Best Horror Acting in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These horror films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Acting, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Sinners (2025) — Q 9
2. Psycho (1960) — Q 9
3. Nope (2022) — Q 8.5
4. The Shining (1980) — Q 8.5
5. I Saw the Devil (2010) — Q 8.5
6. Rosemary's Baby (1968) — Q 8.5
7. The Thing (1982) — Q 8.5
8. Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Q 8
9. The Exorcist (1973) — Q 8
10. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) — Q 8
11. Train to Busan (2016) — Q 8
12. Black Swan (2010) — Q 8
13. Hour of the Wolf (1968) — Q 8
14. A Quiet Place (2018) — Q 8
15. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — Q 8
16. Carrie (1976) — Q 8
17. The Conjuring (2013) — Q 8
18. Interview with the Vampire (1994) — Q 8
19. Repulsion (1965) — Q 8
20. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — Q 8
21. Funny Games (1997) — Q 8
22. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — Q 8
23. The Invisible Man (1933) — Q 8
24. The Innocents (1961) — Q 8
25. Dracula (1958) — Q 8
26. The Fly (1986) — Q 8
27. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) — Q 7.5
28. Death Becomes Her (1992) — Q 7.5
29. Suspiria (2018) — Q 7.5
30. The Devil's Advocate (1997) — Q 7.5

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