Michael B. Jordan Tops 2025 List of Best Horror Performances

Published 14 hours ago, Collider ranked the ten best horror movie performances of 2025 and placed Michael B. Jordan’s dual turn as the Smoke Stack Twins in Sinners at number one.

The piece frames 2025 as a year when horror dominated critically and commercially and singles out acting as the genre's most praised element. The ranked list runs from Indy the dog in Good Boy at number ten through performances by Cooper Hoffman, Sophie Thatcher, Jai Courtney, Lea Myren, Oscar Isaac, Sally Hawkins and Amy Madigan, with Jacob Elordi at number two.

The list notes award attention for several performers: Madigan has secured a Golden Globe nomination and drawn Oscar buzz, and Elordi is described as being in high contention for an Oscar nomination. Sinners is listed with an April 18, 2025 release date, a 138-minute runtime, and Ryan Coogler credited as director.

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Culture, Michael B. Jordan, Sinners, Ryan Coogler, Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac