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The 5 scariest movies of all time, according to Redbox customers

5. "Saw" (2004)

The 5 scariest movies of all time, according to Redbox customers

4. "The Shining" (1980)

4. "The Shining" (1980)

Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation delivers a spine-tingling Jack Nicholson performance — he plays writer Jack Torrance, who falls deep into madness and terrorizes his family at the infamous Overlook Hotel.

3. "The Ring" (2002)

3. "The Ring" (2002)

In Gore Verbinski's remake of Japanese horror film "Ringu," a video warns of the viewer's death in seven days. It drove its fictional viewers mad, but entranced real-life moviegoers.

2. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)

2. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)

"The Silence of the Lambs" remains the only horror film to win the Oscar for best picture (if you don't count "The Shape of Water"), and one of only a few movies to win all five top awards: Picture, actor (Anthony Hopkins as the twisted Hannibal Lecter), actress (Jodie Foster), director (Jonathan Demme), and adapted screenplay.

1. "The Exorcist" (1973)

1. "The Exorcist" (1973)

45 years after it first terrified audiences, "The Exorcist" remains one of, if not the, best horror movie of all time — and Redbox customers are still frightened by it.

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