In space, no one can hear you pee your pants. Yes, I know it’s not quite what the tagline really goes on, but I thought the lead would best sum up why we’re here today. Because, that’s right, we’re here to discuss Top 10 Best Horror Foreign Movies, Are you ready, nerdy sci-fi fans? Let’s start, shall we?
10.) Species (1995)
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I’m a big supporter of Roger Donaldson’s critically protected creature feature. Sure, it’s basically an erotic B-movie with a focus on headlining a young adult male demographic, but if you can get past its cynical essentials seductive moments, there’s a solid one in the mix. Sci-Fi Horror Picture Hidden.
You see, not only is the monster design eye-catching and impressive, thanks to a certain artist named H.R. Giger (you may have heard of him?), but the cast is brimming with Hollywood stalwarts. From Michael Madsen of Reservoir Dogs to Rogue Once Forrest Whitaker to veteran stage actor and Sexy Beast star Ben Kingsley to Spider-Man 2’s Alfred Molina, a star-studded cast is waiting for you to say, “Oh, me Didn’t know he was in it!”
And it’s all without mentioning the supermodel supernatural mermaid at its center, Natasha Henstridge, who will star in two of the following much less beloved sequels. Seriously, if you’ve ever wanted to know the definition of the term: diminishing returns, species is the perfect example.
9.) Pitch Black (2000)
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What do you get if you throw Silent Hill’s Radha Mitchell, The Fast and the Furious’s Vin Diesel, The Things Keith David, and Olympus Has Fallen’s Cole Hauser together in one sci-fi action-horror flick? Why David Twohey Definitely Underestimated Pitch Black!
Granted, the monster design may be pretty weak sauce, but the tension and ambiance are on-point to deliver enough thrill and excitement to deserve a spot on this list. Plus, it was also culturally enough to spawn a couple of decent video game tie-ins — The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena — so it lasts, get it?
8.) Hint (2002)
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When I was younger, I found signs of being really, really boring thanks to its painfully slow buildup. But now that I’m older, I appreciate it more for the surprisingly inventive and hauntingly tense alien invasion thriller that it actually is. In fact, I can safely say that Sciences M. Night Shyamalan’s best movies, a list brimming with classics… and, um, The Happening.
Centered on a small family in Pennsylvania, Science tells the incredibly believable story of Father Graham Hayes (Mel Gibson), whose farm suddenly becomes a prime location for mysterious crop circles. Add a growing sense of terrifying, terrifying twist from a star-studded cast, including Gladiator’s Joaquin Phoenix, and a signature Shyamalan twist that’ll pull the rug out from under you, and you’re left with a modern, albeit understated , sci-fi classic.
7.) Faculty (1998)
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If you ever thought your teachers were weird and from another planet, the faculty will really live with you. That’s because, in Robert Rodriguez’s hip and cool sci-fi chiller, the teachers are, well, from another planet.
Written by Scream’s Kevin Williamson, there are many similarities between this picture and Wes Craven’s hugely popular slasher series, both in tone and style. The action sequences largely focus on cat-and-mouse running and hiding, and the identity of the Alien Queen remains a mystery until the film’s end.
Plus, this is all without mentioning the Faculty’s stellar cast, which includes The Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Wood, Black Hawk Down’s Josh Hartnett, Terminator 2’s Robert Patrick and The Fast and the Furious’ Jordan Brewster. Underestimated? Yes. completely necessary? really.
6.) Cloverfield (2008)
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The found footage format gained great popularity in the late nineties thanks to The Blair Witch Project. However, the subgenre was once again brought to the limelight by Matt Reeves’s critically credible portrayal of modern-day New York, which is being secretly invaded by a hostile otherworldly presence.
Like many great footage shockers, Cloverfield dispels fear in a carefully drip-feed fashion and doesn’t spend a lot of camera time revealing the physical forms of its monsters, which ultimately leads to a much more effective creature feature. .
Cloverfield not only helped put Matt Reeves on the map (he directed a short film called The Batman), but it also spawned some franchise spin-offs: 10 of 2016’s decent-as-yet-overlooked Cloverfields. Lane and lack of 2018. Cloverfield Paradox.
5.) World Wars (2005)
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Speaking of invasions of other worlds, War of the Worlds wants to introduce itself. Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking adaptation of H.G. Wells’ seminal source material is another alien intrusion, but this time…they were here all along. (Dun, dun, dun!)
Starring Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise, award-winning I Am Sam actress Dakota Fanning, The Lord of the Rings’ Miranda Otto and The Shawshank Redemption’s Tim Robbins, War of the Worlds is a spectacular sci-fi adventure that focuses on sharply is upon a family in crisis, while the world around them is falling apart.
With superb acting across the board, a wonderfully atmospheric John Williams score, some chilling set-pieces, and some exceptional cinematography, War of the Worlds simultaneously excels as both an epic disaster film and a more personal family drama.
4.) Prometheus (2012)
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Trying to find someone else who enjoys Ridley Scott’s notoriously divisive Prometheus is as difficult a task as searching for a living organism across the vast expanse of space. But they do exist, promise! In all seriousness, I consider Prometheus to be an overlooked science-fiction gem.
Even for all the detractors, I hope we can all agree that Scott’s prequel is an increasingly complex piece of sci-fi horror filmmaking that asks big, existential questions: Where do we come from? come? Who made us? Why were we created in the first place? Clearly, Scott’s deep, cerebral conundrum is the centrifugal force that propels the film, and it’s not difficult in the least. respect The British director’s extreme ambition with this project.
After all, this is no cookie-cutter alien clone, as 2017’s decent-yet-uninspired life horror flick is. Instead, Prometheus is something fresh, something new, and something particularly bold in narrative, style, texture, tone, and delivery.
3.) Hunter (1984)
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We’ve been lucky enough that a terrifying Predator prequel has recently made its way to our small screens, but if we had to pit the Pre vs. will do it.
Yes, not only is the machined, gun-toting classic action an iconic twist from Austrian oak, but its stunning visual effects persist today. Meanwhile, Alan Silvestri’s iconic score is a highlight, and the chemistry between the platoons at the center of the film is authentically cheesy and full of laughs. Like, what is a sexual Tyrannosaurus anyway?
In short: if you’re one of the three people in the world who’s never seen Predator yet, you need to go and solve it right away!
2.) The Thing (1982)
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John Carpenter’s reimagining of Christian Nyby’s 1951 sci-fi classic The Thing from Another World is closer to the original source material novel, Who Goes There? By John W. Campbell Jr., it deals with the subjects of picking a group of scientists one by one as opposed to a large plant-like crater, assimilating, and hiding in plain sight.
Centered on a research team based in Antarctica, who inadvertently stumble upon an ancient alien lifeform that can simulate the physical presence of Earth-based life, The Thing is a thrilling sci-fi horror picture illustrating paranoia, claustrophobia and , full of oomph… spider-heads with lizard-like tongues. *shudder*
Boasting an incredible ensemble cast featuring Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Charles Hallahan, and David Kleinen, some of the best practical effects the film has ever produced, and a voluptuous atmospheric score from award-winning composer Ennio Morricone, The Thing is the Lightning in a Bottle feature that will be with you long after the end credits roll.
1.) Alien (1979)
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While Alien may be the oldest film on this list, make no mistake: It still looks absolutely extraordinary, even by today’s standards. Yes, the original picture of Ridley Scott is a sci-fi masterpiece that mixes practical science fiction with chest-exploding body horror.
One of the best monster creations ever conceived (thanks to the nightmare and twisted vision of the artist, H.R. Giger), and buoyed by an excellent ensemble cast, the one and only Sigourney Weaver turned badass in a career-defining turn. acted as a heroine. Ripley, Alien is a high-concept and dark futuristic thriller that answers the age-old question: What if life in space is not only hostile but actually depends on us as part of its reproductive cycle?
Even though Alien spawned an entire media franchise, the original film is arguably the scariest of them all, as a result of its claustrophobic space setting, the primitive nature of the weapons aboard Nostromo, and the sheer viciousness of the only Xenomorph threat. , A must see!
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