Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fear-of-the-dark"

1. Orion and the Dark (2024)

TV-Y7 | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

Director: Sean Charmatz | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Colin Hanks, Mia Akemi Brown

Votes: 12,610

2. The Boogeyman (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.

Director: Rob Savage | Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian

Votes: 43,966

3. Lights Out (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 81 min | Horror, Mystery

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Billy Burke

Votes: 142,408 | Gross: $67.27M

4. Darkness Falls (2003)

PG-13 | 86 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield Ford, Antony Burrows, Lee Cormie

Votes: 33,394 | Gross: $32.55M

5. The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.

Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada

Votes: 40,919 | Gross: $2.41M

6. The Last Right (2019)

106 min | Comedy, Drama

A fateful exchange on a flight has consequences for Daniel Murphy. He's left in charge of a corpse of someone he never knew. He is persuaded to take on the challenge of getting a coffin from his family home in Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.

Director: Aoife Crehan | Stars: Michiel Huisman, Niamh Algar, Samuel Bottomley, Michael McElhatton

Votes: 1,800

7. Darkness (2002)

PG-13 | 88 min | Horror

A teenage girl moves into a remote country house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 20,356 | Gross: $22.16M

8. Boogeyman 2 (2007)

Unrated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too little too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear.

Director: Jeff Betancourt | Stars: Danielle Savre, Matt Cohen, Chrissy Calhoun, Michael Graziadei

Votes: 9,030

9. Sangharsh (1999)

Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A rookie CBI officer must enlist the help of an incarcerated criminal in order to catch a serial child killer, who has recently escaped police custody.

Director: Tanuja Chandra | Stars: Preity G Zinta, Akshay Kumar, Ashutosh Rana, Vishwajeet Pradhan

Votes: 5,795

10. Forbidden Games (1952)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, War

A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.

Director: René Clément | Stars: Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée, Laurence Badie

Votes: 13,108 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Fear of the Dark (2003)

PG-13 | 86 min | Horror

Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger... See full summary »

Director: K.C. Bascombe | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Edwin Powell

Votes: 3,139

12. Nocturna (2007)

TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.

Directors: Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado | Stars: Imanol Arias, Hervé Caradec, Roger Carel, Cathy Cerda

Votes: 2,559

13. Ring of Terror (1961)

Unrated | 71 min | Drama, Horror

A group of medical students undertake some silly and frightening endeavors in order to pledge a fraternity.

Director: Clark L. Paylow | Stars: George E. Mather, Austin Green, Esther Furst, Norman Ollestad

Votes: 1,420

14. Are You Scared? (2006 Video)

R | 79 min | Horror

Six kidnapped teens awake in an abandoned factory to discover they're being filmed for a twisted and terrifying reality show.

Director: Andy Hurst | Stars: Alethea Kutscher, Erin Consalvi, Brad Ashten, Carlee Avers

Votes: 3,100

15. My Nightmare Landlord (2020 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Lydia moves into a new apartment after breaking up with her long term boyfriend and finds herself more and more isolated as her apartment manager becomes obsessed with her.

Director: Dylan Vox | Stars: Caroline Harris, Ignacyo Matynia, Sinéad D'arcy, Spencer Belko

Votes: 467

16. Abandoned Dead (2015)

TV-MA | 77 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A security guard, trapped in a run-down inner-city medical clinic, is terrorized by supernatural forces which threaten to overtake her.

Director: Mark W. Curran | Stars: Ivan Adame, Hannah Johnson, Sarah Nicklin, Judith O'Dea

Votes: 1,850

17. Don't Turn Out the Light (1987)

R | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A gang of escaped convicts take over a farmhouse and hold the woman living there hostage. It turns out that her husband is a cop, who among other things is in trouble because he has accidentally killed an innocent girl.

Director: Robert Bergman | Stars: Robert Bidaman, Nadia Capone, Nial Lancaster, Erica Fairfield

Votes: 158

18. Our Time Is Up (2004)

TV-MA | 14 min | Comedy, Short

When therapist Dr. Leonard Stern discovers he has six weeks to live, he adopts a fresh method of treatment: brutal honesty.

Director: Rob Pearlstein | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Frankie J. Allison, Vivian Bang, Michael Cornacchia

Votes: 951

19. Lippels Traum (2009)

101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Lippel is alone with a new housekeeper while his father, a cook, is away on business. The housekeeper is very strict and shows no appreciation for Lippel. Then Lippel finds new friends and ... See full summary »

Director: Lars Büchel | Stars: Karl Alexander Seidel, Amrita Cheema, Moritz Bleibtreu, Steve-Marvin Dwumah

Votes: 173

20. Face Your Fears (2020)

14 min | Short, Horror

A young woman terrified of the dark takes on a pet sitting job and discovers a supernatural game that will cure her fears - if she faces them first.

Director: Neil Patrick Stevens | Stars: Leah Briese, Robert Fleet, Rogie Nelson

Votes: 66

21. Isolation 119 (2015)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Thriller

Jack White flies to South East Asia to start a new life. However, he soon finds his life being threatened on arrival by events beyond his control or understanding, until his grip on reality begins to spiral dangerously out of control.

Director: Kevin Baker | Stars: Kevin Baker, Richard Carr, Cherry, Tarah Lubinski

Votes: 23

22. Procès au Vatican (1952)

115 min | Biography, Drama

In 19th-century France, a little girl follows her two sisters into a Carmelite monastery with the goal of becoming a saint.

Director: André Haguet | Stars: France Descaut, Jean Debucourt, Suzanne Flon, Catherine Fonteney

Votes: 38

23. Sing Sister Sing (1935)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy

Patsy is moving in with Thelma at her residence hotel. Thelma has prepared some rules, including singing instead of quarreling or getting angry, Although Thelma tells Patsy that they'll ... See full summary »

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Harry Bowen, Charlie Hall

Votes: 99

24. Strawberry Night (2010 TV Movie)

130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

There is blood. When corpses are discovered in different locations in the Tokyo area a female detective speculates the reason why upon observing distinct scars on the bodies. With her ... See full summary »

Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Ken'ichi Endô, Kento Hayashi, Kenta Kiritani

Votes: 78

25. Fear of the Dark (1985)

59 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Killing a human being "in cold blood" requires unique mental preparation and single-minded determination. To pull the trigger a second time may be easier, but the moments between the shots ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Tammer | Stars: Robert Ratti, Amanda Testro

26. Blanket (2014)

3 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

A girl discovers that the horror has no form when she walks in the dark hallway of her building.

Directors: Felipe M. Guerra, Daniela Monteiro | Stars: Daniela Monteiro, Felipe M. Guerra

Votes: 5

27. The Family Tree (2001)

Unrated | 23 min | Short, Drama

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Director: Glen Baisley | Stars: Anthony Eikner, Richard Redmond, Danielle Russo, C.J. DiMarsico

Votes: 7

28. Capital P (1991)

4 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

A young boy struggles with bed-wetting. He is pleased to awaken one night to a dry bed, but terrors await him on his trip to the bathroom in the middle of a dark and stormy night.

Director: Stephen Barnes | Star: David Knight

Votes: 19

29. Justice in Unity: Redux (2023 Video Game)

M | Crime, Drama, Horror

A French-American police detective and a Victorian-era psychiatrist must face their inner demons, but little do they realize that not every choice they make is their own, as something less than human watches from the dark.

Director: Noëlle McHenry | Stars: Vincent Fallow, Robyn Rybnik, Shawn McClurg, Phoenix Emrys

30. Jesusito de mi vida (2009)

10 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

Jesus, a six-year-old child, wakes up in the middle of the night with an urgent need to pee. But his fear of the dark stops him to cross the corridor that leads to the bathroom. Influenced ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús Pérez-Miranda | Stars: Guillermo Estrella, María Vázquez

Votes: 14

31. Strange (2002–2003)
Episode: Pilot (2002)

60 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

John Strange (Demon hunter and defrocked priest) and Canon Black investigate the mysterious happenings in a hospital ward.

Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Richard Coyle, Samantha Womack, Ian Richardson, Timmy Lang

Votes: 169

32. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Hate Puppet/Darkness (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Horror novelist is cursed to cause murderous rage towards him in everyone. / An egotistical telemarketer inherits a cursed mansion where every shadow is alive and will kill on touch.

Directors: Ian Toynton, Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Kwesi Ameyaw, William Atherton, Francis Boyle, Torquil Campbell

Votes: 97

33. The Partridge Family (1970–1974)
Episode: The Red Woodloe Story (1971)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music

While in a small town for a performance, the Partridges and their manager attend the Sunday church service. Shirley and Reuben recognize the church singer as a formerly famous folk singer. They want to help him start his career again.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce

Votes: 102

34. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985)

TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"The Shadow Man": A teenager discovers that a supernatural being lives underneath his bed. "The Uncle Devil Show": A children's video tape includes instructions in the black arts. "Opening ... See full summary »

Directors: Joe Dante, John Milius, David Steinberg | Stars: Jonathan Ward, Jason Presson, Michael Lopez, Heather Haase

Votes: 459

35. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Paradise Towers: Part Three (1987)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor discovers that Paradise Towers' great architect, Kroagnon, was also responsible for Miracle City, an infamous killer habitat. Though chance circumstances permit Mel to avoid a ... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Mallett | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Richard Briers, Clive Merrison

Votes: 462

36. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Cane and Able (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

House is affected by the fact that he thinks he didn't solve the last case while a young boy, who believes aliens tortured him, is brought in.

Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,024

37. Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991)
Episode: Monster in the Playhouse (1986)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

A giant one-eyed monster is on the loose and appears in the Playhouse, scaring everyone! But after Pee-wee makes the monster a snack and Jambi grants Pee-wee's wish to understand the ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen R. Johnson | Stars: Johann Carlo, Gregory Harrison, Ric Heitzman, Gilbert Lewis

Votes: 42

38. My Parents Are Aliens (1999–2006)
Episode: Halloween (2001)

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

It's Halloween ans Sophie learns about the joys of scaring people. Meanwhile, Lucy has to overcome her fear of the dark and Brian is worried about zombies invading.

Stars: Charlotte Francis, Tony Gardner, Alex Kew, Danielle McCormack

Votes: 13

39. Muppet Babies (1984–1991)
Episode: Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Dark? (1984)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Bunsen and Beaker come over to spend the night, the Babies must help Beaker overcome his fear of the dark.

Directors: John Gibbs, Bob Richardson | Stars: Greg Berg, Katie Leigh, Howie Mandel, Laurie O'Brien

Votes: 37

40. Dark Waters: Murder in the Deep (2018–2019)
Episode: Lady of the Lake (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

Florence and Mark Unger love nothing more than vacationing at the lake with their two boys; life is perfect until a sports injury pulls Mark into the depths of painkiller addiction; to keep... See full summary »

Stars: Florence Unger, Mark Unger, Beth Baesch, Jillian Chiappone

Votes: 15

41. Zomboat! (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2019)

23 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Jo and Amar go on the hunt for food, and discover a supermarket that appears deserted.

Stars: Leah Brotherhead, Hamza Jeetooa, Ryan McKen, Cara Theobold

Votes: 129

42. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Shot in the Dark (2009)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Michael tries to gather intelligence on the "agent to the spies" who is offering him work, he comes to the aid of a teenage boy with a violent and abusive stepfather who is trying to take custody away from his mother.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless

Votes: 610

43. Fear Clinic (2009)
Episode: Scotophobia (2009)

TV-14 | Horror

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Director: Robert Hall | Stars: Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Lisa Wilcox

Votes: 21

44. Mantracker (2006–2012)
Episode: Simone and Mike (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV

Mike, the city boy, and Simone, the punk girl, are strangers. They've never met, but they're going to have to gel quickly as a team to have any hope of surviving Mantracker and some of the most rugged terrain North America has to offer.

Director: Ihor Macijiwsky | Stars: Simone Crook, Shawn Devlin, Terry Grant, Bryce Sage

45. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Night Terrors (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Receiving a powerful distress call from a terrified little boy, the Doctor and his friends soon find that the monsters in his cupboard are real - and deadly.

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Daniel Mays

Votes: 6,001

46. Ang lalaking nagmahal sa akin (2009)
Episode: Zephy and Flor Get Closer (2009)

Comedy, Romance

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Director: Wenn V. Deramas | Stars: Toni Gonzaga, Derek Ramsay, Janus Del Prado, DJ Durano

47. Uncle Grandpa (2010–2017)
Episode: Afraid of the Dark (2013)

TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

When Uncle Grandpa helps a little girl who is afraid of the dark, he convinces her there's nothing to be afraid of but their imaginations. But when their imaginations prove to be pretty terrifying, they go on a quest to turn on the lights.

Director: Audie Harrison | Stars: Eric Bauza, Peter Browngardt, Adam Devine, Grey Griffin

Votes: 68

48. Noragami (2014–2015)
Episode: Borderline (2014)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Yato teaches Yukine a new technique to ward off Phantoms, and it's not long until this skill is put to the test. To make matters worse, Yato must also contend with the naughty thoughts and feelings Yukine has for Hiyori.

Directors: Takurô Tsukada, Kôtarô Tamura | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yûki Kaji, Aki Toyosaki

Votes: 241

49. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Listen (2014)

TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, The Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe.

Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Samuel Anderson, Remi Gooding

Votes: 8,898

50. Stalker (2014–2015)
Episode: Phobia (2014)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Beth and Jack investigate an attack by a stalker who preys on his victims' phobias. Meanwhile, Beth learns a friend is seeing someone who, unbeknownst to both women, has ties to her.

Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno

Votes: 429