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Movies: Best "giant monster" Movies

A monster movie, monster film, creature feature or giant monster film is a film that focuses on one or more characters struggling to survive attacks by one or more antagonistic monsters, often abnormally large ones. The film may also fall under the horror, comedy, fantasy, or science fiction genres. Monster movies originated with adaptations of horror folklore and literature. ()

Related keywords: "monster" | "sea monster"

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire(2024)

Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. Delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, and uncover the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 53min | Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 4,395 votes)

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

Directed by Adam Wingard - With Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Eiza Gonzalez, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, ...

Godzilla Minus One(2023)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Action, Drama, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

In postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive... let alone fight back?

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki - With Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Andō, ...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Science Fiction, Action
3.3/5 (with 2,771 votes)

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

Directed by Michael Dougherty - With Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, ...
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Godzilla(2014)

PG-13
| 2h 3min | Action, Drama, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 4,047 votes)

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

Directed by Gareth Edwards - With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, ...
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Kong: Skull Island(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 4,751 votes)

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts - With Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, ...
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Jurassic World Dominion(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 26min | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 2,661 votes)

Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators ona planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow - With Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Mamoudou Athie, ...

Shin Godzilla(2016)

PG-13
| 2h | Action, Science Fiction, Horror
3.5/5 (with 462 votes)

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

Directed by Hideaki Anno - With Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara
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The Suicide Squad(2021)

R
| 2h 12min | Action, Comedy, Adventure
3.8/5 (with 3,737 votes)

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Directed by James Gunn - With Idris Elba, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, David Dastmalchian, ...
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Godzilla(1998)

PG-13
| 2h 19min | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 1,790 votes)

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, ...
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Pacific Rim(2013)

PG-13
| 2h 11min | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
3.4/5 (with 5,832 votes)

Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro - With Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Ron Perlman, ...
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Rampage(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 47min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 3,165 votes)

Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

Directed by Brad Peyton - With Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jake Lacy, ...
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The Mist(2007)

R
| 2h 6min | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 2,361 votes)

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

Directed by Frank Darabont - With Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, Alexa Davalos, ...
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Godzilla(1954)

NR
| 1h 36min | Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 386 votes)

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Directed by Ishirō Honda - With Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Haruo Nakajima, Kokuten Kōdō, ...
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Pacific Rim: Uprising(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 2,283 votes)

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

Directed by Steven S. DeKnight - With John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Rinko Kikuchi, Adria Arjona, Charlie Day, Jing Tian, ...
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack(2001)

1h 45min | Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 92 votes)

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko - With Chiharu Niiyama, Ryudo Uzaki, Katsuo Nakamura, Kōichi Yamadera, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tomoe Shinohara, ...
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Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 120 votes)

Humanity final rids themselves of Godzilla, in-prisoning him in an icy tomb at the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura - With Tsutomu Kitagawa, Masahiro Matsuoka, Kazuki Kitamura, Don Frye, Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, ...
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65(2023)

PG-13
| 1h 33min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 906 votes)

65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the planet.

Directed by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods - With Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman, Nika King

Monster Hunter(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 44min | Action, Fantasy, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 1,448 votes)

A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson - With Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I., Ron Perlman, Diego Boneta, Meagan Good, ...
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Cloverfield(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 3,299 votes)

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Directed by Matt Reeves - With Michael Stahl-David, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Odette Annable, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel, ...
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King Kong vs. Godzilla(1963)

NR
| 1h 31min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 98 votes)

US version. The re-edited John Beck version of the film: released outside of Japan and restructured with new footage of American actors centering around a news report plot not present in the original. Eric Carter of United Nation News is joined by Dr. Arnold Johnson as a prehistoric monster emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with their own monster.

Directed by Ishirō Honda - With Mie Hama, Kenji Sahara, Haruo Nakajima, Ichirō Arishima, Shoichi Hirose, Akihiko Hirata, ...

Godzilla Raids Again(1955)

1h 22min | Science Fiction, Horror
3.0/5 (with 100 votes)

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.

Directed by Motoyoshi Oda - With Haruo Nakajima, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Hiroshi Koizumi

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!(1956)

NR
| 1h 21min | Science Fiction, Horror
3.3/5 (with 99 votes)

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.

Directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda - With Raymond Burr, Momoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara, ...
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Evolution(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
3.0/5 (with 957 votes)

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.

Directed by Ivan Reitman - With David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd, ...
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The Lake(2022)

2h | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 29 votes)

When a mysterious monster rises from the Mekong River and attacked Bueng Kan, cuts off people from the outside world. Officials and people in the area, including Chinese scientists who accidentally came to conduct research in Thailand, all forces must be mobilized to catch this crazy monster before it's too late.

Godzilla vs. Megalon(1973)

G
| 1h 22min | Action, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 75 votes)

Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.

Directed by Jun Fukuda - With Kenpachirō Satsuma, Robert Dunham, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Yutaka Hayashi, Kōtarō Tomita

Shin Ultraman(2022)

NR
| 1h 52min | Drama, Action, Science Fiction
3.6/5 (with 35 votes)

The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!

Directed by Shinji Higuchi - With Takumi Saito, Masami Nagasawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima

Gridman Universe(2023)

1h 58min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Sometime ago, this world was created by a girl, and was then destroyed by her in order to vent her frustration towards the reality. It was Gridman the Hyper Agent, the humane monster she created, Yuta Hibiki and his friends who saved her heart. Yuta Hibiki had just become a second-year high school student and decided to reveal his feelings to his classmate, Rikka. However, Kaiju suddenly appeared and began to attack the city. Gridman came back from the alternate dimension and told Yuta that worlds of different dimensions which were once in harmony were rapidly losing their balance. When the red dragon Dyan Rex, the Gridman's supporters named “Neon Genesis Junior High Students”, and the residents of an alternative world, Yomogi Asanaka and his friends appeared one by one, Yuta was once again caught up in a great crisis….

Directed by Akira Amemiya

Skyline(2010)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Science Fiction, Action
2.5/5 (with 704 votes)

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.

Directed by Greg Strause, Colin Strause - With Eric Balfour, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Scottie Thompson, Neil Hopkins, Donald Faison, ...
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Underwater(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 35min | Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 1,383 votes)

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

Directed by William Eubank - With Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher, Jr., Gunner Wright, ...
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