Check These Hidden Horror Gems Like ‘Countdown’ on Netflix

Published 02/05/2022, 11:00 AM EST

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After the Netflix film, Countdown was released on February 1st, 2022. It’s been on everyone’s watching list and also made its way to Netflix’s top 10 list. Right after the film has been holding the number eight position on the streaming giant.

Netflix’s Countdown is a 2019 American supernatural horror film by Justin Dec, starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Anne Winters, and Tom Segura. They theatrically released the film in 2019 and earned $48 million worldwide against a $6.5 million budget. It has received mostly negative reviews from critics but is quite popular among the audience.

Bloody Disgusting has reviewed the film as, “We’ve seen these jump scares, and we’ve traveled this road many times before. It’s competently made and isn’t the worst way to spend an hour and a half, but it’s also pretty forgettable.”

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The plot of the film follows a nurse who downloads an app on her phone, which tells her the amount of time left for her to live. Unfortunately, the time period was only three days. In these three days, she must find a way to fight her fate.

The film will provide you with all the chills and thrills you want from a horror film. Let us find out more films like Countdown to make your weekend movie date all scary.

Gerald Game

An American psychological horror-thriller film by the famous horror film creator, Mike Flanagan. The novel of the same name inspired the film, starring Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood as a married couple. The plot of the film follows a married couple who went for a brief vacation to an isolated house to spice up their relationship. Unfortunately, the husband dies with a sudden heart attack, while his wife is handcuffed to the bed without a key. The only way to rescue, to fight, and break those chains while battling her inner demons.

The film has received a lot of positive reviews from critics.

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The Babysitter

A 2017 American teen black comedy horror film by McG, starring stars Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell, and Bella Thorne. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics and is accepted well by the audience. The plot of the film is Cole, a young boy who wakes up middle of the night to discover that his babysitter belongs to a satanic cult. In order to survive, it’s best for Cole to keep his mouth shut.

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Don’t Breathe

A 2016 American horror-thriller film by Fede Álvarez, starring Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, and Daniel Zovatto. The film follows a trio of friends, just to earn a fortune, break into a blind man’s house, and get stuck. But the blind man is not helpless as he seems.

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The film has received a fair amount of positive reviews from critics.

The Silence

The Silence is a 2019 horror film by John R. Leonetti and starring Kiernan Shipka, Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, and John Corbet. The film is inspired by a 2015 novel of the same name by Tim Lebbon. The plot of the film follows a family who is trying to save their lives by a type of creature who hunts on humans by sound. In order to save their lives, the family seeks shelter in a cult. But, the cult tries to seek advantage of that family.

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All these films are available on Netflix.

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Alivia Paul

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Alivia Paul is an author at Netflix Junkie. Having completed her bachelor’s in English Literature and Master’s in Journalism and Mass Communication, Alivia, a passionate writer, looks to combine her penmanship with her love for different content in different languages on different platforms, to deliver engaging content to her readers. Some of her favorite shows are Lucifer, You, Sweet Tooth, Crash Landing On You, and Sex and The City.

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