Top 13 on the 13th: Scariest movies ever

Movie List


Batman Begins

  • June 15, 2005
  • Nora Ephron
  • In the wake of his parents' murder, industrial heir Bruce Wayne travels the world, learning to fight injustice and how to strike fear in those who prey on the weak. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter ego Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect, and a sweet ride to fight the...

War of the Worlds

  • June 23, 2005
  • Steven Spielberg
  • In a modern-day adaptation of Jules Verne's sci-fi classic, a Newark dock worker is caught in the middle of an alien invasion and must get his kids out of harm's way. Why aliens would cross the galaxy to take over New Jersey is still a mystery.

Chicken Little

  • October 30, 2005
  • Mark Dindal
  • The movie picks up where the classic fable ends, namely after our pint-sized hero has caused big-time havoc when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky. In the wake of the "unfortunate acorn incident" Chicken Little's name is mud in his hometown of Oakey Oaks. Down but not out, he...

Serious Moonlight

  • April 25, 2009
  • Cheryl Hines
  • A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars. |

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D

  • June 10, 2005
  • Mark Rosman
  • A 10-year-old outcast is shunned by classmates and forced to spend summer vacation alone. With his two imaginary friends (Shark Boy and Lava Girl) he goes on a mission to prove dreams can become reality

Sky High

  • July 24, 2005
  • Mike Mitchell
  • When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes, The Commander and Jetstream, there's only one place for you -- Sky High, an elite high school for the superhuman. The problem is that Will Stronghold has no superpowers of his own and, worst of all, is relegated to being a "Sidekick."

Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro)

  • June 10, 2005
  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.

The Pink Panther

  • February 10, 2006
  • Shawn Levy
  • In this new Inspector Clouseau adventure, the incompetent French detective (Martin) investigates the murder of the nation's soccer team coach while also looking into the disappearance of the famous Pink Panther diamond, the national treasure of the nation of Lugash.

Happy Feet

  • November 17, 2006
  • George MillerWarren ColemanJudy Morris
  • Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

The New World

  • December 25, 2005
  • Terrence Malick
  • Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was...and the America that was yet to come. Against a...