45m · ES

    A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

    Knife Under the Throat
    TMDB2.1

    Knife Under the Throat

    1986 · 1h 20m · FR

    A woman posing in erotic magazines is stalked by a maniac who kills the people around her.

    MadS
    TMDB3.2

    MadS

    2024 · 1h 29m · FR

    A teenager stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman, and the night takes a surreal turn.

    Under Paris
    TMDB3.0

    Under Paris

    2024 · 1h 42m · FR

    In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.

    Blood: The Last Vampire
    TMDB3.0

    Blood: The Last Vampire

    2009 · 1h 31m · CN

    On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling". Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.

    Climax
    TMDB3.5
    FF4.5

    Climax

    2018 · 1h 37m · FR

    When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.

    Brotherhood of the Wolf
    TMDB3.4

    Brotherhood of the Wolf

    2001 · 2h 31m · FR

    In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

    Titane
    TMDB3.1
    FF0.5

    Titane

    2021 · 1h 48m · BE

    A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.

    Painless
    TMDB3.1

    Painless

    2012 · 1h 45m · FR

    While searching for a solution to his serious health condition, David, a renowned neurosurgeon, discovers a sinister secret hidden in the past.

    The Returned
    TMDB2.8

    The Returned

    2004 · 1h 42m · FR

    The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.

    Raw
    TMDB3.5

    Raw

    2017 · 1h 39m · BE

    Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless, and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. She soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

    Species
    TMDB1.8

    Species

    2026 · 1h 43m · FR

    Margot, a young intern at the country's most competitive ER, struggles in the high-pressure environment. When multiple patients her age arrive with strange symptoms, her own body begins experiencing alarming transformations.

    Eyes Without a Face
    TMDB3.8

    Eyes Without a Face

    1960 · 1h 24m · FR

    Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

    Carnal Sins
    TMDB3.3

    Carnal Sins

    2024 · 1h 36m · AR

    Fleeing homophobic attacks, Nino moves to a rural house amidst a forest haunted by Almamula, a monster that takes those who commit carnal sins. In a world of whispers, unspoken desires and prayers, Nino’s curiosity and impulses rise to the surface.

    Infested
    TMDB3.3

    Infested

    2023 · 1h 46m · FR

    Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.

    Hostile
    TMDB2.0

    Hostile

    2014 · 1h 30m · FR

    Meredith Langston always longed to have children. She finally makes this happen when she adopts two young adolescent girls. However, her now idyllic world sours rapidly and dream veers to nightmare when she quickly finds that she is unable to cope with their increasingly strange behaviour. Desperate, she seeks the help of two journalists working for a local TV programme ‘SOS Adoption’. Unfortunately it is all for nothing, especially when the reporters discover that there is another presence in the house.

    The Night Eats the World
    TMDB3.0

    The Night Eats the World

    2018 · 1h 34m · FR

    After waking up to find himself all alone in an apartment where a massive party was being held the night before, Sam is immediately forced to face a terrifying reality: the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris.

    Inside
    TMDB3.4

    Inside

    2007 · 1h 23m · FR

    Months after a tragic accident, Sarah, a young pregnant woman, must spend Christmas Eve alone in her house before giving birth the next day. But in the middle of the night, a creepy visitor knocks at her door willing to do anything to get what they want, setting off a night of pure terror.

    Oxygen
    TMDB3.3

    Oxygen

    2021 · 1h 40m · FR

    A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air.

    Rubber
    TMDB3.0

    Rubber

    2010 · 1h 22m · FR

    In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.

    Mutants
    TMDB2.6

    Mutants

    2009 · 1h 25m · FR

    A nasty virus has spread throughout the human race turning the population into something ...else. After a brief setup (and a messy hit and run) we’re introduced to an ambulance and its four occupants. Sonia and Marco are together and riding with two police officers. Tensions rise between them as they head for a mythical research facility called NOAH that is reportedly infection free and working on a cure, and circumstances lead to Sonia and Marco holing up alone in an abandoned building. She’s pregnant, in love, and apparently immune to the virus… and she realizes that he’s been infected. He slowly transforms but her love for him refuses to give up on a cure, so she sets out to survive the onslaught of infected, attacks from still-human marauders, and the growing threat from her baby’s daddy.

    Other
    TMDB2.8

    Other

    2025 · 1h 35m · FR

    Alice returns home after her mother's death to find the house unchanged-and haunted by a dark presence. As fear builds, buried trauma resurfaces, and a terrifying truth is revealed.

    The Deep Dark
    TMDB2.9

    The Deep Dark

    2023 · 1h 43m · FR

    1956, in the north of France. A group of underground miners is forced to take a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide that prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly awaken a legendary bloodthirsty creature.

    Lux Æterna
    TMDB3.0

    Lux Æterna

    2020 · 51m · FR

    Charlotte Gainsbourg agrees to play a witch condemned to be burned at the stake in the first film directed by Béatrice Dalle. But the chaotic production, technical problems, and psychotic breakdowns gradually plunge the shoot into a chaos of pure light.

    The Room
    TMDB3.2

    The Room

    2019 · 1h 39m · BE

    Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

    The Demoniacs
    TMDB2.9

    The Demoniacs

    1974 · 1h 40m · BE

    A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge against the pirates.

    Kraken
    TMDB2.4

    Kraken

    2026 · FR

    In a housing project, an abandoned tower fuels rumors. As strange disappearances multiply, five young people have no choice but to enter once again. Trapped in a deadly snare, they will soon realize that escaping will be impossible…

    Cold Skin
    TMDB3.2
    FF3.5

    Cold Skin

    2017 · 1h 46m · FR

    A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

    Kandisha
    TMDB3.1

    Kandisha

    2022 · 1h 25m · FR

    One summer evening, Amelie invokes the spirit of Kandisha, a vengeful creature from a Moroccan legend. The game quickly turns into a nightmare when her loved ones begin to disappear.

    Final Cut
    TMDB3.3

    Final Cut

    2022 · 1h 50m · FR

    Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.

    About French Horror Movies

    French cinema

    French cinema invented much of what we consider film language, then reinvented it again with the Nouvelle Vague of the late 1950s. It remains Europe's most prolific film industry, with a strong tradition of state support for auteur work.

    Horror

    Horror is cinema's most reliable laboratory — cheap to make, endlessly reinvented, and unusually good at smuggling in subtext. Every few years a national wave redefines it: Italian giallo, Japanese J-horror, the Korean thriller, American indie horror.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1960–2026
    Best reviewed
    Eyes Without a Face (7.6)
    Often also
    Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction

    Common questions

    What are the best French horror movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are A Mind in Chaos, Dracula, and The Purge: Anarchy. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    French horror movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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