10 Best Foreign Movies on Shudder Right Now

10 Best Foreign Movies on Shudder Right Now

November 21, 2024

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While there are great horror films in other streaming sites, there’s no comparison to the horror collection Shudder has in their library, being the largest selection that is uncut and ad-free. It won’t be a surprise to hear that the site has some of the best horror classics and the best Halloween movies coming from Hollywood, but viewers might be surprised at their collection of horror movies around the world. So if you’re looking for some chills, some thrills that you’ve never seen before, here are some of the best foreign films on Shudder, the home of horror.

1. Audition (1999)

7.8

Country

Japan

Director

Takashi Miike

Actors

Eihi Shiina, Fumiyo Kohinata, Jun Kunimura, Kanji Tsuda

Audition is not for the faint of heart. It’s shockingly violent and deeply unsettling, filled with sights and sounds that will haunt you for days on end. But there is grace to its terror; it’s profound and artistic in ways that elevate it from generic horror fare.

On a deeper level, Audition is about the destructive power of abuse, trauma, and loneliness, about how a society that neglects to recognize this eventually suffers from it. The revenge plot isn’t merely individual, as well, but a representation of the female subconscious: tired of objectification, eager for redress. And everything about the way the film is made, from the shaky camera and titled frames to the dramatic shadows and eerie lighting, reflects that imbalance. 

Audition may be chilling and gruesome, but it’s also smart and important, a psychosexual thriller that captures female anger well before it became the rage. 

2. Huesera: The Bone Woman (2023)

7.6

Country

Mexico, Peru

Director

Female director, Michelle Garza Cervera

Actors

Aida López, Alfonso Dosal, Emilram Cossío, Enoc Leaño

Moods

Dark, Discussion-sparking, Original

Huesera: The Bone Woman might not be the scariest film horror fans would see, but it does strike at the heart of the scary experience of motherhood. Through eerie sounds of breaking bones and weirdly contorted hands at the edge of beds, the film depicts new mother Valeria being haunted by the titular spirit, despite her prayer to the Virgin Mary. Valeria pleads for her husband and family to listen, though each time she does becomes proof of her faults as a mother. The terror in newcomer Natalia Solián’s face makes it all feel believable, but it’s the folk-inspired imagery of first-time feature director Michelle Garza Cervera that turns this film into a feminist masterpiece.

3. The Blood of Wolves (2018)

7.2

Country

Japan

Director

Kazuya Shiraishi

Actors

Abe Junko, Eiji Takigawa, Gorō Ibuki, Hajime Inoue

Moods

Gripping, Intense, Thrilling

Borrowing heavily from yakuza films of the past, The Blood of Wolves feels like a movie plucked straight out of the 1970s and given a slick coat of 2010s neo-noir shine. The film never tries to reinvent the recipe it’s working with, but it doesn’t have to when its violence is still satisfyingly brutal, its plot endlessly twisty, and its morality grey. At the center is a brash and sleazy performance from the great Koji Yakusho, whom you can never really clock as being in control or out of his depth. It might only hold special value for hardcore fans of the genre, but it provides enough solid thrills for the more casual viewer.

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