List of monster movies

This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, Kaiju (the Japanese counterpart of giant animals, but they can also be machines and plants), mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. These movies usually fall into the science fiction, fantasy and/or horror genres.

Name	Release year	Monster(s)	Ref.
20 Million Miles to Earth	1957	Extraterrestrial from Venus
2-Headed Shark Attack	2012	Two-headed shark
3-Headed Shark Attack	2015	Three-headed shark
5-Headed Shark Attack	2017	Five-headed shark
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	1958	Cyclops, dragon, roc
The ABCs of Death	2012	Bigfoot, living faeces, living toilet, vampire
Aberration	1997	Mutated lizards
Abominable	2006	Bigfoot
The Abominable Snowman	1957	Yeti
Achoura	2014	Grine
Alien	1979	Xenomorph
Alien 3	1992	Xenomorph
Alien: Covenant	2017	Xenomorph
Alien Outpost	2014	Alien
Alien Resurrection	1997	Xenomorph
Alien vs. Predator	2004	Alien, Predators
Aliens	1986	Xenomorph
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	2007	Alien, Predators
All Monsters Attack	1969	Godzilla / daikaiju
Alligator	1980	Giant alligator
An American Werewolf in London	1980	Werewolves
An American Werewolf in Paris	1997	Werewolves
Anaconda	1997	Giant anaconda
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	2004	Giant anacondas
Anaconda 3: Offspring	2008	giant anacondas
Anacondas: Trail of Blood	2009	giant anacondas
Animal	2014	Unknown creature
Another WolfCop	2018	Werewolf
Arcadian	2024	Unknown creatures
The Arctic Giant	1942	Dinosaur-esque monster
Atragon	1963	Manda / daikaiju
Attack the Block	2011	Aliens
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman	1958	Giant human
Attack of the Crab Monsters	1958	Giant crabs
Attack of the Giant Leeches	1959	Giant leeches
Attack on Titan	2015	Giants / Titans
Avenged	2013	Crows
The Babadook	2014	Ghoul
Bakemono	2023	Tentacled creature
Barbarian	2022	Mutant
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms	1953	Rhedosaurus
The Beast of Hollow Mountain	1956	Allosaurus	^: 37–42
Beauty and the Beast (also known as Blood of Beasts)	2005	Transformed human
Beowulf	2007	Grendel, Grendel's mother, dragon, sea monsters
Big Bad Wolf	2006	Werewolf
Bigfoot: The Movie	2015	Sasquatch
The Black Scorpion	1957	Giant scorpion
Blade	1998	Blade, vampires
Blade II	2002	Blade, mutant vampires, vampires
Blade Trinity	2004	Blade, vampires, Dracula
The Blob	1958	Blob
The Blob	1988	Blob
Blood Monkey	2007	Apes
Blood of the Tribades	2016	Vampires
Blood Ransom	2014	Vampires
Blood Redd	2014	Canine
BloodRayne	2005	Vampire, dhampir
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space	1984	Vampires
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	1992	Vampires
Cat's Eye	1985	Troll
The Cave	2005	Cave monsters	.
Clash of the Titans	1981	Kraken, Calibos, Medusa and giant scorpions
Clash of the Titans	2010	Monsters from Greek mythology
Cloverfield	2008	Clover
Cold Ground	2017	Beast of Gévaudan
Colossal	2016	Unknown creature
Creature Feature	2014	Werewolves
Creature from the Black Lagoon	1954	Gill-man
The Creature Walks Among Us	1956	Gill-man
The Creeping Terror	1964	Alien
Creepshow	1982	Zombies, alien plants, yeti, cockroaches
Critters	1986	Aliens
Critters 2: The Main Course	1988	Aliens
Crocodile	2000	Giant crocodile
Crying Wolf 3D	2015	Werewolf, wolves
Cujo	1983	Rabid dog
The Curse of the Werewolf	1961	Werewolf
Cursed	2005	Werewolves
Cute Little Buggers 3D	2014	Rabbit
D-War	2007	Dragons
Dagon	2001	Deep One
Daimajin	1966	Daimajin
Darkness	1993	Bats, vampires
Dawn of the Beast	2021	Bigfoot, wendigos
Dead Alive	1992	Zombies
Dead Meat	2004	Zombiefied cows
The Deadly Mantis	1957	Praying mantis
The Deadly Spawn	1983	Aliens
Dear God No!	2011	Sasquatch
Deep Rising	1998	Giant octopus-like creature
DeepStar Six	1989	Giant undersea creature
Destroy All Monsters	1968	Godzilla / daikaiju
Detective Pikachu	2019	Pokémon (Pocket Monsters)
The Devil Bat	1940	Mutant bats
Digging Up the Marrow	2014	Ghoul
Doctor Blood's Coffin	1961	Zombie
Dogora	1964	Jellyfish-like amorphous alien lifeform
Dog Soldiers	2002	Werewolves
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	2010	Mysterious small creatures
Doom	2005	Mutants
The Dooms Chapel Horror	2015	Demons, ghoul
Dreadtime Stories	2014	Ghoul
Dwellers	2021	Sewer creature
Earth vs. the Spider	1958	Giant spider
Eight Legged Freaks	2002	Giant spiders
Exists	2014	Bigfoot
Extinction	2014	Tyrannosaurus rex
The Fiancé	2015	Bigfoot
The Flesh Eaters	1964	Flesh-eating microbes
The Fly	1958	Mutant man, spiders
The Fly	1986	Mutant man
Frankenfish	2004	Genetically engineered Snakehead fish
Frankenstein Created Bikers	2015	Frankenstein's monster
Freaked	1993	Mutant
Freddy vs Jason	2003	Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees
From Beyond	1986	Interdimensional mutant
From the Dark	2014	Far darrig
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo	1996	Wendigo
Gamera	1965	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion	1996	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris	1999	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera the Brave	2006	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe	1995	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera: Super Monster	1980	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Barugon	1966	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Guiron	1969	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Gyaos	1967	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Jiger	1970	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Viras	1968	Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Zigra	1971	Gamera / daikaiju
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster	1967	Bird-lizards / daikaiju
Garuda	2004	Garuda / giant bird creature
Gehenna	2016	Ghoul
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	1964	Godzilla / daikaiju
Ghost Rider	2007	Ghost Rider, Blackheart, Mephisto, other demons
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	2011	Ghost Rider, Mephisto
Ghostkeeper	1981	Wendigo
Ghoul	2014	Ghoul
The Giant Behemoth	1959	Paleosaurus
The Giant Claw	1957	Extraterrestrial prehistoric bird
The Giant Gila Monster	1959	Beaded lizard
The Giant Spider Invasion	1975	Giant spiders
Godzilla	1954	Godzilla	^{: Chapter 3}
Godzilla	1998	Godzilla
Godzilla	2014	Godzilla, MUTOs
Godzilla 2000	1999	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla	2002	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha	^{: Chapter 32}
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle	2018	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Final Wars	2004	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: King of the Monsters	2019	Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah
Godzilla Minus One	2023	Godzilla
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack	2001	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: The Planet Eater	2018	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters	2017	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla Raids Again	1955	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.	2003	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Biollante	1989	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 28}
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	1995	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 33}
Godzilla vs. Gigan	1972	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 20}
Godzilla vs. Hedorah	1971	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	1991	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Kong	2021	King Kong, Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Skullcrawler, Hollow Earth creatures
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	1974	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	1993	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus	2000	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Megalon	1973	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 21}
Godzilla vs. Mothra	1992	Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster	1966	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 14}
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	1994	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	2024	Godzilla, Kong, Scar King, Mothra
Goosebumps	2015	Slappy the Dummy, giant praying mantis, werewolf, yeti, lawn gnomes
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween	2018	Slappy the Dummy, ogre, witches, ghosts
Gorgo	1961	Sea monster
Grabbers	2012	Giant tentacled creature
Graveyard Shift	1990	Giant bat
The Great Wall	2017	Taotie
The Great Yokai War: Guardians	2021	Yokai
Gremlins	1984	Gremlins
Gremlins 2: The New Batch	1990	Gremlins
Half Human	1955	Abominable Snowman
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves	2015	Werewolf, bats
The Hideous Sun Demon	1958	Mutant
The Host	2006	Giant amphibious creature
House	1985	Various
Howl	2015	Werewolves
The Howling	1981	Werewolf
Hulk	2003	Hulk
Hyena	2014	Hyena
I am Legend	2007	Vampires
I, Frankenstein	2014	Frankenstein's monster, demons, gargoyles
The Incredible Hulk	2008	Hulk, Abomination
Infernal	2015	Ghoul
Insectula	2015	Giant spider, insectoid
Invasion of Astro-Monster	1965	Godzilla / daikaiju
Invaders from Mars	1986	Aliens
The Invisible Man	1933	Invisible Man
It	2017	Pennywise
It Came from Beneath the Sea	1955	Radioactive octopus
It Came From the Desert	2015	Giant ants
It Chapter Two	2019	Pennywise
It! The Terror from Beyond Space	1958	Martian
It's Alive	1974	Mutated baby
Jaani Dushman	1979	Snakes
Jack Frost	1997	Living snowman
Jack the Giant Killer	1962	Giants, witches, hobgoblins
Jack the Giant Slayer	2013	giants
Jennifer's Body	2009	Succubus
Jinn	2014	Jinn
Ju-On: The Curse	2000	Onryō
Ju-On: The Curse 2	2000	Onryō
Jurassic City	2015	Dinosaurs; Tyrannosaurus rex
Jurassic Park	1993	Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic Park III	2001	Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic World	2015	Genetically modified dinosaurs
Jurassic World Dominion	2022	Numerous dinosaurs, genetically engineered locusts
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	2018	Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic World Rebirth	2025	Numerous dinosaurs, including mutants
The Loch Ness Horror	1981	Loch Ness Monster
The Lost World: Jurassic Park	1997	Numerous dinosaurs
Khooni Panja	1991	Ghoul
The Kindred	1987	Genetic hybrids
King Kong	1933	King Kong
King Kong	1976	King Kong
King Kong	2005	King Kong
King Kong Appears in Edo	1938	King Kong
King Kong Escapes	1967	King Kong, Mechani-Kong, Gorosaurus
King Kong Lives	1986	King Kong
King Kong vs. Godzilla	1962	King Kong / Godzilla	^{: Chapter 42}
King of the Lost World	2005	Giant ape
Kong: Skull Island	2017	King Kong, Skullcrawlers
Konga	1961	Giant gorilla
Konga TNT	2020	Giant gorilla
Krampus	2015	Krampus
Lake Effect	2015	Yeti
Lake Placid	1999	Giant crocodile
Lake Placid 2	2007	Giant crocodile
Lake Placid 3	2007	Giant crocodiles
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter	2012	Giant crocodiles
Lake Placid: Legacy	2018	Giant crocodile
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda	2015	Crocodile and anaconda
Leprechaun	1993	Leprechaun
The Leviathan	2015	Leviathan
Life	2017	Alien life form
Love and Monsters	2020	Numerous monsters
Love in the Time of Monsters	2015	Bigfoot
The Mad Monster	1942	Werewolf
Malignant	2021	Supernatural theratoma
Mama	2013	Revenant
Man-Thing	2005	Man-Thing (swamp monster)
Meatball Machine	2005	Mutant
The Meg	2018	Megalodon
Meg 2: The Trench	2023	megalodons, Giant Octopus, Kronosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex,
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus	2010	Shark and crocodile
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus	2009	Shark and octopus
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark	2014	Shark
The Midnight Meat Train	2008	Reptilians
Mighty Joe Young	1949	Giant gorilla
Mighty Joe Young	1998	Giant gorilla
The Mighty Kong	1998	King Kong
Minotaur	2006	Minotaur
The Mist	2007	Various
Monster	2008	Giant octopus
The Monster	2016	Undefined creature
Monster Brawl	2011	Cyclops, swamp monster, Frankenstein's monster, vampire, mummy, witch, werewolf, zombie
A Monster Calls	2016	giant anthropomorphic yew tree
The Monster Club	1981	Vampires, Shadmock, ghouls
Monster Hunt	2015	Numerous monsters
Monster Hunt 2	2018	Numerous monsters
Monster Hunter	2020	Numerous monsters
Monster in the Closet	1986	Boogeyman
Monster Island	2019	Multiple giant monsters
The Monster That Challenged the World	1957	Giant molluscs
Monsters	2010	Six-legged, tentacled beast
Monsters: Dark Continent	2014	Six-legged, tentacled beast
Morbius	2022	Living vampires; Michael Morbius, Milo Morbius
Mothra	1961	Daikaiju / Mothra
Mothra vs. Godzilla	1964	Godzilla / daikaiju
Night of the Lepus	1972	giant mutated rabbits
Night of the Living Dead	1968	Zombies
The Night Watchmen	2015	Bats, vampire
Nightbreed	1990	Shapeshifter
Nightlight	2014	Demon
Nope	2022	Alien
Notzilla	2020	Daikaiju / Godzilla parody
The Nun	2018	Demon
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon	1994	Yamata no Orochi / dragon
Outlander	2008	Moorwen
P-51 Dragon Fighter	2014	Dragon
Pacific Rim	2013	Daikaiju / mecha
Pacific Rim: Uprising	2018	Daikaiju / mecha
Pan's Labyrinth	2006	Faun, Pale Man, other magical creatures
Predator	1987	Predator
The Predator	2018	Predator
Predator 2	1990	Predator
Prey	2022	Predator
The Pit	1981	Troglodyte
The Possession	2012	Demon
Primeval	2007	Crocodile
Prophecy	1979	Giant mutant bear
Pulgasari	1985	Pulgasari / daikaiju
Pumpkinhead	1988	Demon
Puppet Master	1989	Killer toys
The Pyramid	2014	Anubis
Q	1982	Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, depicted as a giant winged lizard
Queen Kong	1976	Giant gorilla
A Quiet Place	2018	Death Angels
Rampage	2018	Three giant monsters - George the Gorilla, Lizzie the Alligator, Ralph the Wolf
Rats: Night of Terror	1984	Rats
Rawhead Rex	1986	Demon
Rebirth of Mothra	1996	Daikaiju / giant moth
Rebirth of Mothra II	1997	Daikaiju / giant moth
Rebirth of Mothra III	1998	Daikaiju / giant moth
Reign of Fire	2002	Dragons
Reign of the Gargoyles	2007	Gargoyle
The Relic	1997	Kothoga
Reptilicus	1961	Prehistoric reptile
The Return of Godzilla	1984	Godzilla / daikaiju
The Return of Swamp Thing	1989	Mutated humanoid swamp creature
The Return of the Living Dead	1985	Zombies
Revenge of the Creature	1955	Gill-man
The Ritual	2017	Jotunn
Rodan	1956	Rodan
S.S. Doomtrooper	2006	Mutant
Scary or Die	2012	Zombies, vampires, were-clowns
The Sea Bat	1930	Manta ray
The Sea Beast	1926	Sperm whale
The Sea Beast	2022	Red Bluster (giant sea creature)
Sexcula	2014	Vampires, bats
The Shape of Water	2017	Humanoid aquatic creature
Shapeshifter	2005	Shapeshifter
Sharp Fangs in the Forest	1986	Giant man-eating crocodile
Shin Godzilla	2016	Godzilla
Shivers	1975	Sexually-transmitted parasite
SilverHide	2015	Werewolf
The Slayer	1982	Supernatural beast, skeletal creature (unknown)
Slender Man	2018	Slender Man
Snakeman	2005	Giant five-headed snake
Son of Godzilla	1967	Godzilla / daikaiju	^{: Chapter 92}
Son of Kong	1933	King Kong, dinosaurs
Space Amoeba	1970	Daikaiju	^: 75–76
Species	1995	Extraterrestrial / human hybrid
The Suckling	1990	Mutated fetus
Swamp Thing	1982	Mutated humanoid swamp creature
Tarantula	1955	Giant tarantula
Tentacles	1977	Octopus
Terror of Mechagodzilla	1975	Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha	^{: Chapter 24}
Them!	1954	Giant ants
The Tingler	1959	Fear-eating parasite
Tokyo Gore Police	2008	Mutants
The Tomorrow War	2021	White Spikes
The Toxic Avenger	1984	Mutant
Tremors	1990	Graboids
Tremors 2: Aftershocks	1996	Graboids
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	2001	Graboids
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins	2004	Graboids
Tremors 5: Bloodlines	2015	Graboids
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell	2018	Graboids
Tremors: Shrieker Island	2020	Graboids
Troll	1986	Troll
Troll	2022	Troll
Troll 2	1990	Goblins
Trollhunter	2010	Trolls
Underwater	2020	Cthulhu, humanoid sea creatures
Unnatural	2015	Polar bears
V/H/S	2012	Zombies, demons, glitch, aliens
Vampirella	1996	Vampire
Van Helsing	2004	Vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein's monster, Mr. Hyde
The Valley of Gwangi	1969	Allosaurus
Varan	1958	Varan / giant lizard
Venom	2018	Venom, Riot
Venom: Let There Be Carnage	2021	Venom, Carnage
Venom: The Last Dance	2024	Venom, Toxin, Knull
The War of the Gargantuas	1966	Daikaiju
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep	2007	Crusoe (Loch Ness Monster)
The Werewolf of Washington	1973	Werewolf
Werewolves of the Third Reich	2017	Werewolf
Werewolves Within	2021	Werewolves
What We Do in the Shadows	2014	Bats, vampires
Willow Creek	2013	Sasquatch
Wind Walkers	2015	Vampires, bats
WolfCop	2014	Werewolf
Wolfen	1981	Native American wolf spirits
The Wild Man of the Navidad	2008	Bigfoot
The Wolf Man	1941	Werewolf
The Wolfman	2010	Werewolves
Wolves	2014	Werewolf
Wrath of the Titans	2012	Monsters from Greek mythology
Wrestlemaniac	2006	Flesh construct
The X from Outer Space	1966	Guilala / daikaiju
Yongary, Monster from the Deep	1967	Yonggary
Yonggary	1999	Yonggary
Zombeavers	2014	Mutated beavers
Zombi 2	1979	Zombie
Zombieworld	2015	Genetically modified apes