Most critically acclaimed horror movie
- Who
- Psycho
- What
- 97 percentage
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 16 June 1960
The most critically acclaimed horror movie, according to review-aggregator Metacritic, is Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 slasher Psycho. As of October 2024, it has a metascore of 97 out of 100, "Universal Acclaim", beating out Rosemary's Baby (1968) on 96, and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Don't Look Now (1973) on 95.
Psycho met with mixed reviews on release, with many criticizing the transgressive actions of its female lead, as well as the shocking violence.