Fear doesn't need subtitles, but some of the best horror films do. J-horror, the New French Extremity, and other foreign-language scary-movie movements have provided much in the way of terrified shrieks and heightened pulses. read more
Non-English movies that have been in my hearing, or could conceivably be, classified as horror from my thousand favorite films: (Mexico, 1989) (Italy, 1975) N.B.: if renting, check the running time. read more
As a feature films only article, short films were also excluded but all horror fans should seek out the great non-English language horror shorts including Nacho Cerda’s Genesis (1998, Spain), Victor Garcia’s El Ciclo and T is for Tiles (2003 & 2006, Spain), David Alcalde’s Happy Birthday to You (2006, Spain), Pedro Cristiani’s Deus Irae (2010, Argentina) and Can Evrenol’s Baskin (2013, Turkey) among others. read more
The action scenes are incredibly choreographed and provide a lot of entertainment. The art direction, music and cinematography were deservingly awarded Oscars, and the costume design and editing were nominated as well. This is one of the few non-English-language films that was nominated for the top prize, Best Picture, at Oscar night. 18. read more