Grindhouse films are those movies that mainly consist of extreme violence and demand sexual satisfaction and so on. Many such films provide the audience with an unbelievable horror environment.
Several documentary filmmakers have portrayed the various exploding head effects of shooting zombies and so on. The upcoming part of the article will speak about the 20 best grindhouse films of all time.
20. Planet Terror (2007)
- Director: Rodriguez
- Writer: Rodriguez
- Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton
- IMDb Ratings: 7.1/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos, Vudu Movie & TV Store
This is one of the exploitation films which shows the cruel picture of society. The film’s story starts with a scene depicting a dangerous experiment by the government.
As a result of this experiment, the town’s entire community turns out to be flesh-eating zombies. However, the story takes a turn when some people try to help each other to save their lives from these zombies.
19. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Director: Tobe Hooper
- Writer: Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel
- Cast: Marilyn Burns as Sally Hardesty, Allen Danziger as Jerry, Paul A. Partain as Franklin Hardesty, William Vail as Kirk, Teri McMinn as Pam, Edwin Neal as Hitchhiker, Gunnar Hansen as Leather face
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos, Showtime
The story of this grindhouse cinema starts when the main protagonist Sally gets the news that someone will destroy her grandfather’s grave.
She, her brother Franklin and her friend travel to their grandfather’s house to know the entire situation. After reaching the farmhouse, they learn about the mysterious identities who attempted to murder each of them.
18. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
- Director: Roy Ward Baker
- Writer: Tudor Gates
- Cast: Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Kate O’Mara, Peter Cushing, Dawn Addams
- IMDb Ratings: 6.4/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
Like other exploitation films, this film has some mysterious and surprising stories. The film is set in the background of the 19th century and is about two young women.
The story starts when Emma gets seduced by Marcila, who is a lesbian vampire. However, she imprisoned Emma because of her own needs. However, the story heated up when a vampire hunter searched for Marcella.
17. The Street Fighter (1974)
- Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
- Writer: Kōji Takada and Motohiro Torii
- Cast: Shinichi Chiba as Takumi Tsurugi, Yutaka Nakajima as Sarai Chuayut-Hammett, Goichi Yamada as Rakuda Zhang, Masashi Ishibashi as Tateki Shikenbaru
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9/100
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This is one of the best exploitation cinemas, which depicts the story of Terry, who has taken martial arts training and is considered the master of it.
The drama started when a mafia hired him to kidnap the daughter of a businessman. However, the story takes turns when the mafia man tries to kill Terry as he demands a large sum of money for his work.
16. Kill Bill (2003)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Writer: Quentin Tarantino
- Cast: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Sonny Chiba, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama
- IMDb Ratings: 8.2/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The story of this exploitation cinema is about The Bride, a pregnant assassin who became a dead body after being attacked by her ex-boss Bill.
However, after four years, she wakes up from a coma and outlines a plan to seek revenge on him and his assistants.
15. Suspiria (1977)
- Director: Dario Argento
- Writer: Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi
- Cast: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Barbara Magnolfi, Susanna Javicoli, Eva Axén, Alida Valli
- IMDb Ratings: 7.3/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The story of this film is about Suzy, who went to Germany to follow her ballet school.
However, she faces several difficulties in settling down in her school, but the scenery of people disappearing from his place never leaves her alone. However, gradually she finds out the hidden truth about the site.
14. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Director: George A. Romero
- Writer: George A. Romero
- Cast: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross
- IMDb Ratings: 7.8/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos, Netflix
This is one of the best Grindhouse movies of all time. The movie’s story starts with the zombies’ blood feast after attacking the U.S.
Nome of the corner of the city was claimed as a safe place for the people. However, a radio station employee named Stephen and his girlfriend Francine and two of their supporters try to escape from the zombie population.
However, later they attempt to save the people from this dangerous situation.
13. Black Christmas (1974)
- Director: Bob Clark
- Writer: A. Roy Moore
- Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
- IMDb Ratings: 7.1/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 71%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos, Netflix
The film’s story starts when Winter Jess offers Barb to speak over a call to an anonymous person.
Everything was going well until the caller started threatening him. However, the film’s entire background changed when Claire went missing. And the rest of the film proceeds with the search for the culprit.
12. Zombie Women of Satan (2009)
- Director: Steve O’Brien and Warren Speed
- Writer: Warren Speed
- Cast: Victoria Hopkins, Christian Steel, Warren Speed, Seymour Mace, Bill Fellows, Pete Bonner, Kate Soulsby, Victoria Broom
- IMDb Ratings: 3.3/100
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This movie is a British comedy horror. The movie’s story starts when the entire team of nightclub performers gets trapped by the misdeeds of a family. However, their torture and sexual violence lead to the transformation of women into zombies.
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11. Race with the Devil (1975)
- Director: Jack Starrett
- Writer: Wes Bishop and Lee Frost
- Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, R.G. Armstrong
- IMDb Ratings: 6.6/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This controversial movie is set when Roger and Frank’s wives witness the human sacrifice ritual of the Satanic devotees. Both the ladies were caught observing it, which was prohibited in the Satanic culture. However, this forefront to several problems in front of
Roger and Frank on behalf of the Texan Satanist community.
10. Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
- Director: Jesús Franco
- Writer: Jesús Franco and Jaime Chávarri
- Cast: Soledad Miranda, Ewa Strömberg, Andrea Montchal, Dennis Price, Paul Müller
- IMDb Ratings: 5.3/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
It is one of the best Grindhouse movies of all time. Linda Westinghouse is the film’s main protagonist, who lives in Istanbul.
The story started when she dreamt of being seduced by a vampire. Because of her work, she was sent to an island where she was seduced by a vampire named Nadine.
But when Dr. Seward learned about this story, he tried to use him for his needs.
9. Five Fingers of Death (1972)
- Director: Jeong Chang-Hwa
- Writer: Chiang Yang
- Cast: Lo Lieh, Wang Ping, Wang Chin-Feng
- IMDb Ratings: 7.1/100
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The film’s story is about Chih-Hao, a talented Kung Fu student who is training hard to gain the title of the winner of the upcoming championship.
However, his primary motive is to seek revenge for the murder of his prior teacher and gain the trophy.
8. Machete (2010)
- Director: Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
- Writer: Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
- Cast: Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba
- IMDb Ratings: 6.6/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The story of this film is about Machete, an ex-army man. However, the drama decked up when Machete pot a plan to take revenge on his ex-boss who tried to kill him.
This killing scene happens when he is sent to assassinate a Texas Senator.
7. Death Proof (2007)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Writer: Quentin Tarantino
- Cast: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Poitier, Tracie Thoms
- IMDb Ratings: 7/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 6.4%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have done an excellent job in this grindhouse cinema. Mike, a stuntman, is the main villain.
His favorite pastime was to kill women and portray it as an accident. The cunning plan of this man worked for several years until a girl gang fought back against him.
6. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
- Director: Jack Hill
- Writer: F.X. Maier
- Cast: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle, Asher Brauner, Chase Newhart, Marlene Clark
- IMDb Ratings: 6.5/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 52%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The story of this film focuses on Maggie, who was shifted to a new high school under the control of the Silver Daggers.
However, their female counterparts were termed the Dagger Debs—nonetheless, the conflict between the two teams is the main eye-catching segment of the movie.
5. The Psychic (1977)
- Director: Lucio Fulci
- Writer: Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti, Dardano Sacchetti
- Cast: Jennifer O’Neill, Gianni Garko, Marc Porel, Ida Galli
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
The story of this grindhouse film is about a woman who can predict rather than glimpse the future. But the movie takes turns when she foresees her death in her dream. The dream elaborates on every circumstance of her death.
4. Avenging Angel (1985)
- Director: Robert Vincent O’Neill
- Writer: Robert Vincent O’Neil and Joseph Michael Cala
- Cast: Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Robert F. Lyons, Ossie Davis, Susan Tyrrell
- IMDb Ratings: 4.8/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 33%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This film is the second part of Angel, which came out in 1984. In its sequel Angel, the Avengers returned to their respective tracks to continue the stuff they left in the prior movie. Along with that, they also plot revenge games for their guardian’s killer.
3. Coffy (1973)
- Director: Jack Hill
- Writer: Jack Hill
- Cast: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliott, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This grindhouse cinema is Jack Hill’s blaxploitation classic. Coffy is the main protagonist of this film who tries to take her little sister back off from her drug addiction.
However, Coffy disguises themselves as a prostitute to find out the street drug dealer and the main person. But the story turns when she finds out her politician boyfriend is the head drug dealer in the city.
2. Rolling Thunder (1977)
- Director: John Flynn
- Writer: Paul Schrader
- Cast: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This is one of the most prominent Grindhouse movies of all time. Maj. Charles Rane is the main protagonist of this film.
Rane seeks revenge for the thugs who killed his wife and son. However, his loyal friend Johnny Vohden helped him to plot a perfect plan for his mission.
1. Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Director: Paul Bartel
- Writer: Robert Thom and Charles B. Griffith
- Cast: David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Louisa Moritz, Don Steele
- IMDb Ratings: 6.2/100
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Videos
This film is set in the background of 2000 when road race was the primary and catchy sport of the era. That year, there was a massive conflict between the two notable competitors, Frankenstein and Joe Viterbo. At the same time, some planned to stop the road race.
Hopefully, the descriptions mentioned above of the grindhouse movies will help the audience choose their favorite among them.
