The Ultimate Guide to Every A24 Horror Movie Ever Released

The Ultimate Guide to Every A24 Horror Movie Ever Released is your ultimate watch list guide - or a collection of information on your favorite horror movies!

A24. The name alone conjures a specific feeling among film fans, especially those who dabble in the darker corners of cinema. That's you & me, horror fans.  Over the past decade plus, this independent entertainment company hasn't just distributed films, it's cultivated an identity - a brand synonymous with distinctive and often challenging, and consistently conversation-starting cinema. While their slate spans various genres, it's perhaps in the realm of our favorite genre, horror, that A24 has made its biggest mark, championing filmmakers with unique visions and delivering scares that linger long after the credits roll. A24 has elevated the genre to heights never seen before, and helped to make horror a genre that is no less important than drama or comedy.

From chilling psychological studies to visceral body horror and explorations of folk dread, A24's approach to the horror genre is anything but conventional. They've given us nightmares that are as thought-provoking as they are terrifying, often blurring the lines between horror, drama, and existential dread.

In the Ultimate Guide to Every A24 Horror Movie Ever Released we take a deep dive into every single horror - and horror adjacent - film released under the A24 banner, presented in order of their release date. Whether this is a guide to your favorites, or a watch guide, I hope you enjoy :) 

The Ultimate Guide to Every A24 Horror Movie Ever Released

Under the Skin (2013)

A chillingly minimalist and unsettling science fiction horror film that follows an extraterrestrial entity in human form as she preys on unsuspecting men in Scotland. Hauntingly atmospheric with a mesmerizing performance from its lead, the film is a disquieting exploration of otherness and human nature. Buy Under The Skin (Blu-Ray) now!

• Release Date: April 4, 2014 (US Limited)
• Director: Jonathan Glazer
• Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
• Synopsis: An enigmatic woman seduces lonely men in Scotland, but her true purpose is far more sinister than it appears.
• Box Office Gross: $5.4 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmbH3p-fMfw

Tusk (2014)

From the wildly imaginative mind of Kevin Smith comes a bizarre and darkly comedic body horror tale. A journalist’s interview with an eccentric seafarer takes a horrific turn when he becomes the subject of a bizarre and grotesque experiment. Buy it now!

• Release Date: September 19, 2014
• Director: Kevin Smith
• Cast: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment, Génesis Rodríguez
• Synopsis: A podcaster travels to Canada to interview a reclusive adventurer but finds himself being transformed into a walrus.
• Box Office Gross: $4.2 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/I03oG7zP6jg

Ex Machina (2014)

While primarily a science fiction thriller, Ex Machina delves into themes of artificial intelligence, manipulation, and power dynamics with a growing sense of unease and dread that gives it a horror edge. A young programmer is invited to evaluate a stunningly lifelike humanoid AI. Buy it now!

• Release Date: April 24, 2015 (US)
• Director: Alex Garland
• Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac
• Synopsis: A young programmer is invited to the secluded estate of his CEO to participate in a groundbreaking experiment with artificial intelligence.
• Box Office Gross: $36.9 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2Ps_o-ocE
  
  

The Witch (2015)

A masterpiece of atmospheric and dread-filled folk horror. Set in 17th-century New England, the film follows a devout Christian family who are terrorized by dark forces in the woods, leading to paranoia and tragedy. Buy it now!

• Release Date: February 19, 2016
• Director: Robert Eggers
• Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger
• Synopsis: A family in 1630s New England is cast out of their Puritan colony and forced to build a new home next to a sinister woods.
• Box Office Gross: $40.4 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjBN0b0LwVg

Green Room (2015)

A brutal and intense siege thriller with significant horror elements. A punk band finds themselves trapped in a remote venue after witnessing a murder committed by neo-Nazis. Buy it now!

• Release Date: April 15, 2016 (US)
• Director: Jeremy Saulnier
• Cast: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart
• Synopsis: A punk band is trapped in a secluded venue after finding a scene of violence, and they must fight for survival against a gang of ruthless skinheads.
• Box Office Gross: $3.8 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzY3ct9G60o

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)

A slow-burn psychological horror film that masterfully builds an atmosphere of dread and unease. Two students left behind at a Catholic boarding school over winter break are terrorized by an unseen evil.  Buy it now!

• Release Date: March 31, 2017 (US)
• Director: Osgood Perkins
• Cast: Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton
• Synopsis: Two girls are left alone at an all-girls boarding school over winter break, where they discover they are not alone.
• Box Office Gross: $38,348 (Worldwide) - Note: This film had a limited theatrical release and was also available on DirecTV Cinema.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/peV0-S1xQ1I

The Monster (2016)

A tense and emotional creature feature focusing on a mother and daughter who are terrorized by a vicious creature after their car breaks down on a secluded road. Buy it now!

• Release Date: November 11, 2016 (Limited and VOD)
• Director: Bryan Bertino
• Cast: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Scott Speedman
• Synopsis: A mother and daughter are stranded on a desolate road at night and find themselves the target of a terrifying creature.
• Box Office Gross: $33,076 (Worldwide) - Note: This film had a limited theatrical run alongside its VOD release.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/JVQ6gD2z25w

It Comes At Night (2017)

A post-apocalyptic psychological horror film that focuses on the terror of the unknown and the breakdown of trust in a world ravaged by a mysterious illness. A family hiding in a secluded home is forced to take in another family seeking refuge. Buy it now!

• Release Date: June 9, 2017
• Director: Trey Edward Shults
• Cast: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Riley Keough
• Synopsis: A man protecting his family from an unknown threat lurking outside their home is put to the test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
• Box Office Gross: $19.7 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDG9nCr6oYA

The Killing of A Sacred Deer (2017)

A chilling and darkly humorous psychological thriller with a pervasive sense of dread and uncanny valley. A surgeon's life unravels when the son of a former patient begins to insinuate himself into his family. Buy it now!

• Release Date: November 3, 2017 (US Limited)
• Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
• Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic
• Synopsis: A charismatic surgeon is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
• Box Office Gross: $6.9 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFdGfwChtw

Hereditary (2018)

Often cited as one of the most terrifying horror movies of recent years, Hereditary is a deeply disturbing exploration of grief, trauma, and inherited family secrets, blending psychological horror with supernatural dread. Buy it now!

• Release Date: June 8, 2018
• Director: Ari Aster
• Cast: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd
• Synopsis: A family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, following the death of their matriarch.
• Box Office Gross: $80.2 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6SWKSv8Qps

The Hole In The Ground (2019)

An Irish supernatural horror film that taps into the primal fear of losing one's child, or rather, realizing the child you have might not be yours. A mother in a new town becomes increasingly worried about her son's disturbing behavior after he disappears into a mysterious sinkhole in the woods. Buy it now!

• Release Date: March 1, 2019 (US)
• Director: Lee Cronin
• Cast: Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, James Quinn Markey
• Synopsis: A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son suspects his increasingly disturbing behavior may be linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest.
• Box Office Gross: $3.4 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x30wG0t_1w
  
  

Midsommar (2019)

Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary is a sun-drenched folk horror film that is as visually stunning as it is unsettling. A grieving woman travels with her emotionally distant boyfriend to a remote Swedish village for a midsummer festival, only to find herself in the grip of a pagan cult. Buy it now!

• Release Date: July 3, 2019
• Director: Ari Aster
• Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter
• Synopsis: A couple travels to rural Sweden for a festival that occurs every 90 years, only to find themselves in the grasp of a pagan cult.
• Box Office Gross: $48.3 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ARqG4WZfP0
  
  

The Lighthouse (2019)

A visually striking and psychologically intense film that blends horror, fantasy, and dark comedy. Two lighthouse keepers on a remote New England island descend into madness as they are battered by a storm and their own isolation. Buy it now!

• Release Date: October 25, 2019 (US Limited)
• Director: Robert Eggers
• Cast: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe
• Synopsis: Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
• Box Office Gross: $18.3 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT5M19J-pU8

Saint Maud (2019)

A haunting and unsettling psychological horror film about a devoutly religious hospice nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. Buy it now!

• Release Date: January 31, 2020 (UK), October 9, 2020 (US Limited)
• Director: Rose Glass
• Cast: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle
• Synopsis: A pious hospice nurse believes she must save the soul of her dying patient, but her obsession takes a sinister turn.
• Box Office Gross: $2.5 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVPQ_b2kvGs

False Positive (2021)

A psychological horror film that taps into anxieties surrounding pregnancy and the medical patriarchy. A couple struggling with infertility find a seemingly perfect doctor, but the wife begins to suspect something sinister is happening with her treatment.

• Release Date: June 25, 2021 (Hulu)
• Director: John Lee
• Cast: Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, Gretchen Mol
• Synopsis: A woman seeking fertility treatment begins to suspect that her doctor and husband have a sinister agenda related to her pregnancy.
• Box Office Gross: Not applicable (Released on Hulu)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_k2GxLz-Y

Lamb (2021)

An Icelandic folk horror film that is as beautiful as it is deeply strange and unsettling. A childless couple discovers a mysterious creature on their farm and decides to raise it as their own, with disturbing consequences. Buy it now!

• Release Date: October 8, 2021 (US)
• Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
• Cast: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
• Synopsis: A childless couple in rural Iceland discover a mysterious creature on their farm and decide to raise it as their own.
• Box Office Gross: $3.2 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnE6vQh16_M

X (2022)

Ti West's return to horror is a stylish and gory slasher film that pays homage to the genre's roots while offering a fresh take. A group of young filmmakers in 1979 Texas set out to make an adult film but find themselves fighting for their lives when their elderly hosts turn violent. Buy it now!

• Release Date: March 18, 2022
• Director: Ti West
• Cast: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, Scott Mescudi
• Synopsis: A group of young filmmakers in 1979 Texas gather to make an adult film, but their elderly hosts have other, more sinister plans.
• Box Office Gross: $14.9 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspsgR4C-F4

Men (2022)

Alex Garland's surreal and unsettling folk horror film about a woman who vacations in the English countryside after a personal tragedy and finds herself tormented by the men in the village, all played by the same actor.  Buy it now!

• Release Date: May 20, 2022
• Director: Alex Garland
• Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu
• Synopsis: A grieving woman on a solo vacation in the English countryside is tormented by a mysterious figure.
• Box Office Gross: $11.1 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptf5A6H4uys

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

A satirical and darkly comedic slasher film that skewers Gen Z culture. A group of wealthy 20-somethings at a remote house party play a murder mystery game that goes horribly wrong. Buy it now and then check out my interviews with the cast on the Bodies Bodies Bodies episode of Pop Culture Weekly.

• Release Date: August 5, 2022 (US Limited), August 12, 2022 (US)
• Director: Halina Reijn
• Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders
• Synopsis: A party game goes horribly wrong for a group of rich 20-somethings at a remote mansion, turning a fake murder mystery into a real one.
• Box Office Gross: $14.5 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esIE_yP67eE
  
  

Pearl (2022)

A vibrant and disturbing prequel to X, exploring the origin story of its villain. Set in 1918, the film follows a young woman on an isolated farm who yearns for stardom and will go to extreme lengths to achieve it. Buy it now!

• Release Date: September 16, 2022
• Director: Ti West
• Cast: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro
• Synopsis: Trapped on her family's isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and domineering watch of her devout mother, while dreaming of a glamorous life.
• Box Office Gross: $9.9 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFp_Dy_s-Yk

Talk To Me (2022)

An Australian supernatural horror film that delivers effective scares and a strong central concept. A group of teenagers discover they can conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, but they go too far and unleash terrifying forces. Buy it now!

• Release Date: July 28, 2023 (US)
• Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
• Cast: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto
• Synopsis: A group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, but they unleash a terrifying supernatural force.
• Box Office Gross: $92.2 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaeHlV_rFkw

I Saw The TV Glow (2024)

A psychological horror drama that explores themes of identity, escapism, and nostalgia through the lens of a mysterious children's television show. Two teenagers bond over their shared love for the show, which seems to have a strange connection to their reality. Buy it now!

• Release Date: May 17, 2024
• Director: Jane Schoenbrun
• Cast: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Fred Durst, Danielle Deadwyler
• Synopsis: Two teenagers are drawn to a mysterious television show that seems to have a supernatural hold over their lives.
• Box Office Gross: $5.4 million (Worldwide) 
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0q_L6W4dUY
• Review: Check out my I Saw The TV Glow review here!

MaXXXine (2024)

The third installment in Ti West's X series continues the story of Maxine Minx in 1980s Los Angeles as she pursues her acting career while a serial killer stalks Hollywood. Buy it now!

• Release Date: July 5, 2024 
• Director: Ti West
• Cast: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Farrow, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon
• Synopsis: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star Maxine Minx pursues mainstream success while a mysterious killer stalks actresses.
• Box Office Gross: $22.1 million (worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2S3C5f8xJc

The Front Room (2024)

From the Eggers Brothers (Max and Sam), this psychological horror film follows a young couple who are forced to take in a difficult and ailing stepmother, leading to terrifying and unsettling events.  Buy it now!

• Release Date: September 6, 2024
• Director: Max Eggers, Sam Eggers
• Cast: Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, Neal Huff
• Synopsis: A young couple is forced to take in the husband's ailing stepmother, whose arrival brings terrifying secrets and a creeping dread.
• Box Office Gross: $3.8 million (Worldwide)
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 

Heretic (2024)

Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), this horror film follows two Mormon missionaries who find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they knock on the door of a seemingly benevolent man with sinister intentions. Buy it now!

• Release Date: November 8, 2024
• Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
• Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East
• Synopsis: Two missionaries are invited into the home of a seemingly friendly man, who soon subjects them to a series of twisted psychological tests.
• Box Office Gross: $59.8 million (Worldwide) 
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_R216HlW4

Bring Her Back (2025)

An upcoming horror film from Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk To Me), details are still emerging, but anticipation is high for their next venture into the genre.

• Release Date: May 30, 2025
• Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
• Cast: Sally Phillips, Chris Platt, Evie McDonald
• Synopsis: Plot details are currently scarce for this upcoming horror film, but it involves a brother and sister witnessing a terrifying ritual.
• Box Office Gross: Not yet released.
• Trailer: https://youtu.be/G8FYzbOMatA?si=l_oUNpvorJu0E3So

A24's impact on contemporary horror is undeniable. They've consistently pushed boundaries, supported unique directorial voices, and delivered films that prioritize atmosphere, character, and thematic depth alongside scares. Their releases often spark intense discussion and have helped usher in a new wave of what's often dubbed "elevated horror," proving that the genre can be both terrifying and profoundly artistic. As their slate continues to grow with intriguing upcoming titles, the A24 abyss of distinctive horror shows no signs of losing its captivating, unsettling grip...and I'm looking forward to every moment!