
Body Horror movies
Horror built on bodily transformation or violation: mutation, infection, parasites, and loss of bodily autonomy.

1. Blood
Horror Mystery Thriller Body Horror Investigation Mystery2023•1h 48min
United States, Canada
Director: Brad Anderson
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Jess, a newly separated mother and nurse, moves into her old family farmhouse with Tyler, her teenage daughter, and Owen, her eight-year-old son. One night, the family dog senses something in the woods and runs off to find it. He returns a couple of days later and attacks Owen, savagely biting him before Jess is able to intervene. Owen is rushed to the hospital. His condition worsens, and no one can figure out why... until Jess discovers a disturbing cure...
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2. Crimes of the Future
Science Fiction Horror Body Horror Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi2022•1h 47min
Canada, Greece
Director: David Cronenberg
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With his partner, a celebrity performance artist publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use the artist's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
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3. Fresh
Horror Thriller Body Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller2022•1h 54min
United States
Director: Mimi Cave
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Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
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4. Rabid
Science Fiction Horror Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi Body Horror2019•1h 47min
Canada
Director: Jen Soska
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The quiet Rose works in women's fashion clothing, hoping to be a designer. A traffic accident damages her face. She gets experimental stem cell treatment, leaving her stronger and prettier than ever - but there's a side effect.
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5. Raw
Horror Drama Body Horror Coming-of-Age Drama2016•1h 38min
Belgium, France
Director: Julia Ducournau
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In Justine's family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she's a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.
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6. Parasyte: Part 1
Science Fiction Horror Action Drama Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi2014•1h 49min
Japan
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
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Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
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7. Tusk
Comedy Horror Dark Comedy Body Horror2014•1h 42min
Canada, United States
Director: Kevin Smith
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When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
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8. Afflicted
Horror Thriller Body Horror Mind Game Thriller2014•1h 25min
Canada
Director: Clif Prowse
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Two friends' tour of Europe takes a dark turn when one of them contracts a mysterious illness. They race to find out what it is and how to cure it before the sickness consumes him completely.
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9. Frankenstein’s Army
Action Horror Military Action Body Horror2013•1h 24min
Netherlands, United States
Director: Richard Raaphorst
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Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades -- a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat
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10. American Mary
Horror Thriller Body Horror Mind Game Thriller2013•1h 42min
Canada
Director: Jen Soska
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A young medical student struggling to pay tuition is drawn into the shady world of underground body-modification.