The best horror movies about dolls and puppets
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Child's Play (1988) · Annabelle (2014) · Dolls (1987). (Updated Nov 4, 2025.)
Chucky, Annabelle, M3GAN and the ventriloquist of Magic: the doll and puppet horror films at the top of the rankings by Orrore a Prima Vista, Nocturno and Taxidrivers.
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Top 14
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1
Child's Play (1988)
Tom Holland. Chucky, possessed by a serial killer's spirit.
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2
Annabelle (2014)
John R. Leonetti. The doll's first film.
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3
Dolls (1987)
Stuart Gordon. A night in a mansion full of dolls.
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4
M3GAN (2022)
Gerard Johnstone. A robot doll built to protect a little girl.
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5
Possum (2018)
Matthew Holness. A puppeteer and his spider puppet.
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6
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
David F. Sandberg. The origin of The Conjuring's doll.
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7
Dead Silence (2007)
James Wan. The ghost of a ventriloquist.
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8
The Boy (2016)
William Brent Bell. A nanny and a porcelain doll.
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9
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
Kevin Lewis. Nicolas Cage versus animatronics.
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10
Magic (1978)
Richard Attenborough. Anthony Hopkins and his ventriloquist's dummy.
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11
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Ronny Yu. Chucky and Tiffany.
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12
Puppet Master (1989)
David Schmoeller. The killer puppets of an old hotel.
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13
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Dan Curtis. Karen Black and the Zuni fetish doll.
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14
Dead of Night (1945)
Several directors. The ventriloquist segment.
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Comments (1)
Magic con Anthony Hopkins è sottovalutatissimo, mi ha messo più ansia di Chucky