Scary movies that are not gory

228 titles that are properly scary (scare level 2 or 3) with light or no gore. Dread without the splatter.

1. 1Stranger Things (2016) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14A small town grapples with a chilling supernatural mystery, secret experiments, and a peculiar young girl.Netflix79
2. 2Psycho (1960)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA woman on the run finds a chilling, atmospheric motel where dread steadily builds to a shocking twist.Peacock · AMC+89
3. 3Supernatural (2005) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14Two brothers hunt down dark, demonic forces across America with gritty, suspenseful, and witty encounters.Prime Video · Peacock
4. 4Jurassic Park (1993)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13A remote island teems with resurrected dinosaurs, turning a preview into a suspenseful fight for survival.Hulu · AMC+
5. 5The Sixth Sense (1999)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A child psychologist uncovers a boy's chilling secret, weaving a measured tale of suspense and melancholy.Apple TV+ · Peacock · Fandango at Home (free)
6. 6Obsession (2026)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA hopeless romantic's wish for love turns chillingly dark, as desire comes with a sinister, pulpy price.Peacock
7. 7Perfect Blue (1998)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA pop idol's new acting career blurs reality and fantasy into a chilling, surreal paranoia.Max
8. 8Coraline (2009)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · PGA curious girl finds a wondrous world behind a secret door, but its whimsical charm hides a chilling price.Hulu · The Roku Channel
9. 9Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14A half-witch teenager balances mortal high school and dark magic, navigating a world of chilling, whimsical, and darkly-comic suspense.Netflix
10. 10Black Swan (2010)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · RA ballerina's pursuit of perfection unravels her mind in a bleak and darkly comic descent.
11. 11Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA child's grim reality in war-torn Spain blends with a dark, surreal fairy tale underworld.
12. 12Get Out (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA weekend getaway to meet the parents escalates into chilling discoveries and satirical racial horror.Peacock75
13. 13Jaws (1975)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PGA seaside town's police chief, a biologist, and a hunter face a monstrous shark in a gritty, tense adventure.Netflix
14. 14You (2018) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA charming stalker's dark obsessions unfold with brisk, darkly-comic suspense and pulpy grit.Netflix
15. 15The Haunting of Hill House (2018) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · TV-MAA fractured family confronts their old, chilling home, where melancholy memories and terrifying events slowly unravel.Netflix
16. 16M (1931)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · PG-13A chilling hunt for a child predator grips Berlin, as both cops and criminals close in.Max · Criterion · Kanopy
17. 17The Conjuring (2013)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RParanormal investigators confront a powerful, chilling entity terrorizing a family in their atmospheric farmhouse.Max
18. 18Misery (1990)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA famous author's biggest fan holds him captive, forcing him to resurrect a beloved character.Max
19. 19IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAIn 1962, a bleak small town grapples with chilling disappearances and a rising ancient evil.Max
20. 20A Quiet Place (2018)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · PG-13A family's silent struggle against sound-hunting creatures creates relentless, gritty tension.Paramount+71
21. 21Rosemary's Baby (1968)Properly scary · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA young woman's dream of starting a family curdles into a chilling, slow-burn nightmare of urban dread.Paramount+ · Kanopy
22. 22Split (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A chilling war for survival unfolds as one man's submerged personality threatens to dominate all others.Peacock · YouTube (free)
23. 23The Others (2001)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A mother protects her light-sensitive children from unseen forces as a chilling, atmospheric mystery unfolds.AMC+
24. 24Halloween (1978)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · measured · RA relentless evil stalks a small town, bringing a chilling dread that slowly tightens its grip.AMC+ · Plex
25. 25Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA journalist's family faces a chilling nightmare when their long-lost daughter returns, forever changed by the desert.Max
26. 26I Am Legend (2007)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · PG-13A solitary scientist navigates a desolate, infected city, desperately seeking human connection amidst constant peril.
27. 27The Black Phone (2022)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA kidnapped boy in a soundproof basement receives ghostly calls from a killer's past victims.Netflix
28. 28The Night of the Hunter (1955)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA chilling Depression-era fable unfolds as children flee a murderous preacher obsessed with their dark secret.Criterion · MGM+ · Kanopy
29. 29A Quiet Place Part II (2021)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13The fight for survival against sound-hunting creatures becomes a gritty, relentless gauntlet in the outside world.Netflix · Paramount+
30. 30The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · NRA somnambulist commits unspeakable acts, blurring the line between nightmare and a chilling, surreal reality.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
31. 31The Conjuring 2 (2016)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RParanormal investigators confront malicious spirits tormenting a single mother and her four children in 1970s London.Max
32. 32Blue Velvet (1986)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA severed ear pulls a young man into a surreal, gritty mystery with a nightclub singer and criminals.Criterion · Kanopy · Hoopla
33. 33Free Solo (2018)Properly scary · emotionally devastating · measured · PG-13An earnest climber attempts an epic, gritty ascent without ropes, creating suspense with every measured move.Disney+ · Hulu
34. 34The Birds (1963)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · measured · NRAn unexplained avian onslaught besieges a coastal town, leaving behind a chilling trail of feathery terror.Peacock
35. 35Nosferatu (1922)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · NRA chilling, slow-burn fantasy of a Transylvanian count and a real estate deal gone bleakly wrong.Prime Video · AMC+ · Kanopy
36. 36Tales from the Crypt (1989) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · measured · TV-MAA cackling crypt keeper presents darkly comic, suspenseful tales of pulpy, campy horror and broad satire.Prime Video · AMC+ · Tubi
37. 37The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RParanormal investigators confront a chilling murder defense rooted in demonic possession, pushing them into uncharted, gritty territory.Max
38. 38Constantine (2005)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA cynical demon hunter and a skeptical detective navigate a gritty, supernatural Los Angeles to solve a dark mystery.Max
39. 39Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A troubled security guard discovers chilling secrets and dark humor lurking in an abandoned pizzeria.Peacock · Fandango at Home (free)
40. 40Evil (2019) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAA skeptical psychologist, a priest, and a tech expert investigate chilling supernatural phenomena with measured dread.Paramount+
41. 41Gremlins (1984)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PGA darkly comic Christmas gift unleashes malevolent, mischievous creatures on a small town.Max
42. 42Cape Fear (1991)Properly scary · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA psychotic ex-con terrorizes the lawyer who wronged him, building a chilling, gritty path to tragedy.Prime Video · YouTube (free)
43. 43Last Night in Soho (2021)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA fashion student's nostalgic trip to 1960s London becomes a chilling, surreal mystery with shady consequences.Prime Video
44. 44Jurassic World (2015)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13A fully functioning dinosaur theme park unleashes epic, suspenseful chaos twenty-two years in the making.Hulu · Tubi
45. 45King Kong (1933)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyAn ambitious filmmaker's quest for the ultimate spectacle unleashes a tragic, legendary beast on the world.
46. 46Weapons (2025)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA chilling mystery unfolds as an entire class of children vanishes, leaving a community grasping for answers.Prime Video · Max
47. 4710 Cloverfield Lane (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A woman wakes in a bunker, trapped by a survivalist who claims the apocalypse rages outside.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Pluto TV
48. 48The Invisible Man (2020)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA woman's escape from an abusive ex turns into a relentless, chilling fight against an unseen terror.Prime Video
49. 49Don't Breathe (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RTeen burglars discover a blind man's house is a relentless, chilling trap of their own making.Prime Video
50. 50The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) · seriesProperly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · TV-MAA young nanny unearths centuries of melancholic secrets and suspenseful loss within an atmospheric, haunted manor.Netflix
51. 51The Witch (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA family's devout faith erodes into paranoia as an unseen evil stalks their isolated New England farm.Netflix · Kanopy · Hoopla
52. 52The Omen (1976)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA diplomat's adopted son brings chilling, bleak horror as a measured, suspenseful evil unfolds.
53. 53Frankenstein (1931)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA scientist's dream of creation becomes a chilling nightmare when his creature awakens to a hateful world.Peacock
54. 54Insidious (2011)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A family's desperate search for their comatose son leads them into a chilling, personal battle with dark spirits.MGM+
55. 55Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA surreal, slow-burn mystery unravels as dark visions and supernatural encounters haunt agents investigating a murder.Max · Criterion
56. 56Doctor Sleep (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA man scarred by childhood trauma protects a gifted teen from dark forces, confronting his past in a tense, atmospheric battle.
57. 57Jacob's Ladder (1990)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · RA Vietnam veteran's reality unravels into a bleak, surreal nightmare of chilling visions and gritty despair.Paramount+ · MGM+
58. 58Us (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA family's beach vacation becomes a chilling fight for survival against their own eerie doppelgängers.Max
59. 59Poltergeist (1982)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PGA suburban family's home turns chilling as they battle a spectral entity for their daughter's soul.
60. 60Bird Box (2018)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA mother and her children navigate a bleak, unseen threat where one glimpse means certain death.Netflix

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