Last Updated on 16 August 2026

The following list is a compilation of the 200 best movies about ghosts of all time.

I found 37 different ranked lists online of “best ghost movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 37 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

1. The Sixth Sense (1999)
2. The Others (2001)
3. Poltergeist (1982)
4. The Haunting (1963)
5. The Shining (1980)
6. Beetlejuice (1988)
7. The Innocents (1961)
8. Ghostbusters (1984)
9. The Conjuring (2013)
10. A Ghost Story (2017)
11. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
12. Ghost (1990)
13. The Frighteners (1996)
14. The Ring (2002)
15. The Changeling (1980)
16. The Orphanage (2007)
17. Casper (1995)
18. The Fog (1980)
19. The Amityville Horror (1979)
20. Candyman (1992)
21. Paranormal Activity (2007)
22. Ringu (1998)
23. Personal Shopper (2016)
24. Kwaidan (1964)
25. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
26. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
27. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
28. Stir of Echoes (1999)
29. Ghost Town (2008)
30. 1408 (2007)
31. Crimson Peak (2015)
32. Oculus (2013)
33. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
34. Mama (2013)
35. Carnival of Souls (1962)
36. The Innkeepers (2011)
37. Field of Dreams (1989)
38. Coco (2017)
39. The Entity (1982)
40. The Woman in Black (2012)
41. Ugetsu (1953)
42. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
43. The Legend of Hell House (1973)
44. Dead Talents Society (2024)
45. I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
46. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
47. Tumbbad (2018)
48. House (Hausu) (1977)
49. What Lies Beneath (2000)
50. Insidious (2010)
51. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
52. Scrooged (1988)
53. All of Us Strangers (2023)
54. Spirited Away (2001)
55. Topper (1937)
56. Presence (2024)
57. Pulse (2001)
58. Session 9 (2001)
59. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
60. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
61. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
62. The Uninvited (1944)
63. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
64. Just Like Heaven (2005)
65. Lake Mungo (2008)
66. We Are Still Here (2015)
67. Ghost Ship (2002)
68. Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
69. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
70. Talk to Me (2022)
71. The Canal (2014)
72. Under the Shadow (2016)
73. A Haunting in Venice (2023)
74. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
75. Girl Haunts Boy (2024)
76. Mahal (1949)
77. The Wailing (2016)
78. Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
79. Ghostwatch (1992)
80. Winchester (2018)
81. The Haunted Mansion (2003)
82. The Eye (2002)
83. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
84. Blithe Spirit (1945)
85. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
86. The Black Phone (2021)
87. The Beyond (1981)
88. Ghostbusters (2016)
89. Afterlife of the Party (2021)
90. Brooklyn 45 (2023)
91. Ghost in the Graveyard (2019)
92. The Blackwell Ghost (2017)
93. ParaNorman (2012)
94. Doctor Sleep (2019)
95. His House (2020)
96. The Haunting (1999)
97. The Grudge (2004)
98. Burnt Offerings (1976)
99. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
100. Last Christmas (2019)
101. Stigmata (1999)
102. The Babadook (2014)
103. The Lovely Bones (2009)
104. Rebecca (1940)
105. The Night House (2020)
106. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
107. A Christmas Carol (1984)
108. Dark Water (2002)
109. Shutter (2004)
110. The Nun (2018)
111. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
112. Don’t Look Now (1973)
113. Donnie Darko (2001)
114. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
115. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
116. The Uninvited (2009)
117. Grave Encounters (2011)
118. The Canterville Ghost (1944)
119. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
120. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
121. I Am a Ghost (2012)
122. If I Stay (2014)
123. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
124. The Exorcist (1973)
125. The Gravedancers (2006)
126. The Sixth Man (1997)
127. Haunter (2013)
128. Haunted Mansion (2023)
129. I Still See You (2018)
130. Ghost Story (1981)
131. The Oval Portrait (2025)
132. Scooby-Doo (2002)
133. Mirrors (2008)
134. Pet Sematary (1989)
135. The Messengers (2007)
136. Heart and Souls (1993)
137. Silent Hill (2006)
138. Always (1989)
139. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
140. The Green Knight (2021)
141. Dear David (2023)
142. Lights Out (2016)
143. 100 Feet (2008)
144. Black Cat (Kuroneko) (1968)
145. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
146. Atlantics (2019)
147. The Piano Lesson (2024)
148. Dark Water (2005)
149. The Awakening (2011)
150. The Baby’s Room (2006)
151. Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
152. The Invisible (2007)
153. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
154. Shutter (2008)
155. The Haunting of Helena (2012)
156. 3 Demons (2022)
157. Scary Movie 2 (2001)
158. Scoob! (2020)
159. The Gift (2000)
160. Apartment 143 (2011)
161. Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
162. Hamlet (1996)
163. Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
164. Below (2002)
165. House on Haunted Hill (1999)
166. High Spirits (1988)
167. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
168. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
169. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
170. Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
171. Coraline (2009)
172. The Crow (1994)
173. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
174. Beloved (1998)
175. The Eternal Daughter (2022)
176. The Eye (2008)
177. The Eye 2 (2004)
178. Lady in White (1988)
179. Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968)
180. The Turn of the Screw (2009)
181. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
182. Hollow Man (2000)
183. Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
184. The Ring Two (2005)
185. Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
186. Lady of the Manor (2021)
187. Der Fluch (1988)
188. Last Shift (2014)
189. Don’t Look Now (1973)
190. The Grudge 2 (2006)
191. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
192. The Grudge 3 (2009)
193. Shikoku (1999)
194. Last Night in Soho (2021)
195. One Missed Call (2003)
196. Dream House (2011)
197. Friend Request (2016)
198. One Missed Call 2 (2005)
199. Annabelle (2014)
200. Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968)