Sci-Fi Horror Movies on Netflix
Last updated September 21, 2023
The Thing
1982 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsScientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the plot thickens when the otherworldly canine changes form in the middle of the night. As it turns out, the dog is a shape-shifting alien that can attack animals -- and unsuspecting humans. Kurt Russell stars in this creepy John Carpenter-directed remake of the 1950s classic.
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Resident Evil
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a virus leaks from a top-secret industrial facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA virus is attacking the residents of Raccoon City, turning them into the undead. With the help of her colleague, Alice sets out to uncover the truth, even as she fends off an experimental weapon.
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Stake Land
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis genre-bending thriller combines vampires, religious fanatics and post-apocalyptic horrors with a coming-of-age tale that finds drifter Mister training young Martin to survive the nightmare that America has become as they journey to New Eden.
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Event Horizon
1997 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSeven years after it went missing, a spaceship sends a garbled signal back to Earth that sounds a lot like a cry for help. A rescue ship is dispatched to investigate, but the crew soon realizes that something unimaginable has happened on board.
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The Faculty
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMany teens think their teachers hail from another planet -- but what if it's true? Herrington High students notice that faculty members aren't quite themselves, and discover an alien infection they might not be able to stop.
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Dead Space: Aftermath
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsChristopher Judge, Peter Woodward, Ricardo Chavira and Gwendoline Yeofour lend voices to this epic animated feature centered on survivors of the &NFi;O'Bannon&NFi_;, which has lost contact with Earth in the year 2509.
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Quarantine 2: Terminal
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a virus that turns its victims into crazed killers infects travelers on an airplane, authorities seal off the jet to let the bug run its course. Realizing they've been left to die, a flight attendant and a passenger plan a daring escape.
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Re-Animator
1985 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, this campy send-up follows a medical student who develops a serum that miraculously revives the dead. With his roommate and his girlfriend, he reanimates a corpse -- but he doesn't factor in certain complications.
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Grabbers
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen alien monsters go on a murderous rampage on an Irish island, the only survivor is drunk -- because alcohol makes blood toxic to the aliens. Now, as a sober cop tries to stop the carnage, the rest of the town must get wasted in order to survive.
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Dead Space: Downfall
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA group of space miners uncovers evidence of humankind's creators, then unwittingly releases a violent alien race from within a faraway planet. Now, it's up to a special space crew to stop the evil beings from wreaking havoc on the human race.
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Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1995 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThose supersucking desert creatures are back --- and this time they're south of the border. As the creatures worm their way through the oil fields of Mexico, the only people who can wrangle them are veteran Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) and survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Add to that team a young punk out for cash (Christopher Gartin) and a fearless scientist (Helen Shaver), and the critters don't stand a chance.
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Slither
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the small burg of Wheelsy, housecats are turning into hellcats and townsfolk are morphing into zombies, prompting Sheriff Bill Pardy and the concerned wife of one of the town's richest citizens to uncover the dark forces at work.
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The Host
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn Seoul's River Han, a giant mutant creature has developed as a result of toxic chemical dumping. When the squidlike monster scoops up the teenage granddaughter of humble snack-bar owner Hie-bong, he races to track down the murderous beast.
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Hell
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Heading for the mountains in search of water, Marie, her sister Leonie and Phillip run into Tom, a first-rate mechanic who becomes indispensible. But can they trust him?
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The Langoliers
1995 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTen people awake on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to discover that the other passengers, the flight crew and the pilots have disappeared. After a passenger (David Morse) manages to land the plane, the small group of survivors soon makes a startling discovery. Not only are they alone on the plane -- they're alone on the planet. The sole sound on Earth comes from the mysterious Langoliers, who are systematically destroying everything in their path.
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The Bay
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFrom director Barry Levinson comes this gruesome tale of ecological horror that follows unfolding events in a seaside Maryland town as a deadly menace infests the bay and turns residents into hosts for mutant parasites.
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Storage 24
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this creepy thriller, an emergency power shutdown in London leaves four friends trapped by random circumstances in a cavernous storage facility. Before long, the group realizes that something lethal is inside the darkened warehouse with them.
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King Kong
1976 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEager to exploit petroleum reserves on a Pacific isle, an oil tycoon assembles a crew and sets sail, rescuing a starlet en route. On the island, they discover an enormous gorilla and bring it back to New York City, where it escapes and raises mayhem.
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eXistenZ
1999 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsLeading virtual-reality game designer Allegra Geller is testing a new prototype when an assassin wielding a daunting organic weapon attacks her. She survives the assault but must "portal" into her own game to get to the bottom of the intrigue.
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Vampire Bats
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this made-for-TV thriller, biology professor Maddy Rierdon discovers that a mutant species of vampire bats is responsible for a series of bizarre deaths. Can Maddy and her students find a way to stop the killer critters before it's too late?
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Leviathan
1989 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsPerched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners (including Hector Elizondo, Ernie Hudson and Daniel Stern) -- led by head oceanographer Steven Beck (Peter Weller) -- comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment. As Beck's crew members begin to disappear one by one, the flesh-eating monster lurks below the surface -- and the divers left alive are scared to death.
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Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
2001 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBurt Gummer (Michael Gross) returns home to Perfection, Nev., to find that the town of terror has become a theme park, and when the simulated giant worm attacks turn real, the survivalist must battle the creatures once again. Gummer pits his impressive knowledge of weaponry against the newest and deadliest generation of flesh-eating graboids, with help from two young entrepreneurs (Shawn Christian and Susan Chuang).
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Disturbing Behavior
1998 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this stylish chiller, high school newcomer Steve Clark quickly comes to realize that a conspiracy is afoot -- orchestrated by the guidance counselor -- to turn malcontents and misfits into squeaky clean robotic conformists.
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Species
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen scientists discover alien DNA, they create the ultimate femme fatale: a hybrid woman named Sil with supermodel looks, deadly shape-shifting abilities and raging hormones. When Sil escapes, a team scrambles to find her before she can reproduce.
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