High Jump Scare Movies

Do you love being on the edge of your seat throughout a movie? The following horror and thriller movies have been rated at least 4 out of 5 for jump scare frequency and intensity by the Where’s The Jump? team. If these movies don’t make you jump then nothing will!

Movie NameDirectorYearJump CountJump Scare RatingNetflix (US)
A Quiet PlaceJohn Krasinski2018144.0No
AloneBanjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom2007214.5No
Annabelle Comes HomeGary Dauberman2019204.0No
Annabelle: CreationDavid F. Sandberg2017234.5No
Aterrados (Terrified)Demian Rugna2017134.0No
Banshee ChapterBlair Erickson2013225.0No
Blair WitchAdam Wingard2016184.0No
CandymanBernard Rose1992164.0No
CountdownJustin Dec2019174.0No
Darkness FallsJonathan Liebesman2003194.0No
Dead SilenceJames Wan2007154.0No
Death of a VloggerGraham Hughes2019144.0No
Deliver Us From EvilScott Derrickson2014164.0No
DemonicWill Canon2015174.0Yes
Don’t Hang UpDamien Macé, Alexis Wajsbrot201644.0No
Don’t Listen (Voces)Ángel Goméz Hernández2020274.5Yes
Drag Me To HellSam Raimi2009234.5No
Evil DeadFede Alvarez2013204.0No
Evil Dead IISam Raimi1987274.0No
Exorcist: The BeginningRenny Harlin2004174.0No
ExtraterrestrialColin Minihan2014304.5No
FlatlinersNiels Arden Oplev2017204.0No
Freddy vs. JasonRonny Yu2003244.0No
Friday the 13thMarcus Nispel2009234.0No
Friend RequestSimon Verhoeven2016214.0Yes
Gehenna: Where Death LivesHiroshi Katagiri2016204.0No
Ghost StoriesJeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman2017214.0No
GhostlandPascal Laugier2018214.0No
Grave EncountersColin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz2011124.0No
HauntScott Beck & Bryan Woods2019164.0No
Hell FestGregory Plotkin2018285.0No
HostRob Savage2020234.0No
House of WaxJaume Collet-Serra2005164.0No
InsidiousJames Wan2010245.0No
Insidious: Chapter 2James Wan2013224.0No
Insidious: Chapter 3Leigh Whannell2015154.0No
Insidious: The Last KeyAdam Robitel2018154.0No
ItAndy Muschietti2017234.0No
It Chapter TwoAndy Muschietti2019244.0No
Ju On: The Final CurseMasayuki Ochiai2015154.0No
Last ShiftAnthony DiBlasi2014174.0No
Lights OutDavid F. Sandberg2016194.5No
Lord of IllusionsClive Barker1995154.0No
MirrorsAlexandre Aja2008154.0No
OuijaStiles White2014164.0No
Ouija: Origin of EvilMike Flanagan2016184.0No
P2Franck Khalfoun2007164.0No
PandorumChristian Alvart2009134.0Yes
Paranormal Activity 3Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman2011204.0No
Paranormal Activity 4Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost2012213.5No
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost DimensionGregory Plotkin2015294.0No
Poltergeist – Extended CutGil Kenan2015224.0No
Poltergeist – Theatrical CutGil Kenan2015214.0No
Resident Evil: The Final ChapterPaul W.S. Anderson2016294.5No
Sadako 3DTsutomu Hanabusa2012154.0No
Sadako 3D 2Tsutomu Hanabusa2013154.0No
Scream 2Wes Craven1997194.0No
Scream 3Wes Craven2000234.0No
ShutterBanjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom2004114.0Yes
Silent Hill: RevelationMichael J. Bassett2012224.0No
SinisterScott Derrickson2012175.0No
Sinister 2Ciarán Foy2015194.0No
Summer of 84Anouk Whissell, François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell2018194.0No
The Amityville HorrorAndrew Douglas2005174.0No
The BurningTony Maylam1981214.0No
The Cleansing HourDamien LeVeck2019144.0No
The ConjuringJames Wan2013124.0Yes
The Conjuring 2James Wan2016225.0No
The CraziesBreck Eisner2010184.0No
The CrucifixionXavier Gens2017194.5No
The Curse of La LloronaMichael Chaves2019204.0No
The DenZachary Donohue2013144.0No
The DescentNeil Marshall2005164.0No
The Descent: Part 2Jon Harris2009205.0No
The Evil DeadSam Raimi1981224.0No
The GallowsTravis Cluff & Chris Lofing2015214.0No
The GrudgeTakashi Shimizu2004234.0No
The GrudgeNicholas Pesce2020194.0No
The Haunting in ConnecticutPeter Cornwell2009264.5No
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaTom Elkins2013325.0No
The Lazarus EffectDavid Gelb2015184.5No
The MessengersDanny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang2007274.5No
The NunCorin Hardy2018214.5No
The Possession of Michael KingDavid Jung2014204.0No
The ProwlerJoseph Zito1981234.5No
The PyramidGrégory Levasseur2014144.0Yes
The Quiet OnesJohn Pogue2014234.0No
The ShedFrank Sabatella2019164.5No
The StrangersBryan Bertino2008164.5No
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Tobe Hooper198664.0No
The WardJohn Carpenter2010154.0No
The WolfmanJoe Johnston2010184.0No
The Woman in BlackJames Watkins2012164.0No
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of DeathTom Harper2014144.0No
ThemDavid Moreau, Xavier Palud2006164.0No
UnderwaterWilliam Eubank2020154.0No
Urban LegendJamie Blanks1998174.0No
V/H/S/2Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez, Timo Tjahjanto, Adam Wingard2013144.0No
ViralHenry Joost, Ariel Schulman2016204.0No
White Noise 2: The LightPatrick Lussier2007244.5No
WinchesterMichael Spierig, Peter Spierig2018174.0No
Z (2019)Brandon Christensen201994.0No