Unintentional Horror Movies
Movies that aren't intend to be horror movies, but kinda are anyways
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- DirectorMimi LederStarsKirk CameronCloris LeachmanJenny RobertsonWill Loomis lives with his mentally-handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will kidnaps one (and then another) child from the local children's home and tells them they're dead and have gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm a little piece of heaven for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the kidnapped children.Kirk Cameron kidnaps children and indoctrinates them into his slavery death cult
- DirectorNick CastleStarsWalter MatthauMason GambleJoan PlowrightWhen his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.Directed by the guy who played Michael Myers in Halloween, this Home Alone knockoff is gorier, edgier and more disturbing than any of the Home Alone movies could ever dream of being. It even looks like it takes place in the town from Halloween!
- DirectorAte de JongStarsPhoebe CatesRik MayallMarsha MasonA young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.A woman slowly loses her mind as her imaginary friend ruins her life
- DirectorKirk JonesStarsEmma ThompsonColin FirthAngela LansburyA governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.An evil witch arrives at a household of homicidal children, in which attempted child murder, corpses, bugs, plague, mind control and abuse occurs
- DirectorPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.Psychological horror about a girl losing her mind and the metaphorical representations of her personality dying piece by piece
- DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsNicolas CageMeg RyanAndre BraugherAn angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.A paranormal being stalks a woman while her ability to save lives slips away from her
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsJamie Renée SmithKevin WixtedSaxon TrainorA little girl's imaginary friends come to life when she goes through her great-grandmother's antique mirror, a la Alice, after she sees it glowing.A young girl finds another dimension in her mirror where people are boiled alive and their bodily fluids drunk as tea by murderous duck monsters
- DirectorDavid A.R. WhiteStarsBruce MarchianoSteve BordenJaci VelasquezThe supernatural experience of five people sat an abandoned diner with the King of Kings...Jesus Christ.A supernatural being proclaiming to be "Jesus Christ" himself manipulates several hostages in a diner, ending in bloodshed
- DirectorMichael CargileStarsSean McEwenNathan BellJake HeadAn explosive drama set against the world of street racing.God is portrayed as a Lovecraft-ian horror, driving the protagonist mad and taking over his mind and free will slowly
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRica MatsumotoIn the town of Greenfield, a young, lonely girl's dreams and wishes are brought into reality by a collective of reality-warping Pokémon.A Hellraiser-esque story of corruption engulfing the earth and the life of a confused young girl who gets consumed by its evil influence
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'It has one of the scariest jumpscares in cinema history in it. No, really.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsChristopher LloydJeff DanielsElizabeth HurleyA Martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.A extraterrestrial being comes to earth to ruin a man's life and bring out the absolute worst, most monstrous of the rest of the town.
- DirectorGriffin DunneStarsSandra BullockNicole KidmanStockard ChanningTwo witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.Two witches ends up in a crime investigation after murdering a man
- DirectorJerry ReesStarsJon LovitzTimothy StackTimothy E. DayA group of dated appliances embark on a journey to the city to find their master after being abandoned in a cabin in the woods.A journey through hell, filled with war atrocities, existential dread and the loss of innocence.
- DirectorDavid RubínStarsMaría AdánezLuis MerloJuan Ibáñez PérezA group of forest animals band together to stop a villainous group of exterminators from making a highway through their forest.A family film which tries to spoof Texas Chain Saw Massacre of all things, but instead of being goofy comes off as the scariest Texas Chainsaw sequel yet.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsDavid ArquetteMichael Clarke DuncanLeslie BibbA mailman takes care of a dog that, unbeknownst to him, is an FBI drug-sniffing superdog that has escaped from the witness protection program after becoming the target of an assassination.Disturbing gangster thriller with on-screen castration
- DirectorAmanda TappingStarsLacey ChabertTyron LeitsoMilli WilkinsonAfter a conversation with a man playing Santa Claus during her office Christmas party, a woman wakes up to find herself married to her college sweetheart with two kids, and questions her life choices.A woman is trapped in an alternate reality where she is enslaved to the hell that is domestic life against her will
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksChris CoppolaMichael JeterOn Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.Children are kidnapped by a ghost train to visit the fascist state of the North Pole for brainwashing
- DirectorEdmund EntinGary EntinStarsLindsey GortDerek ThelerMelanie LiburdGood Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven.A woman dies before being sent back to earth to haunt her mentally disturbed ex-boyfriend
- DirectorJennifer FlackettMark LevinStarsJodie FosterGerard ButlerAbigail BreslinImagination and reality collide when young Nim's father goes missing at sea. Fate brings to her the author of the Alex Rover series, her favorite books, and together they try to find Nim's father.A girl lives on an island where her father brainwash her into believing fiction to be real, outsiders to be evil and animal cruelty to be fun
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsNaomi WattsJaeden MartellJacob TremblayWith instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather.A woman is slowly losing her mind after her son's untimely death, following his plans to murder their neighbor from beyond the grave
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly RingwaldFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.A group of teenagers are stuck in an allegorical fascist hostage situation which involves heavy psychological warfare and violent threats
- DirectorDavid ListerMoicontentStarsVeronica HamelJack ScaliaDavid WarnerEthel and Tommy Barrick are sent to Ireland to spend the summer with their new stepmother. Once there, they discover her to be an evil, power-seeking witch, with real magical powers and a hatred for all things green.Confuses whimsy and magical with horrifying
- DirectorMartin RosenJohn HubleyStarsJohn HurtRichard BriersRalph RichardsonHoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.A Walking Dead-esque film about survival and the horrors of man. Might not be accidental from the creators to be fair, but it's still rated U somehow!
- DirectorÅsleik EngmarkStarsAdrian Grønnevik SmithPetrus Andreas ChristensenPernille SørensenMischievous, quick-witted Lillebror has just moved into town and not made any friends yet. One day he discovers a twig--Knerten--in a pile of firewood, and this becomes his imaginary friend. When his mother gets a job in a general store and his father is traveling for his underwear-salesman job, Lillebror must manage on his own most of the day. With Knerten in hand, he encounters a new everyday rural life filled with colorful characters and challenges. But can a pine twig be a real friend? And can his family afford to stay in the rundown house?Despite its wholesome source material, this movie is like The Shining for kids. No, really, they keep referencing The Shining.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsJosh HartnettRadha MitchellGary ColeA love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.Due to the incredibly stereotypical portrayal of its characters, it accidentally makes the core relationship come off as horribly toxic and about to veer into killer territory any second. Great job...
- DirectorCarlo CarleiStarsMatthew ModineNancy TravisSamuel L. JacksonAfter a man dies in a car crash, he is reincarnated as a dog and attempts to reconnect with his family.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsPer Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarit Pia JacobsenWhen his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be ladies' man Kjell Bjarne discover that not only can they survive on the outside--they can thrive. But as their courage grows, they find oddball ways to cope with society and strike up friendships in the unlikeliest places.Two mentally disabled men are tormented by their abusive social worker, society and each other (it's very bad)
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsJohn TravoltaKirstie AlleyOlympia DukakisAfter a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsMarisa TomeiRobert Downey Jr.Bonnie HuntAs a teen, Faith was told that her destiny is a man named Damon Bradley. Years later - Faith is about to marry another man - a Damon Bradley calls to wish them all the best. Faith blows off the wedding and follows Damon to Italy.A psychological thriller revolving around identity theft and gaslighting
- DirectorTim HillJoseph J. LawsonStarsBill PomeroyHooliganDavid DeLuiseWhen a family visits Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at home alone. And when burglars try to take the presents from under the tree, the dog must use every trick it knows to stop them