Monster Movies: Modern
by zigmenthotep | created - 17 Feb 2014 | updated - 7 months ago | PublicMonster movies from 1970 onward
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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,710 | Gross: $78.90M
Xenomorph
2. Alien vs. Predator (2004)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner
Votes: 212,364 | Gross: $80.28M
Xenomorphs and Yautja
3. At the Earth's Core (1976)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A Victorian era scientist and his assistant take a test run in their Iron Mole drilling machine and end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic bird and full of prehistoric monsters and cavemen.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Cy Grant
Votes: 5,477
Assorted prehistoric-type creatures
4. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
PG | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.
Director: John De Bello | Stars: David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, J. Stephen Peace
Votes: 14,961
Killer Tomatos
5. Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
Director: John De Bello | Stars: Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen M. Waldron, Steve Lundquist
Votes: 7,672
Tomatoes, but this time they're people
6. Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Young adults at a first-time offenders' boot camp discover the legend of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan is real, but is much more horrifying than they could have imagined.
Director: Gary Jones | Stars: Amber Connor, Joe Estevez, Dan Haggerty, Thomas Downey
Votes: 1,311 | Gross: $0.00M
A group of young offenders on a court-ordered hiking trip get hunted down and murdered by the literal Paul Bunyan. And as much as I hate to admit it, they actually make that ridiculous concept work. Unfortunately, there is something of an overuse of average to bad CG effects. Like, obviously they needed to use compositing to make Paul Bunyan giant, but the CG gore ends up looking like the characters are paper cutouts.
4/10
7. The Bat People (1974)
PG | 93 min | Horror, Romance
After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat, which ruins his vacation and causes considerable distress for his wife.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Stewart Moss, Marianne McAndrew, Michael Pataki, Paul Carr
Votes: 2,648
Werebat
8. Bite Me! (2004 Video)
R | 85 min | Horror
When a hybrid strain of bio-engineered marijuana is delivered to a secluded strip club, it brings with it a monstrous army of insect creatures and a renegade U.S. federal agent with a big chip on his shoulder.
Director: Brett Piper | Stars: Erin Brown, Julian Wells, Rob Monkiewicz, Erika Smith
Votes: 460
Moderately-sized giant bugs
9. Black Sheep (2006)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
Director: Jonathan King | Stars: Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis, Matthew Chamberlain
Votes: 42,109 | Gross: $0.08M
Killer Sheep
10. Blood Gnome (2004 Video)
R | 87 min | Horror
When Daniel, a crime scene investigator, discovers the truth behind a series of bizarre sex murders, no one believes him.
Director: John Lechago | Stars: Vinnie Bilancio, Melissa Pursley, Ri Walton, Julie Strain
Votes: 713
Evil gnome-like creatures
11. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1983)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a Bigfoot-type creature.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Chuck Pierce Jr., Jimmy Clem
Votes: 3,758
More or less bigfoot
12. C.H.U.D. (1984)
R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A bizarre series of sudden disappearances on the streets of New York City seems to point toward something unsavory living in the sewers.
Director: Douglas Cheek | Stars: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist
Votes: 13,982 | Gross: $4.65M
Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers
13. Centipede! (2004)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of cave explorers are menaced by giant centipedes.
Director: Gregory Gieras | Stars: Larry Casey, Margaret Cash, Trevor Murphy, George Foster
Votes: 492
Giant Centipedes
14. Chopping Mall (1986)
R | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson
Votes: 17,256
Security robots
15. Cloverfield (2008)
PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller
Votes: 420,914 | Gross: $80.05M
A big thing that nobody cares about
16. Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019)
80 min | Horror
Nature spawns a creature driven by vengeance to destroy a group of cold-blooded cannibals.
Director: John Migliore | Stars: Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith, Simon Wheeldon, Jim Ordolis, Lena Montecalvo
Votes: 151
A movie that combines a cannibal caper and creature feature to creature something that doesn't work as either. There's a lot of time spent with people chained up waiting to be killed and eaten, but there is literally no weight to those scenes as the characters are just kinda surely and bitchy about the situation instead of expressing any kind of genuine fear. As for the creature, one of the victims escapes and gets turned into a monster for no particular reason. It seems like it's supposed to be for vengeance, but then the monster then just kills indiscriminately. Overall it's just like, two different movies happening at the same time, and neither of them are very good. Also they do that thing very common in lower-end horror where they keep referencing much better movies—Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th Part VII, Creepshow, etc—which just reminds you of much better movies.
3/10
17. Dark Floors (2008)
R | 85 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A man emerges with his autistic daughter and three others from a hospital elevator to find themselves trapped in the building with devilish monsters.
Director: Pete Riski | Stars: William Hope, Leon Herbert, Ronald Pickup, Philip Bretherton
Votes: 7,065
The band Lordi
18. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline McKenzie
Votes: 142,610 | Gross: $73.65M
Giant hyper-intelligent shark
19. Devil Fish (1984)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Gianni Garko, William Berger
Votes: 3,754
Shark/octopus hybrid
20. Dinocroc (2004)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.
Director: Kevin O'Neill | Stars: Costas Mandylor, Charles Napier, Bruce Weitz, Matt Borlenghi
Votes: 2,026
Prehistoric crocodilian
21. Doll Graveyard (2005)
Not Rated | 71 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In the year of 1911 a 12yr old girl named Sophia is playing with her dolls in the room where she is not supposed to be in her abusive father comes in and catches her as punishment he makes ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Band | Stars: Jared Kusnitz, Gabrielle Lynn, Kristyn Green, Anna Alicia Brock
Votes: 928
Killer Dolls
22. Dolls (1986)
R | 77 min | Horror
A dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted collection of dolls.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe
Votes: 12,853
Good killer doll movie overall. However, some of the themes, and especially the ending, make it feel a bit like an R-rated Goosebumps story. Not saying that's a bad thing, just that that’s vibe I get from the movie.
7/10
23. Dolly Dearest (1991)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A toy manufacturer buys the 'Dolly Dearest' factory in Mexico, where the malevolent spirit of Sanzia, a devil child, has taken refuge in one of the porcelain dolls, and eventually takes control of his daughter.
Director: Maria Lease | Stars: Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms, Rip Torn, Chris Demetral
Votes: 3,454
A movie that combines the killer doll and possession genres, in a way that adds something to the standard possession story, but takes a bit away from the killer doll angle. The influence of Child's Play is more than a little obvious, and while they do a very good job with the doll effects, but when compared to something like Child's Play there's just a substantial lack in the story. The doll is just evil because it's possessed by an evil spirit, which is evil because it's just evil. There isn't any real identity there or motivation behind its actions, other than being evil.
5/10
24. Evil Bong (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of friends acquire a "Bong" that is possessed by a terrifying demon, but they don't realize it until they start smoking it and begin to imagine things - or maybe it's true everything that is happening?
Director: Charles Band | Stars: David Weidoff, John Patrick Jordan, Mitch Eakins, Brian Lloyd
Votes: 3,444
One of those movies that you watch expecting it to be funny, only to learn that the “humor” is based entirely around the fact that it references marijuana, and the start of the saddest chapter of Charles Band's career. Devoid of any value for anyone who wouldn't stare at a blank screen for 90 minutes if told that a pot leaf might appear on it.
And just in case you had any hope for the current state of horror, this movie has six sequels, and the crossover Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong.
1/10
25. Exterminator City (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Year is 2027. A robot pest controller turned serial killer has embarked on a murderous rampage, carving his way through the population of Atro City. Following in the wake of his ... See full summary »
Director: Clive Cohen | Stars: Julie Strain, Brinke Stevens, Teresa May, Cathy Barry
Votes: 264
Robot serial killer, being chased by a robot detective
26. Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young boy in the woods discovers a lovable alien...or is it?
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Ian Serra, Nina Ferrer, Susana Bequer, Sara Palmer
Votes: 4,763
Think like, an Alf/E.T. hybrid
27. Feast (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Patrons locked inside a bar are forced to fight monsters.
Director: John Gulager | Stars: Navi Rawat, Krista Allen, Balthazar Getty, Judah Friedlander
Votes: 33,867 | Gross: $0.05M
Big scary monsters This movie is everything Slither (2006) was advertised to be. (4/5)
28. Frogs (1972)
PG | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke
Votes: 7,655 | Gross: $0.48M
With a title like Frogs, you could be forgiven for assuming this movie was about killer frogs. Whereas in reality, the frogs don't really do much killing, leaving that to the snakes, gators, and other swamp critters while they just hand back and offer moral support. Kinda fun, but still average at best; unless you happen to really like swamp critters.
5/10
29. Gargoyles (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror
An anthropologist/paleontologist and his daughter, while travelling through the southwestern U.S., stumble upon a colony of living, breathing gargoyles.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall, Bernie Casey
Votes: 3,773
A 70s made-for-TV monster movie with some degree of charm. The creature effects look pretty good, and there is an interesting concept behind it, depicting gargoyles as a demonic antithesis to humans who rise and attempt to conquer the earth every 600 years. Unfortunately, it barely ever even mentions that narrative, and not knowing it wouldn't really even change the plot. Overall, it's just another movie that just kinda takes you from the beginning to the end without making much impact.
5/10
30. Ghoulies (1984)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.
Director: Luca Bercovici | Stars: Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance
Votes: 10,391 | Gross: $35.00M
A fairly standard Gremlins knockoff. While they look neat, the titular ghoulies don't really do much other than stand around. And when they actually do something, it's fairly unimpressive with their very limited movement. (5/10)
31. Ghoulies II (1987)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
The Ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, disposing of those who mistake them for mere fairground attractions.
Director: Albert Band | Stars: Damon Martin, Royal Dano, Phil Fondacaro, J. Downing
Votes: 5,586
Focuses much more heavily on the ghoulies than its predecessor. The puppets have been improved quite a bit in both appearance and functionality, but the overall tone is inconsistently wacky. (6/10)
32. Ghoulies Go to College (1990 Video)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A college teacher brings the little creatures back to his campus, where they proceed to terrorize the faculty and students.
Director: John Carl Buechler | Stars: Evan MacKenzie, Kevin McCarthy, Eva LaRue, John R. Johnston
Votes: 2,921
Only three ghoulies this time, and they talk now, but any horror that the previous films had has been dropped in favor of slapstick and one-liners. Also, the first Ghoulies to feature a toilet as a plot element. (5/10)
33. Ghoulies IV (1994 Video)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A retired occultist turned police officer must battle a former lover as she attempts to summon forth demonic forces after escaping an asylum.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Peter Liapis, Barbara Alyn Woods, Stacie Randall, Raquel Krelle
Votes: 2,317
Despite being directly tied to the first, it barely feels like a Ghoulies movie. Instead of the iconic puppets, we have actors in generic-looking costumes. Also, the ghoulies are more or less inconsequential to the plot. (4/10)
34. The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
PG | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
Director: Bill Rebane | Stars: Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert Easton, Leslie Parrish
Votes: 4,599 | Gross: $0.29M
GiantThis movie may have the worst giant spider ever committed to film. However, there is a weird quality to it where it's so fake that it's actually endearing. Other than that, it's 1950s quality in the 1970s. (4/10)
35. The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer - this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.
Director: Charles Band | Stars: Gary Busey, Robin Sydney, Ryan Locke, Larry Cedar
Votes: 4,725
Killer Gingerbread Man
36. Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Western
A mutant sheep is on the move near a ranch in the American West.
Director: Fredric Hobbs | Stars: Christopher Brooks, Stuart Lancaster, E. Kerrigan Prescott, Peggy Browne
Votes: 907
Prehistoric sheep hybrid monster?
37. The Great Alligator (1979)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror
Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Romano Puppo
Votes: 1,436
Giant alligator
38. Gremlins (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie
Votes: 247,962 | Gross: $148.17M
The titular gremlins
39. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.
Directors: Joe Dante, Chuck Jones | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Howie Mandel, Tony Randall
Votes: 112,912 | Gross: $41.48M
As in the first movie, but this time with wacky variations
40. Grizzly (1976)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall
Votes: 5,958
In theory, a movie about a giant bear sounds great, bears are objectively terrifying. But the actual bear used—while literally being the largest bear in captivity at the time—was never really given any scale to highlight its size, and the props used in the attack scenes just looked bad. Overall, just a very "trying to be Jaws on land" feeling.
5/10
41. Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Music, Thriller
All hell breaks loose when a giant Grizzly, reacting to the slaughter of Grizzlies by poachers, attacks at a massive big-band rock concert in the National Park.
Director: André Szöts | Stars: George Clooney, Laura Dern, Charlie Sheen, Louise Fletcher
Votes: 1,682
A movie that sat on the shelf for 37 years, and was not worth the wait. It seems like they were just shy of enough footage for a complete movie, leading to a substantial about of its short run time being taken up with excessive padding footage. Seriously, there are so many extended shots of the concert and sweeping drone shots of the forest. At least they actually had a properly giant bear prop this time.
4/10
42. Hobgoblins (1988)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true.
Director: Rick Sloane | Stars: Tom Bartlett, Paige Sullivan, Steven Boggs, Kelley Palmer
Votes: 12,458
Fuzzy puppets... I mean aliens? with like, magic powers?
43. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
R | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Humanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.
Directors: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub
Votes: 10,517
Fish people
44. Insecticidal (2005)
R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
Cami is a dedicated student of entomology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she... See full summary »
Director: Jeffery Scott Lando | Stars: Meghan Heffern, Rhonda Dent, Travis Watters, Shawn Bachynski
Votes: 744
A giant killer bug movie that was unfortunately made in 2005. Which of course means, discount CGI insects—and arachnids, you know how these movies like to call everything "Bugs." There are some practical effects used, which are pretty good, but incredibly minimal. For the most part, it's just the okayest CGI the filmmakers could afford swinging wildly at actresses very much looking like they're trying to react to something that isn't there.
3/10
45. Jaws (1975)
PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 659,931 | Gross: $260.00M
Great white shark
46. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,903 | Gross: $402.45M
Dinosaurs
47. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs
Votes: 86,447 | Gross: $38.75M
Sentient flesh-eating space plant
48. Killdozer (1974 TV Movie)
Unrated | 74 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when a spirit-like being takes over a large bulldozer, and goes on a killing rampage.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Clint Walker, Robert Urich, Carl Betz, Neville Brand
Votes: 1,991
The movie about a killer bulldozer. And one that's quite a bit better than a movie about a killer bulldozer has any right to be. It's not the most entertaining film ever made, but it definitely goes beyond the bare minimum. (5/10)
49. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A bad scientist and his wife, a mad scientist, a skeleton, and two aliens and their escaped pet are all searching for the elusive element "atmospherium".
Director: Larry Blamire | Stars: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Brian Howe, Dan Conroy
Votes: 5,103 | Gross: $0.14M
Alien and talking skeleton
50. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
Director: Stephen Chiodo | Stars: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon
Votes: 45,519 | Gross: $15.63M
Aliens who look like clowns
51. The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron
Votes: 7,092
Dinosaurs
52. Man-Thing (2005)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni, Rachael Taylor
Votes: 7,039 | Gross: $0.14M
Marvel Comics' Man-Thing (a swamp monster)
53. Mars Attacks! (1996)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening
Votes: 243,649 | Gross: $37.77M
Retro-inspired martians
54. Monster (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
After a massive earthquake in Tokyo, two American filmmakers document the true cause of the destruction.
Director: Eric Forsberg | Stars: Erin Evans, Sarah Lieving, Justin L. Jones, Kazuyuki Okada
Votes: 1,520
Cloverfield knockoff with even less notable monster
55. The Mutations (1974)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad Harris, Julie Ege
Votes: 2,131
A very solid and very British film—it even features popular Doctor Who Tom Baker. However, it does suffer a bit from having two stories, neither of which feel s like it's being fully explored.
6/10
56. Mystics in Bali (1981)
86 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A woman researches a book that takes her to the black magic cult of Leák in Bali. She meets an evil witch who promises to train her dark arts. But she is tricked and turned into a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck.
Director: H. Tjut Djalil | Stars: Ilona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D., W.D. Mochtar
Votes: 1,476
Penanggalan
57. Noah's Shark (2021)
Not Rated | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A fame-seeking televangelist and his film crew team set out to find the fabled Noah's Ark, but discover it is guarded by both an ancient curse and a prehistoric great white shark.
Director: Mark Polonia | Stars: Jeff Kirkendall, Ryan Dalton, Jamie Morgan, Tim Hatch
Votes: 391
Sharksploitation is a very hit-or-miss genre. Usually, miss... as it is here. I think the shark was supposed to be Satan, I'm honestly not sure. I also think the plot was supposed to be coherent, once again, not sure though. (2/10)
58. Octopus 2: River of Fear (2001 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A giant, man-eating octopus suddenly appears in the Hudson River during the Fourth of July weekend and begins to leave a trail of dead bodies behind it.
Director: Yossi Wein | Stars: Michael Reilly Burke, Meredith Morton, Fredric Lehne, John Thaddeus
Votes: 1,083
Giant Octopus
59. Orca (1977)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek
Votes: 13,296 | Gross: $14.72M
Killer whale (technically more like a dolphin)
60. Pacific Rim (2013)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day
Votes: 531,153 | Gross: $101.80M
Gamera-style kaiju
61. The Painting of Horror (1994 Video)
19 min | Short, Horror
Two roommates have a mysterious, hideous painting delivered to them that harbors a sinister secret.
Director: G.W. Lawrence | Stars: Cristie Clark, Lonna Cottrell, Sal Longo
Votes: 15
Another... let's just say "Interesting" offering from Wave Video, a company best known for producing films that seem like they might be illegal, but probably aren't. Which also makes some of their catalog rare enough to make that a noteworthy feature. As is the case with The Painting of Horror, a movie only released as a "B film" on an incredibly obscure double feature VHS tape. It's the sort of thing where the experience of finding the movie is much more exciting than actually watching it.
As for the actual movie, it opens with a woman dressing, undressing, showering, and then dressing again, all without any nudity. Mostly it's a bunch of nothing occasionally cutting away to a woman dancing on a table in what looks like—and probably is—someone's garage. The painting does kill someone, but the scene drags out in a very specific way that makes it obvious that it was intended for someone who gets off of women being suffocated. And normally I wouldn't recommend watching something this devoid of content, but like, it's only 20 minutes, so you might as well just for the experience of it.
2/10
62. Phantoms (1998)
R | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 22,372 | Gross: $5.66M
Ya know what, I'm not really sure
63. Piranha (1978)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 24,733 | Gross: $6.00M
Piranhas
64. Pterodactyl (2005)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch...
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Cameron Daddo, Coolio, Amy Sloan, George Calil
Votes: 2,554
Pterosaurs... also, Coolio's in it
65. Puppet Master (1989 Video)
R | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Psychics find themselves plotted against by a former colleague, who committed suicide after discovering animated, murderous puppets.
Director: David Schmoeller | Stars: Paul Le Mat, William Hickey, Irene Miracle, Jimmie F. Skaggs
Votes: 12,793
Killer Puppets, though honestly they're more like dolls
66. Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon's formula, now in the hands of Toulon's great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Corey Feldman, Vanessa Angel, Danielle Keaton, Silvia Suvadová
Votes: 2,560
Killer puppets and toys
67. Rawhead Rex (1986)
R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
An ancient creature called Rawhead is awakened from its slumber near an Irish village and goes on a rampage killing anyone in sight.
Director: George Pavlou | Stars: David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Hugh O'Conor, Cora Venus Lunny
Votes: 6,629
A movie that on its own would have been fine, but unfortunately does not live up to the expectations set by having the name Clive Barker attacked to it. Overall it is your standard monster movie: monster shows up, kills some people, get's a little bit of backstory, then at the last minute some weakness is discovered and exploited to defeat them. As I said, if you just want to watch a thing kill some people, it's good for that. However, this specific thing, is just kinda unremarkable, both in appearance and backstory. And quite a far cry from the penis-headed horror that Clive Barker had envisioned.
6/10
68. The Relic (1997)
R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like god, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore
Votes: 30,206 | Gross: $33.96M
Lizard-like mutant
69. Santa Jaws (2018)
TV-PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Trying to survive his family Christmas, Cody makes a wish to be alone, which ends up backfiring when a shark manifests and kills his entire family.
Director: Misty Talley | Stars: Reid Miller, Courtney Lauren Cummings, Jim Klock, Carrie Lazar
Votes: 1,455
This is a movie about an evil shark that acquires Christmas-themed powers from eating an evil Santa, who is brought to life from comic book with a magic pen. Do they explain any of this? No. Do they need to explain any of this? Also no. This movie is unashamedly stupid and never pretends to be anything else. It is absolutely lovely.
5/10
70. She Creature (2001 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
In Ireland, two carnies abduct a mermaid and decide to take her to America. In their sea route, the seductive and mysterious creature reveals an uncontrollable darker side.
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Jim Piddock, Reno Wilson
Votes: 3,851
Mermaid
71. Slither (2006)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Don Thompson
Votes: 88,923 | Gross: $7.77M
Parasitic slug-like aliens
72. Slugs (1988)
R | 89 min | Horror
Killer slugs on the rampage in a rural community.
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Michael Garfield, Kim Terry, Philip MacHale, Alicia Moro
Votes: 5,818
Carnivorous slugs
73. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard
Votes: 144,679 | Gross: $34.02M
Snakes, on a plane
74. Squirm (1976)
PG | 92 min | Horror
A storm causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of man-eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan
Votes: 6,462
Worms
75. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 321,425 | Gross: $54.81M
Giant arthropod-like aliens
76. Swamp Thing (1982)
PG | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess
Votes: 16,366
DC Conics' Swamp Thing (swamp monster)
77. Stung (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.
Director: Benni Diez | Stars: Matt O'Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 5,262
Good for what it is. If you want a movie about giant wasps, this is that thing. As with most movies of this type, the whole setup leading to giant wasps is kinda forgettable, and almost immediately becomes inconsequential. But when you do get to the wasps, it's a fun monster movie with a slight zombie-esqe twist to it. The practical wasps look great, but the CGI ones look a little floaty and plasticy, especially in daylight, like something from a mid-2000s Sci-Fi Pictures original.
6/10
78. Ticks (1993)
R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of troubled teenagers are led by social workers on a California wilderness retreat, not knowing that the woods they are camping in have become infested by mutated, blood-sucking ticks.
Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Rosalind Allen, Ami Dolenz, Seth Green, Virginya Keehne
Votes: 5,756
I was not expecting a movie about giant ticks starring Seth Green to be good, and in a rare turn of events, I was wrong. It's not great, but it is an entertaining watch with good effects and just enough comedy to make it fun, without making it stupid.
6/10
79. Time Walker (1982)
PG | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An alien, buried in King Tut's tomb, terrorizes a college campus.
Director: Tom Kennedy | Stars: Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy, Robert Random
Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.43M
Alien Mummy
80. Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
PG | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In New Mexico mineralogist student Paul Carlson is struck in the head by a tiny shard of a meteor causing him to unknowingly transform into a bloodthirsty reptilian creature.
Director: Richard Ashe | Stars: Chase Cordell, Leigh Drake, Gregorio Sala, Patrick Wright
Votes: 3,852
Some kinda werelizard
81. Tremors (1990)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Horror
Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross
Votes: 150,656 | Gross: $16.67M
Giant subterranean worm creatures
82. Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996 Video)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Earl Bassett, now a washed-up ex-celebrity, is hired by a Mexican oil company to eradicate a Graboid epidemic that's killing more people each day. However, the humans aren't the only one with a new battle plan.
Director: S.S. Wilson | Stars: Fred Ward, Chris Gartin, Helen Shaver, Michael Gross
Votes: 32,757
Man-sized bipedal versions of the worm creatures
83. Troll 2 (1990)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
Director: Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Michael Paul Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young
Votes: 34,692
Goblins, not trolls as you might expect
84. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,589 | Gross: $0.25M
Trolls of various types and sizes, usually very large
85. Zaat (1971)
PG | 100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A mad scientist transforms himself into an aquatic killer.
Directors: Don Barton, Arnold Stevens | Stars: Marshall Grauer, Wade Popwell, Paul Galloway, Gerald Cruse
Votes: 5,315
Fish monster
86. The Milpitas Monster (1976)
Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A town is terrorized by a monster that was created by local environmental pollution.
Director: Robert L. Burrill | Stars: Douglas A. Hagdohl, Scot A. Henderson, Scott Parker, Daniel G. Birkhead
Votes: 488
87. Atlantic Rim (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When giant monsters crawl out of the Atlantic Ocean and attack the Eastern Seaboard the US Government is forced to trust a trio of mischievous soldiers, specialized in piloting gigantic robots, to defend America.
Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Graham Greene, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, David Chokachi, Jackie Moore
Votes: 4,257
88. Lords of the Deep (1989)
PG-13 | 77 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Man has finally conquered the ocean. America's first self-contained undersea laboratory is the pride of the nation, and expectations are high for an elaborate undersea mining operation. ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Ann Fisher | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Priscilla Barnes, Daryl Haney, Mel Ryane
Votes: 1,376
89. Killer Fish (1979)
PG | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Lee Majors, Karen Black, Margaux Hemingway, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 2,381
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