What's the definition of a "horror" movie?

this movie has the premise as halloween and cabin fever, making it a horror movie yes, with slasher elements, so yes it s a horror film

Have you ever seen it?. it's in no way shape or form a horror.

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Wrong thread crick, think this might be the one you wanted?

i don t get why it is not, to you, but i totally respect your opinion, but when i saw it i thought it s a good slasher film, usually slasher films are horror movies, same thing with Texas chainsaw massacre

Ghostbusters isn't a horror movie, and it's not tagged as horror on IMDB either.

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Scream is "a serial killer film, with police investigations", so why is Scream a horror movie, but Silence of the Lambs is a crime thriller?

Maybe if the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were stabbing people with knives instead of eating them, it might be considered a horror movie.

Can someone explain why Passengers (2008) is tagged as "horror" on IMDB?

Also, why is The Dead Zone (1983) tagged as "horror"?

scream s whole tone is jump scares, dreaded feeling, and sense of fear, it is in no way a crime thriller

have u ever been around in 1993 when the movie was released, and did anyone say oh listen Jurassic park is a horror movie, children should not watch it...
it s been marketed and known as an adventure film, the most original adventure film since oblivion back then, with great cgi, it was never marketed as a horror movie... lol

I was around in 1993 when the film was released. I was 12. I never heard anyone specifically call it a "horror" movie, but multiple adults I knew insisted that it was far too frightening for children - even for kids as old as I was.

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What is the line between horror and bizarre? Srpski film for example.
horror: an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
bizarre: very strange or unusual.

I have to watch it again but in Scream I don't think police investigation is the focus of the movie.

I forget much of The Dead Zone but I know he has psychic powers. I think that would automatically make it part fantasy or horror since you're dealing with something not real.

Haven't seen Passengers; maybe a mistake?

why so afraid, just say whatever u want, it s a free country you know

I was being a bit rude which is not good. All good though. It’s ok to disagree. I’m just not clear on a definition yet, think it’s a bit more complicated than others do.

I think Silence of the Lambs has things in it that are done in a horror movie style. The way Hannibal Lecter escapes from prison is more horror like compared to the types of prison escapes you see movies that are just straight up thriller, like The Fugitive for example.

The way Clarice Starling has to find the killer in the dark is done in more of a horror way compared to the night vision sequence in a thriller like Zero Dark Thirty for example.

That's some fragile parenting, it's a Spielberg family movie.