Best Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies, Ranked
All 7 Texas Chainsaw Massacre films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre leads at 7.3; the franchise averages 5.6. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
7.33,898 votes - 2
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.
5.71,041 votes - 3
A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, moulding him into a monster named Leatherface.
5.61,451 votes - 4
A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.
5.51,845 votes - 5
Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road where they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his family.
5.4658 votes - 6
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
5.21,681 votes - 7
A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
4.6765 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Texas Chainsaw Massacre film?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) rates highest at 7.3 out of 10 from 3,898 TMDB votes.
How are these Texas Chainsaw Massacre films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which Texas Chainsaw Massacre film is rated lowest?
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) sits last at 4.6. The franchise averages 5.6 across 7 rated films.
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