Movies by Lists - Giant-Monster Films (140 [149]) Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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20 MIllion Miles To EarthThe first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic. | 1957 | Nathan Juran | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.4 (7.1K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
All Monsters AttackA latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla. | 1969 | Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda, Kengo Furusawa | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 3.9 (4.5K votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
Amazing Colossal Man, TheA military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant. | 1957 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Sci-Fi | 4.6 (2.6K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
ApeA newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul. | 1976 | Paul Leder | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 2.6 (1.8K votes) | 86 | 20220531 |
AtragonWhen an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back. | 1963 | Ishirô Honda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.0 (1.2K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
Attack of the 50 Foot WomanWhen an abused socialite grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind. | 1958 | Nathan Juran | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.1 (5.4K votes) | 65 | 20211228 |
Attack of the Crab MonstersScientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs. | 1957 | Roger Corman (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.9 (3.3K votes) | 63 | 20211228 |
Attack Of The Giant LeechesA backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them. | 1959 | Bernard L. Kowalski | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.7 (4.3K votes) | 62 | 20211228 |
Attack of the Giant Mousaka, The [I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka]Around the year 2000, a terrible incident shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how? But no one can give an answer. | 1999 | Panos H. Koutras | Comedy, Sci-Fi | 4.6 (1.1K votes) | 99 | 20231128 |
Attack Of The MonstersAliens kidnap two children and take them to another planet for the purpose of getting knowledge from their brains, but Gamera follows and tries to rescue them. | 1969 | Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.3 (2.7K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Beast From 20,000 FathomsA ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City. | 1953 | Eugène Lourié | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.7 (7.7K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Beginning Of The EndEnterprising journalist Audrey Ames (Peggie Castle) is determined to get the scoop on enormous grasshoppers that were accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm, and she endeavors to save Chicago despite a military | 1957 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.9 (2.5K votes) | 76 | 20211228 |
Big Man Japan [Dai-Nipponjin]An eccentric man living alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo periodically transforms into a 100-foot tall giant in order to defend Japan against similarly sized monsters. | 2007 | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (3.7K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
Black Scorpion, TheVolcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. | 1957 | Edward Ludwig | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (2.9K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
CloverfieldA group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack. | 2008 | Matt Reeves | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.0 (388.3K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
Daigoro vs. Goliath [Kaijû daifunsen - Daigorou tai Goriasu]An inventor and his family try to raise funds to feed a giant monster named Daigoro so that he doesn't shrink. Meanwhile, a meteor lands into the sea bringing with it another giant monster named Goliath. Will Daigoro be able to st... | 1972 | Toshihiro Iijima | Action, Family, Fantasy | 5.1 (115 votes) | 85 | 20230424 |
DaimajinA giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. | 1966 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 6.7 (1.5K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Deadly Mantis, TheA giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south. | 1957 | Nathan Juran | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.2 (3.5K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
Destroy All MonstersAt the turn of the century, Earth's monsters have been safely rounded up and studied on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleashes the monsters across the world. | 1968 | Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.5 (6.2K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
Destroy All PlanetsGamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras. | 1968 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.6 (1.6K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
Dogora [Uchû daikaijû Dogora]An amorphous cellular life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds. | 1964 | Ishirô Honda | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (783 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
Dragon Wars - D-War [D-War]Once in 500 years, ancient mythical creatures come to Earth, wreaking havoc and destruction. This time they must be stopped. | 2007 | Hyung-rae Shim | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 3.5 (24.3K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
Earth vs The SpiderTeenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider. | 1958 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.6 (3K votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepA teen searching for his brother stows away on a criminal's boat that shipwrecks on Letchi island, where terrorists have enslaved the Infant Island natives. Discovering Godzilla asleep, they decide to awaken him to liberate the nativ | 1966 | Jun Fukuda | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (5.3K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
Eight Legged FreaksVenomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions. | 2002 | Ellory Elkayem | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.4 (56.3K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Empire of the AntsCon artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants. | 1977 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.2 (4.7K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
Food Of The GodsA group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place. | 1976 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.6 (4K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
Frankenstein Conquers the WorldNear the end of WWII, Germans transport the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster to Japan, where it is seeming lost in the bombing of Hiroshima. Years later a wild boy is found, born from the immortal heart. | 1965 | Ishirô Honda | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.5 (2.1K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Gamera - Attack of the LegionA meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary but the battle may result in him losing his bond with human | 1996 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (2.5K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Gamera - Awakening of IrysGamera's ties to humanity have been severed as the Gyaos re-emerge. Nagamine and Asagi investigate as an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature. Named Iris, Ayana seeks revenge on Gamera for the death of her family. | 1999 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (2.8K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
Gamera - Guardian of the UniverseAn ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges. | 1995 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 6.9 (3.4K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
Gamera Super MonsterUsing several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the monsters Gamera has faced in one final battle to rid the planet of its last hope. | 1980 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Family, Sci-Fi | 3.8 (844 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Gamera the BraveIn 1973, Gamera sacrifices his life to rid the world of the Gyaos once and for all. Thirty-three years later, a small boy, whose father witnessed the 1973 event, named Toru finds a mysterious egg. From it, hatches a small Turtle. Tor | 2005 | Ryuta Tasaki | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.7 (1.2K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
Gamera The Giant MonsterFrom out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo. | 1965 | Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.2 (3.2K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
Gamera Vs Bairus (Destroy All Planets)Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras. | 1968 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.6 (1.6K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
Gamera vs BarugonA giant monster that emits a destructive ray from its back attacks Japan and takes on Gamera. | 1966 | Shigeo Tanaka, Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.1 (2.4K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
Gamera Vs GyaosVolcanic activity unleashes a bloodthirsty monster called Gyaos that Gamera must confront. | 1967 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.1 (2.1K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Gamera Vs. GuironAliens kidnap two children and take them to another planet for the purpose of getting knowledge from their brains, but Gamera follows and tries to rescue them. | 1969 | Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.3 (2.7K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Gamera vs. JigerWhen an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle. | 1970 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (1.2K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
Gamera vs. Monster XWhen an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle. | 1970 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (1.2K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
Gamera vs. Space Monster VirasGamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras. | 1968 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.6 (1.6K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
Gamera vs. ZigraSpace aliens arrive on Earth with their giant shark and intend to take over the planet but they must first destroy Gamera. | 1971 | Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 3.6 (1.6K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Gamera, Super MonsterUsing several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the monsters Gamera has faced in one final battle to rid the planet of its last hope. | 1980 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Family, Sci-Fi | 3.8 (844 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Gappa (Daikyojû)An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners | 1967 | Hiroshi Noguchi | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.3 (1.5K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
GarudaIn Bangkok, construction workers come across a rock which cannot be drilled, and discover dinosaur-like fossils of a creature resembling the Garuda from Thai/Hindu mythology. Two American archaeologists investigate, awakening the cre | 2004 | Monthon Arayangkoon | Action, Fantasy | 4.3 (396 votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
Ghidrah, the Three-Headed MonsterA detective is assigned to protect a princess who prophecies the Earth's end with the arrival of a powerful space monster. Mothra and her fairies must persuade Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their differences or face the invader alo | 1964 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (6.5K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
Giant Behemoth, TheMarine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London. | 1959 | Eugène Lourié | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (2.6K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Giant Claw, TheGlobal panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture. | 1957 | Fred F. Sears | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.6 (3.8K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
Giant Gila MonsterA giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature. | 1959 | Ray Kellogg | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 3.6 (3.8K votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
Giant Spider Invasion, TheGiant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin. | 1975 | Bill Rebane | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.2 (4.2K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Godzilla French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces. | 1998 | Roland Emmerich (*) | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.4 (190.2K votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
Godzilla [Gojira]American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. | 1954 | Ishirô Honda | Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.6 (32.7K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
Godzilla 1985Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan. | 1985 | Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer, Ishirô Honda, Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.2 (6.3K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Godzilla 2000 MillenniumAn independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed. | 1999 | Takao Okawara | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.1 (8.2K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Godzilla Against MechagodzillaA new Godzilla causes the JSDF to construct a cyborg countermeasure from the original monster's remains. The beast's restless soul is discovered to inhabit the machine as the pilot must learn to find value in her own life. | 2002 | Masaaki Tezuka, Katsumune Ishida, Kazuki Ohmori | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.7 (4.6K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
Godzilla All Out AttackA reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla. | 2001 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (5.9K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Godzilla Final WarsGodzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X. | 2004 | Ryûhei Kitamura, Koji Hashimoto, Shûsuke Kaneko, Toshio Masuda, Kazuki Ohmori | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.4 (8.4K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
Godzilla Raids AgainFishing scout-pilots are startled to discover a new monster named Anguirus alongside a second Godzilla. The monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan can only brace for tragedy and relive the horror of Godzilla once more. | 1955 | Motoyoshi Oda, Ishirô Honda | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.8 (6.6K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S.Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense. | 2003 | Masaaki Tezuka, Koji Hashimoto, Kazuki Ohmori, Takao Okawara | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (4.3K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs BiollanteDesolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation. | 1989 | Kazuki Ohmori, Koji Hashimoto, Kenjirô Ohmori | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (5.8K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs MechagodzillaAn Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon. | 1974 | Jun Fukuda | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.4 (6.6K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. DestroyahThe aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. | 1995 | Takao Okawara, Ishirô Honda, Koji Hashimoto, Shûe Matsubayashi, Kazuki Ohmori | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (6.3K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. GiganA manga artist becomes suspicious of his employers when a garbled message is discovered on tape. As he forms a team to investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to help defeat the invaders. | 1972 | Jun Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (4.8K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. HedorahAn ever evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity or Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace. | 1971 | Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda | Animation, Action, Family, Music, Sci-Fi | 6.1 (5.5K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. King GhidorahTime travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign. | 1991 | Kazuki Ohmori, Koji Hashimoto, Katsumune Ishida | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (6.3K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIThe United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island. | 1993 | Takao Okawara, Kazuki Ohmori | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | 6.6 (5K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. MegaguirusJapan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus. | 2000 | Masaaki Tezuka, Ishirô Honda | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.2 (3.9K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. MegalonAn inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society. | 1973 | Jun Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 4.9 (5.9K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. MothraJapan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra. | 1992 | Takao Okawara | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.2 (4.7K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. Space GodzillaGodzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space. | 1994 | Kenshô Yamashita, Kazuki Ohmori, Takao Okawara | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 5.9 (4.8K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic MonsterAn Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon. | 1974 | Jun Fukuda | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.4 (6.6K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All Out AttackA reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla. | 2001 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.0 (6.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
GorathIn 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destro | 1962 | Ishirô Honda | Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.8 (751 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
GorgoGreedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up. | 1961 | Eugène Lourié | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (3.5K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
Host, TheA monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. | 2006 | Bong Joon Ho (*) | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (117.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
Invasion of Astro MonsterAstronauts investigate Planet X and encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". As one astronaut forms a romance with a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions. | 1965 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (6.2K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
Iron Giant, TheA young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. | 1999 | Brad Bird | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (184.5K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
It Came From Beneath The SeaA giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast. | 1955 | Robert Gordon | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.0 (5.5K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
Killer Shrews, TheOn an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane. | 1959 | Ray Kellogg | Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.1 (4.9K votes) | 69 | 20211228 |
King KongA greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives. | 2005 | Peter Jackson (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | 7.2 (412.2K votes) | 187 | 20211228 |
King KongA film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition. | 1933 | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (83.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
King KongA petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla. | 1976 | John Guillermin | Adventure, Horror | 5.9 (32K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
King Kong EscapesInspired by the Rankin/Bass cartoon, the evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his mechanical doppelganger, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the task. Kong escapes and soon confronts his mechanical double. | 1967 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 5.6 (2.7K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
King Kong LivesKong falls from the twin towers and he appears to be alive. However, his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc | 1986 | John Guillermin | Action, Adventure | 3.9 (6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
King Kong vs. GodzillaA UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version) | 1963 | Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.9 (10.2K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
KomodoAfter witnessing his parents being killed by creatures on an island as a child, a young man is brought back to the island a few years later by his psychiatrist, only to be terrorized by the same creatures. | 1999 | Michael Lantieri | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.2 (3.7K votes) | 90 | 20240210 |
Kong IslandEve is a jungle girl brought up by apes. She is captured with a number of apes by a mad scientist, conducting mind control experiments on them. Eventually she is liberated by a young explorer. | 1968 | Roberto Mauri | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 2.6 (867 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
KongaDr.Decker comes back from Africa after a year, presumed dead. During that year, he came across a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee to test out his theory. As he has many enemies a | 1961 | John Lemont | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.5 (1.6K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
KronosAliens from another world send a huge robotic accumulator to invade the Earth and absorb all energy it comes in contact with. | 1957 | Kurt Neumann | Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (1.8K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
Lair Of The White Worm, TheWhen an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences. | 1988 | Ken Russell (*) | Comedy, Horror | 6.0 (12.4K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
Lake PlacidThree people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine. | 1999 | Steve Miner | Action, Comedy, Horror | 5.7 (59.6K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
Latitude ZeroA journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200 year old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. That's when monsters and mutants sent by the captain's rival, a 200 year old scientist, attack | 1969 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.0 (877 votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
Lost WorldThe first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. | 1925 | Harry O. Hoyt | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.0 (5.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
Magic Serpent, The [Kairyu daikessen]In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten year | 1966 | Tetsuya Yamanouchi | Fantasy | 6.2 (363 votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
Mighty Joe YoungA legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) | 1998 | Ron Underwood | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller | 5.7 (28.8K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
Mighty Peking ManKing Kong goes Hong Kong as a giant Himalayan beast tries to save a sexy Russia Tarzanette from a sleazy show-biz promoter. The action, locations set in India, and interracial romance made Variety reach this verdict: "High camp, Chin | 1977 | Meng-Hua Ho | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.3 (1.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
Mighty Peking Man, The [Xing xing wang]King Kong goes Hong Kong as a giant Himalayan beast tries to save a sexy Russia Tarzanette from a sleazy show-biz promoter. The action, locations set in India, and interracial romance made Variety reach this verdict: "High camp, Chin | 1977 | Meng-Hua Ho | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.3 (1.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
MimicThree years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind. | 1997 | Guillermo del Toro (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.0 (49.3K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Monolith Monsters, TheRocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community. | 1957 | John Sherwood | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.4 (3.1K votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
Monster From A Prehistoric Planet [Daikyojû Gappa]An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners | 1967 | Hiroshi Noguchi | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.3 (1.5K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
Monster from Green HellA scientific expedition in Africa investigates wasps that have been exposed to radiation and mutated into giant, killing monsters. | 1957 | Kenneth G. Crane | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.6 (1.1K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
Monster X Strikes Back [Attack of the G8 Summit], TheIn 2008, all the world leaders are together at a G8 Summit meeting in Japan. A meteorite crashes into the heart of Sapporo and releases the monster Guilala. The monster rampages through Sapporo, leaving death and destruction in his w | 2008 | Minoru Kawasaki | Comedy, Sci-Fi | 5.2 (389 votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
MonstersSix years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border. | 2010 | Gareth Edwards | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.4 (91.1K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
MosquitoA violent massacre caused by human-sized mosquitoes forces the lone survivors to band together in a fight for survival as the mosquitoes continue their onslaught. | 1994 | Gary Jones | Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.8 (2.4K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
MothraA new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity. | 1996 | Okihiro Yoneda | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.9 (1.3K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
MothraAn expedition to Infant Island discovers a native population and tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity. Named Mothra, she sets out to rescue her fairies after they are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman. | 1961 | Ishirô Honda | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (4.4K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
Mothra 2Mothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities. | 1997 | Kunio Miyoshi | Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.3 (1.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
Mothra 3To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidora. | 1998 | Okihiro Yoneda | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.9 (950 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Mothra vs. GodzillaMothra's egg washes ashore and is claimed by greedy entrepreneurs who refuse to return it to her fairies. As Godzilla arises near Nagoya, the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for hel | 1964 | Ishirô Honda | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.6 (8.6K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
Mysterious IslandDuring the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island. | 1961 | Cy Endfield | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (7.3K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
Negadon The Monster From MarsWhen a cargo-spaceship crash-lands on the streets of Tokyo, it unleashes a giant monster from Mars. It is up to Dr. Narasaki and his mecha robot Miroku to save the Earth. | 2005 | Jun Awazu | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (276 votes) | 21 | 20211228 |
Night of the LepusGiant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west. | 1972 | William F. Claxton | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.1 (4.9K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
ProphecyA government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wrecking havoc in the woods. | 1979 | John Frankenheimer (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.5 (4.9K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
PulgasariIn feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant ar | 1985 | Sang-ok Shin | Action, Drama, Fantasy | 5.3 (1.1K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
Q The Winged SerpentNYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is. | 1982 | Larry Cohen | Crime, Horror, Mystery | 6.0 (7.8K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
Queen KongA female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star. | 1976 | Frank Agrama | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | 3.2 (547 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
ReptilicusAfter copper miners discover part of the frozen tail of a prehistoric monster in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life. | 1961 | Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 3.6 (3.9K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
Reptillian [Yonggary]It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind. | 1999 | Hyung-rae Shim | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 2.7 (1.8K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Return of the Giant MonstersVolcanic activity unleashes a bloodthirsty monster called Gyaos that Gamera must confront. | 1967 | Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka | Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 5.1 (2.1K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
RodanA mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow coworkers and discovers prehistoric nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creat | 1956 | Ishirô Honda | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (5.1K votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
Son of GodzillaA reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own. | 1967 | Jun Fukuda | Adventure, Sci-Fi | 5.3 (4.7K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Son of Kong, TheThe showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength. | 1933 | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Adventure, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.7 (4.5K votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
Space Amoeba aka Yog Monster From SpaceA space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group planning to build a resort hotel land on the island and discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters created by the aliens in an | 1970 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 5.4 (1.2K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Starship TroopersHumans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs. | 1997 | Paul Verhoeven (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.2 (284.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
TarantulaA spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in giantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants. | 1955 | Jack Arnold | Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.5 (9.5K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Terror of MechagodzillaAttempts to salvage Mechagodzilla are thwarted, causing an INTERPOL investigation that uncovers the work of a shunned biologist and his daughter, who's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine. | 1975 | Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi | 6.2 (4.8K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
Them!The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization. | 1954 | Gordon Douglas | Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (21.5K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
TicksA 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. | 1993 | Tony Randel | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (4.7K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
Tokyo SOSMothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense. | 2003 | Masaaki Tezuka, Koji Hashimoto, Kazuki Ohmori, Takao Okawara | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (4.3K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
TremorsNatives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one. | 1990 | Ron Underwood | Comedy, Horror | 7.1 (133K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
Tremors 3 - Back to PerfectionThe now famous Burt Gummer returns to his hometown of Perfection, Nevada for the first time in years, but the deadliest Graboid evolution yet forces him to save the town he swore to protect. | 2001 | Brent Maddock | Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.4 (17.5K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Tremors 4 - The Legend BeginsA prequel to Tremors (1990), this movie tells us about how the town of Perfection, Nevada became founded and how they defended it against the Graboids with the help of Burt Gummer's ancestor, Hiram. | 2004 | S.S. Wilson | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western | 5.3 (12.8K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
Tremors II - AftershocksEarl 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. | 1996 | S.S. Wilson | Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.0 (29.8K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Varan The UnbelievableWhen a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. However, when they get there they find an uncharted lake and as they are observing it they are caught | 1958 | Ishirô Honda, Motoyoshi Oda | Horror, Sci-Fi | 5.5 (659 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
War Of The Colossal BeastGlenn Manning, "The Amazing Colosasal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry. | 1958 | Bert I. Gordon (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.8 (2.3K votes) | 69 | 20211228 |
War of the Gargantuas, TheAn experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil garg | 1966 | Ishirô Honda | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (2.8K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
War of the MonstersA giant monster that emits a destructive ray from its back attacks Japan and takes on Gamera. | 1966 | Shigeo Tanaka, Noriaki Yuasa | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.1 (2.4K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
Water Horse, TheA lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. | 2007 | Jay Russell | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, War | 6.4 (42.8K votes) | 112 | 20240210 |
X From Outer Space, TheWhen a crew of scientists returns from Mars with a sample of the space spores that contaminated their ship, the sample escapes and grows into an enormous, rampaging beaked beast. | 1967 | Kazui Nihonmatsu | Horror, Sci-Fi | 4.9 (1.3K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
Yonggary Monster From The DeepEarthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul. | 1967 | Ki-duk Kim | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.9 (1.6K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
Wasei Kingu Kongu | 1933 | Torajirô Saitô | Short, Adventure, Horror | 6.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Edo ni arawareta Kingu Kongu: Henge no maki | 1938 | Sôya Kumagai | Adventure, Drama, Horror | 6.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | 1958 | Ishirô Honda, Kenneth G. Crane | Horror, Sci-Fi | 3.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Bambi Meets Godzilla | 1969 | Marv Newland | Animation, Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Ultraman | 2004 | Kazuya Konaka | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Shinkaijû Reigô | 2005 | Shinpei Hayashiya | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 3.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus | 2009 | Jack Perez | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 2.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus | 2010 | Christopher Ray | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 2.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Behemoth | 2011 | W.D. Hogan | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 3.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |