Production company A24 has become a staple among horror fans. You’ve no doubt seen at least one movie of theirs, with huge directors like Ari Aster, Alex Garland, and Denis Villeneuve all having movies in their impressive catalog.
As a huge fan of A24 horror movies in particular, I was keen to track down all the ones that are currently streaming so I could give my verdict on them, and whether I think they’re worth seeking out in 2026.
Ranking this list was no easy task, even though I did know what my number one choice was going to be pretty quickly.
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Please note that this only includes A24 movies you can watch on the best streaming services or the best free streaming services (at the time of writing), so this is not a definitive list of them all.
This is a hotly debated topic, so I would be keen to know which A24 horror movie is your favorite and why. Let me know in the comments when you’re done reading mine.
A24 horror movies ranked: 31 – 25
31. The Front Room
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), NOWTV (UK)
The Front Room has the potential to be something greater than it is, but I was left feeling very disappointed by the end result. It’s the feature film debut for Max and Sam Eggers, but they haven’t quite managed to follow in their brother Robert’s footsteps here.
In this movie, Brandy plays a heavily pregnant woman who struggles when her overbearing mother-in-law moves in. It takes a terrifying turn when she realizes that she is a threat to her baby, but unfortunately, the movie didn’t stick the landing for me due to silly gross-out scares and poorly written characters.
30. Y2K
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), NOWTV (UK), Netflix (Australia)
Even Rachel Zegler can’t save Y2K, which is definitely one of A24’s worst movies. I really liked the plot because it follows machines rising up against humanity during a New Year’s Eve party, but it’s all over the place and isn’t executed well.
From humor that doesn’t land to constant tonal shifts, Y2K has been widely panned by critics and audiences alike. There’s also some jarring celebrity cameos that didn’t really work, and so Y2K is very far down on my list for many reasons.
29. False Positive
Where to stream: Hulu (US), NOWTV (UK)
False Positive was a disappointment for me, mostly due to the frustrating pacing issues throughout the film. It seems to drag before barreling towards a chaotic ending, which could have been fleshed out a lot better. Pierce Brosnan’s star power was wasted here.
The plot is also predictable as we follow a couple, Lucy and Adrian, who have been trying to conceive. When they meet a fertility doctor, they think their prayers have been answered, but when Lucy falls pregnant, she begins to uncover some dark secrets about the doctor. Honestly, you can easily predict the ending, meaning this was a huge miss for me.
28. Opus
Where to stream: HBO Max (US, UK), Netflix (Australia)
Many considered Opus to be a misfire for A24, but I didn’t hate it as much as some people did. It’s still not super high on my list, but I certainly hated it less than the three above.
Opus follows a journalist who travels to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. But when she gets there, dangerous things start happening. I loved John Malkovich in this movie, and I also loved how uncomfortable it was in examining obsessive fan culture.
27. Death of a Unicorn
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Prime Video (UK), Hoopla (Australia)
I really wanted to like Death of a Unicorn more than I did. Much like the critics’ consensus for this, I’m very on the fence when it comes to this A24 movie. The cast is undoubtedly fantastic as we follow characters played by Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Will Poulter, and Richard E. Grant.
The movie centers around a father and daughter who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to find a billionaire’s house, who seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous regenerative properties. Unfortunately for them, there are other unicorns out there, and they want revenge. It’s a silly creature feature, really, but that’s all part of the charm.
26. Beau Is Afraid
Where to stream: Channel 4 (UK), Prime Video (Australia)
Beau is Afraid is a lengthy, surreal movie by Ari Aster, and as a result, it’s also very divisive. Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular character, a paranoid and very anxious man who must travel to his mother’s funeral, resulting in a surreal journey of self-discovery.
It really does feel like a 3-hour anxiety attack, and Phoenix always delivers. While Beau Is Afraid didn’t quite do enough to rank higher for me, I did like a lot about it, even if it did get a bit too surreal for me at times. But that’s simply a preference thing and not a comment on the quality of the filmmaking.
25. Under the Skin
Where to stream: Netflix (US), StudioCanal Presents (UK), SBS on Demand (Australia)
Under the Skin has a loyal fanbase, and on the surface, it sounds great. But one could argue the movie feels too pretentious at times, and you’ll have to be prepared for it to be very slow without much of a conventional plot, too.
Aside from that, it’s a solid effort. Scarlett Johansson plays an extraterrestrial disguised as a young woman. We follow her as she drives around Scotland and seduces lonely men. It’s very different from Johansson’s other work, and she delivers a great performance here, as do the other cast members, many of whom had no acting experience before this.
A24 horror movies ranked: 24 – 19
24. Men
Where to stream: YouTube TV (US), Stan (Australia)
Most people I speak to about Men seem to hate it, but come on, it’s not that bad. I’m happy to have it in my top 25 because it’s a perfectly fine horror movie, if you’re willing to look past a narrative that is often described as pretentious and full of abstract symbolism.
The movie stars Jessie Buckley as Harper, a recently widowed woman who travels to a small village for a solo trip to heal. Whilst there, she meets an array of men, all played by Rory Kinnear, who gives utterly terrifying performances throughout. It does go off the rails, but hey, it’s very entertaining.
23. Enemy
Where to stream: Prime Video (US), ITVX (UK), Stan (Australia)
Jake Gyllenhaal plays a dual role in Enemy, as we follow history professor Adam Bell, who discovers he has a doppelganger named Anthony Claire. But when they meet, they end up destabilizing each other’s lives and relationships.
I really like Denis Villeneuve’s work and thought he did a great job of depicting the creepiness of the story, which features a lot of surreal and disturbing imagery. It’s not a perfect movie, but I liked it, even though I’m terrified of spiders and had to see them a lot in this movie.
22. The Blackcoat’s Daughter
Where to stream: Prime Video (US only)
Before Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins brought us The Blackcoat’s Daughter. If you prefer lingering, psychological dread over jump scares as I do, then I think you’ll be freaked out by this movie. But there is certainly an absence of any real scares, placing this more in the thriller category in my opinion.
With some great performances from Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, and Lucy Boynton, we follow dual storylines about two girls who are left alone at their prep school, Bramford, over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up, and a troubled young woman on the road who, for unknown reasons, is determined to get to Bramford as fast as she can. It is a very bleak movie, so brace yourself.
21. MaXXXine
Where to stream: The Roku Channel (US), Netflix (UK), Paramount+ (Australia)
Unfortunately, the third movie in Ti West’s X series is also the weakest. Considering just how great Pearl was in particular, it was a tough act to follow.
Mia Goth returns as Maxine Minx, this time in 1985 Los Angeles, where we see her auditioning for the lead in a new horror film. She’s hoping to get her big break, but soon finds herself being targeted by a mysterious killer. Once again, Goth is incredible and steals the show, but the movie does lack suspense and has a reveal that I thought was way too obvious. Still, it’s a fun conclusion to a great horror trilogy.
20. Life After Beth
Where to stream: Netflix (US), MGM+ (UK)
People are way too mean about Life After Beth, so I’m here to defend it. I’m content with it being at the bottom of my top 20, because I acknowledge it is a very silly movie, but I kinda love it anyway.
I love anything Aubrey Plaza is in, honestly, and she delivers such a fun and unhinged performance here. She plays a woman who died and came back as a zombie, and her boyfriend Zach is trying to come to terms with this. Despite how morbid it sounds, it’s a great horror comedy, and it’s one I revisit a lot.
19. High Life
Sci-fi and horror go together beautifully, and High Life always reminds me just how much space terrifies me. The story focuses on a group of criminals who are serving death sentences, so they are sent on a mission to extract energy from a black hole. They are disposable and treated like experiments by a scientist, in typical creepy sci-fi fashion.
Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche are fantastic in this movie, as a criminal and a scientist respectively. It is a very tense and atmospheric horror, and ventures into body horror too.
Where to stream: Tubi (US, UK)
A24 horror movies ranked: 18 – 13
18. Bodies Bodies Bodies
Where to stream: Hulu (US), Prime Video (UK)
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a great and incredibly dark satire. It’s paced really well, keeps you on the edge of your seat, and has a lot of important social commentary to say. The characters are insufferable, but that’s the point.
The movie is about a group of wealthy young adults who gather at a remote mansion. But when they decide to play a murder-in-the-dark party game during a blackout, real bodies start turning up, and chaos ensues.
17. The Hole in the Ground
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), MGM+ (UK), Prime Video (Australia)
Why are sinkholes so scary? The Hole in the Ground does nothing to combat this fear, as we hone in on a mother who starts to become worried about her son’s disturbing behavior.
There’s a huge focus on parental anxiety here, and a strong performance by Seána Kerslake really elevates this movie. I love a good folklore-inspired movie, and The Hole in the Ground provides a tense and atmospheric watch.
16. Tusk
Where to stream: Prime Video (UK)
I like my horror bleak and bizarre, which is why I’m always happy to go to bat for the unfairly panned Tusk. Kevin Smith has certainly created something memorable here; whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.
We follow Justin Long’s Wallace Bryton, an obnoxious podcaster who travels to Canada to interview an eccentric retired sailor, played by Michael Parks. Little does he know, he has some disturbing plans for Wallace. Cue the body horror and plenty of uncomfortable scenes.
15. Heretic
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Prime Video (Australia)
This Hugh Grant-led horror movie is very dialogue-heavy, but it is so well crafted, and his performance is excellent too. I would love to see Grant do more horror movies after watching this, because it’s a nice change from his usual roles.
Heretic sees Grant’s chilling character, Mr Reed, luring two missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), into his home. Whilst there, he begins to challenge their religious beliefs in increasingly sinister ways.
14. It Comes at Night
Where to stream: Stan (Australia only)
It Comes at Night is a great exploration of paranoia, fear, and morals, as we follow people who are hiding in a forest as the Earth is taken over by a highly contagious disease.
There’s so much dread here, and two families are forced to share the same claustrophobic space, resulting in growing tension and nail-biting scenes. You’re not quite sure where it’s going to go next, and that’s the beauty of it.
13. The Monster
Where to stream: The Roku Channel (US), Prime Video (UK, Australia)
Creature features can be notoriously hit and miss, but thankfully The Monster is the former. It blends excellent practical creature design with a devastating story about family, adding that all important human touch.
The Monster explores the relationship between a troubled mother and her adolescent daughter, who is tired of dealing with her and wants to go and live with her father permanently. But on their way to his house, they find themselves stranded at night on a country road with a malicious creature hunting them.
A24 horror movies ranked: 12 – 5
12. Bring Her Back
Where to stream: HBO Max (US)
Sally Hawkins gives a truly frightening performance in Bring Her Back, where she plays a disturbed foster mother. Watching her quickly flip from sweet to psychotic had me visibly tense, and this might just be my favorite ever performance of hers.
The movie is about two siblings who find themselves orphaned and placed in the middle of an occult ritual at the hands of their new foster mother, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
11. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Mubi (UK), Stan (Australia)
I will watch anything Yorgos Lanthimos makes. At this point, I’m convinced he can do no wrong, and that’s why The Killing of a Sacred Deer is so high on my list. It’s certainly one of my favorite movies of his.
The movie follows a surgeon who takes an awkward teenage boy, Martin, under his wing. But things get worse for him and his family when they find out that Martin has a sinister agenda. It’s as good as it sounds, and there’s a stellar cast led by Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan.
10. Green Room
Where to stream: Xumo Play (US), Prime Video (Australia), MGM+ (UK)
Green Room leads my top 10 (it’s getting very exciting now), with standout performances from Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots, alongside Patrick Stewart’s portrayal of a methodical neo-Nazi leader.
This is a very vicious horror movie as we watch a punk band who find themselves attacked by neo-Nazi skinheads after witnessing a murder. This is the kind of movie that sticks with you for a long time.
9. Midsommar
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Prime Video (UK, Australia)
Despite being set mostly in the daytime, Midsommar is still terrifying. That’s just one of the reasons I love it so much, but there’s plenty to praise when it comes to this Ari Aster movie.
Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren and Will Poulter lead the cast as a group of friends traveling to a nine-day midsummer festival at a commune in rural Sweden. What follows is a deeply unsettling folk horror that tackles themes like grief and trauma.
8. In Fabric
Where to stream: The Roku Channel (US only)
In Fabric certainly is absurd, but its uniqueness is why it ranks so highly on my list. The villain of the movie is a haunted red dress, and we watch as it torments various owners. I told you it was unique.
The sound design here is excellent, as is the overall retro aesthetic. There’s also some dark humor here, and it offers a lot for horror fans, including a razor-sharp critique of consumerism. Oh, and the legendary Gwendoline Christie stars in this too, making it one hell of a movie.
7. Hereditary
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Prime Video (UK)
I own a t-shirt that says “nominate Toni Collette you cowards” on the front, and I continue to stand by that message. Her performance in Hereditary is mind-blowingly good, so it’s hardly a surprise it’s so far up on my list.
As the title suggests, family is at the center of this movie, which explores themes like grief, madness, and maternal despair. Collette’s character Annie uncovers disturbing secrets about her recently deceased mother, and terrible things start happening.
6. X
Where to stream: Prime Video (Australia only)
X is a super stylish slasher movie which perfectly replicates iconic 70s movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It follows a group of people who rent a guesthouse on a rural Texas farm to shoot an independent pornographic movie.
But they soon find themselves threatened by the homicidal couple who own the guesthouse, fueled by repressed desire and jealousy over their lost youth. All the characters are really well fleshed out, and there are some gory set pieces too.
A24 horror movies ranked: 5 – 1
5. The Lighthouse
Where to stream: HBO Max (US), Binge (Australia only)
The Lighthouse is my second favorite Eggers movie. I quickly fell in love with the moody black-and-white cinematography and the excellent performances from both Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. As someone who grew up on the coast, I love maritime-focused stories, which is likely why I was so drawn to this.
The story is about two men losing their sanity during a four-week shift at an isolated New England lighthouse, and it’s simple but very effective.
4. The Witch
Where to stream: Netflix (US)
In at number four is my personal favorite Eggers movie, The Witch. Not only was it a stunning debut for both Eggers and leading star Anya Taylor-Joy, but it’s also widely regarded as his best movie, though many of his works have performed well with the critics.
I loved The Witch‘s historical accuracy, and the fact that it’s a slow burn with a very worthy payoff at the end. It’s easy to become immersed in this world, haunted by creepy sound design and a lingering threat. It’s fantastic.
3. Lamb
Where to stream: The Roku Channel (US), Mubi (UK)
Another folk horror I adore is Lamb. It’s about a couple who adopt a mysterious human-sheep hybrid as their own. They name her Ada, and she essentially becomes a daughter to them.
This surreal concept is perfectly balanced against an isolated backdrop, with the two lead characters living in rural Iceland. Noomi Rapace delivers an emotional performance here, as a grieving mother finding solace in a new child.
2. Saint Maud
Where to stream: Prime Video (US), StudioCanal Presents (UK)
In my opinion, Morfydd Clark’s role in Saint Maud is her best ever. She stars as a religious private carer who becomes fixated with saving the soul of her patient.
Saint Maud is a character-driven psychological horror, as we get a look into the minds of both Maud and her patient, a hedonistic dancer named Amanda (Jennifer Ehle). It builds to one of the most disturbing endings I’ve ever seen, and that’s why I love it so much. It continues to be impactful no matter how much I watch it.
1. I Saw the TV Glow
Where to stream: Netflix (UK, Australia)
I Saw the TV Glow is undoubtedly my favorite A24 movie purely based on how much it emotionally destroyed me. It’s a powerful story about identity and how our lives can be shaped through the media we consume.
Two isolated teenagers in the 90s bond over a TV show called The Pink Opaque, to which they both feel deeply connected. The movie features striking visuals and a neon palette, and references to popular teen show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There’s also some jarring scenes that earn its horror status. It’s hard to fully articulate what I Saw the TV Glow means to me, but I consider it to be a very special movie.
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