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Favorite Giant Monster Movies!

by RCMerchant • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
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  • King Kong (1933)

    1. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
  • The Lost World (1925)

    2. The Lost World

    19251h 50mPassed
    7.0 (6.2K)
    The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
    DirectorHarry O. HoytStarsWallace BeeryBessie LoveLloyd Hughes
  • Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)

    3. Godzilla

    19541h 36mNot Rated79Metascore
    7.6 (43K)
    After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira Takarada
  • War of the Colossal Beast (1958)

    4. War of the Colossal Beast

    19581h 9mApproved
    3.9 (2.8K)
    Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.
    DirectorBert I. GordonStarsSally FraserRoger PaceDuncan 'Dean' Parkin
  • John Agar and Mara Corday in Tarantula (1955)

    5. 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
  • Them! (1954)

    6. 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
  • Richard Eyer, Dal McKennon, Kathryn Grant, Enzo Musumeci Greco, and Kerwin Mathews in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

    7. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    19581h 28mG
    7.0 (16K)
    When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
    DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsKathryn GrantRichard Eyer
  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

    8. Jason and the Argonauts

    19631h 44mG69Metascore
    7.3 (33K)
    The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
    DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary Raymond
  • William Hopper and Joan Taylor in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

    9. 20 Million Miles to Earth

    19571h 22mApproved
    6.3 (8.6K)
    The 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.
    DirectorNathan JuranStarsWilliam HopperJoan TaylorThomas Browne Henry
  • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

    10. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    19531h 20mApproved
    6.6 (9.3K)
    A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
    DirectorEugène LouriéStarsPaul HubschmidPaula RaymondCecil Kellaway
  • The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

    11. The War of the Gargantuas

    19661h 32mG
    6.2 (3.8K)
    A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRuss TamblynKumi MizunoKenji Sahara
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968)

    12. Destroy All Monsters

    19681h 28mG
    6.4 (8.3K)
    In 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.
    DirectorsIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsAkira KuboJun TazakiYukiko Kobayashi
  • Space Amoeba (1970)

    13. Space Amoeba

    19701h 24mG
    5.4 (1.6K)
    A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira KuboAtsuko TakahashiYukiko Kobayashi
  • Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)

    14. Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster

    19641h 25mNot Rated
    6.5 (8.6K)
    A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful space monster; the world's only hope being if Mothra can persuade Godzilla and Rodan to unite and save the planet.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiHiroshi Koizumi
  • Allison Hayes in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

    15. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    19581h 6mApproved
    5.1 (6.7K)
    When 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.
    DirectorNathan JuranStarsAllison HayesWilliam HudsonYvette Vickers
  • Equinox (1970)

    16. Equinox

    19701h 22mGP
    5.2 (3.7K)
    Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor.
    DirectorsJack WoodsDennis MurenMark Thomas McGeeStarsEdward ConnellBarbara HewittFrank Bonner
  • Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. (1966)

    17. One Million Years B.C.

    19661h 32mApproved58Metascore
    5.7 (10K)
    Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.
    DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsRaquel WelchJohn RichardsonPercy Herbert
  • Donald Curtis, Faith Domergue, and Kenneth Tobey in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

    18. 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
  • Cloverfield (2008)

    19. Cloverfield

    20081h 25mPG-1364Metascore
    7.0 (434K)
    A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
    DirectorMatt ReevesStarsMike VogelJessica LucasLizzy Caplan
  • Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)

    20. Clash of the Titans

    19811h 58mPG59Metascore
    6.9 (50K)
    Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
    DirectorDesmond DavisStarsLaurence OlivierHarry HamlinClaire Bloom
  • The Black Scorpion (1957)

    21. The Black Scorpion

    19571h 28mApproved
    5.4 (3.6K)
    Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
    DirectorEdward LudwigStarsRichard DenningMara CordayCarlos Rivas
  • The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

    22. The Giant Spider Invasion

    19751h 20mPG
    3.3 (4.8K)
    Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
    DirectorBill RebaneStarsSteve BrodieBarbara HaleRobert Easton
  • Cathy Downs and Glenn Langan in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

    23. The Amazing Colossal Man

    19571h 20mApproved
    4.6 (2.9K)
    A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant.
    DirectorBert I. GordonStarsGlenn LanganCathy DownsWilliam Hudson
  • Rodan (1956)

    24. Rodan

    19561h 14mApproved
    6.2 (6.4K)
    A mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wreaking havoc - at supersonic speeds.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko Hirata
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

    25. Mothra vs. Godzilla

    19641h 29mNot Rated
    6.5 (11K)
    When greedy tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi Koizumi

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