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That's a %*#$@!^ Big Animal!

by NarniaIsAwesome • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
Which of these films featuring an animal that is larger than normal is the best?

*Excludes instances where the animal is supernatural or a fictional type of creature (like Godzilla).

Discuss these giants here!
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  • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)

    1. Rampage

    20181h 47mPG-1345Metascore
    6.1 (195K)
    When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.
    DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonNaomie HarrisMalin Akerman
  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

    2. King Kong

    20053h 7mPG-1381Metascore
    7.2 (461K)
    A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien Brody
  • John Ritter, Jenna Elfman, Kel Mitchell, Wilmer Valderrama, Wayne Brady, Grey DeLisle, Jess Harnell, and Cree Summer in Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)

    3. Clifford's Really Big Movie

    20041h 14mG49Metascore
    5.4 (1.1K)
    Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival act and help win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
    DirectorRobert C. RamirezStarsJohn RitterCree SummerKel Mitchell
  • Bridget Fonda in Lake Placid (1999)

    4. Lake Placid

    19991h 22mR34Metascore
    5.8 (68K)
    Four people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.
    DirectorSteve MinerStarsBridget FondaBill PullmanOliver Platt
  • Them! (1954)

    5. Them!

    19541h 34mApproved74Metascore
    7.2 (26K)
    The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames WhitmoreEdmund GwennJoan Weldon
  • The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

    6. The Giant Spider Invasion

    19751h 20mPG
    3.3 (4.9K)
    Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
    DirectorBill RebaneStarsSteve BrodieBarbara HaleRobert Easton
  • Donald Curtis, Faith Domergue, and Kenneth Tobey in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

    7. It Came from Beneath the Sea

    19551h 19mApproved
    5.9 (6.9K)
    A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.
    DirectorRobert GordonStarsKenneth TobeyFaith DomergueDonald Curtis
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017)

    8. Kong: Skull Island

    20171h 58mPG-1362Metascore
    6.7 (365K)
    After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
    DirectorJordan Vogt-RobertsStarsTom HiddlestonSamuel L. JacksonBrie Larson
  • Anaconda (1997)

    9. Anaconda

    19971h 29mPG-1337Metascore
    4.9 (117K)
    A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
    DirectorLuis LlosaStarsJon VoightJennifer LopezEric Stoltz
  • Janet Leigh, Melanie Fullerton, and Stuart Whitman in Night of the Lepus (1972)

    10. Night of the Lepus

    19721h 28mPG37Metascore
    4.1 (5.7K)
    Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.
    DirectorWilliam F. ClaxtonStarsStuart WhitmanJanet LeighRory Calhoun
  • Joan Collins, John David Carson, Robert Lansing, Robert Pine, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, and Pamela Susan Shoop in Empire of the Ants (1977)

    11. Empire of the Ants

    19771h 29mPG26Metascore
    4.3 (5.9K)
    Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.
    DirectorBert I. GordonStarsJoan CollinsRobert LansingJohn David Carson
  • John Agar and Mara Corday in Tarantula (1955)

    12. Tarantula

    19551h 20mApproved
    6.4 (11K)
    A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsJohn AgarMara CordayLeo G. Carroll
  • The Killer Shrews (1959)

    13. The Killer Shrews

    19591h 9mApproved
    4.2 (5.9K)
    On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorized by giant voracious shrews during a hurricane.
    DirectorRay KelloggStarsJames BestIngrid GoudeKen Curtis
  • Lombardo Boyar and Greg Grunberg in Big Ass Spider! (2013)

    14. Big Ass Spider!

    20131h 20mPG-1353Metascore
    5.3 (8K)
    A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.
    DirectorMike MendezStarsGreg GrunbergLin ShayeRuben Pla
  • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

    15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    20022h 41mPG63Metascore
    7.4 (733K)
    Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma Watson
    Suggested by BONAFIDE BOSS
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)

    16. The Jungle Book

    20161h 46mPG77Metascore
    7.3 (300K)
    After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsNeel SethiBill MurrayBen Kingsley
    Suggested by BONAFIDE BOSS
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

    17. Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    20192h 12mPG-1348Metascore
    6.0 (221K)
    The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces 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.
    DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsKyle ChandlerVera FarmigaMillie Bobby Brown
    For Mothra!

    Suggested by BONAFIDE BOSS
  • Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)

    18. Gamera: The Giant Monster

    19651h 21mNot Rated
    5.2 (4.1K)
    From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.
    DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsEiji FunakoshiHarumi KiritachiJunichiro Yamashita
  • Ragnarok (2013)

    19. Ragnarok

    20131h 40mPG-1352Metascore
    5.8 (9.1K)
    Norwegian archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen forms a small team and sets off to find the true meaning of the secret runes found carved in rock and accidentally awakens a giant monster.
    DirectorMikkel Brænne SandemoseStarsPål Sverre HagenNicolai Cleve BrochSofia Helin
  • David Arquette and Kari Wuhrer in Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

    20. Eight Legged Freaks

    20021h 39mPG-1353Metascore
    5.5 (62K)
    Venomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.
    DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsDavid ArquetteKari WuhrerScott Terra
    Suggested by Dan Dassow
  • Florenz Ames, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Donald Randolph, and Alix Talton in The Deadly Mantis (1957)

    21. The Deadly Mantis

    19571h 19mApproved
    5.2 (4.4K)
    A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.
    DirectorNathan JuranStarsCraig StevensWilliam HopperAlix Talton
  • Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)

    22. Goosebumps

    20151h 43mPG60Metascore
    6.3 (99K)
    A teenager teams up with the daughter of young-adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
    DirectorRob LettermanStarsJack BlackDylan MinnetteOdeya Rush
  • John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)

    23. Mighty Joe Young

    19981h 54mPG51Metascore
    5.7 (32K)
    A 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) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.
    DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsBill PaxtonCharlize TheronRade Serbedzija
  • Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)

    24. Attack of the Giant Leeches

    19591h 2mApproved
    3.7 (5.1K)
    A 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.
    DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsKen ClarkYvette VickersJan Shepard
  • The Food of the Gods (1976)

    25. The Food of the Gods

    19761h 28mPG20Metascore
    4.6 (5.1K)
    A group of friends travel to a remote Canadian island to hunt, only to be attacked by giant killer animals which have populated the place.
    DirectorBert I. GordonStarsMarjoe GortnerPamela FranklinRalph Meeker

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