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Ultimate Cryptid Movie List

by Cine-Maniacal • Created 7 years ago • Modified 6 years ago

An aggregate, unranked list of the best movies about Cryptids and Mythical Creatures. Ever. Period.
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  • Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

    1. Harry and the Hendersons

    19871h 50mPG42Metascore
    6.1 (40K)
    The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.
    DirectorWilliam DearStarsJohn LithgowMelinda DillonMargaret Langrick
  • Loch Ness (1996)

    2. Loch Ness

    19961h 41mPG
    5.5 (5.1K)
    A scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
    DirectorJohn HendersonStarsTed DansonJoely RichardsonIan Holm
  • Splash (1984)

    3. Splash

    19841h 51mPG71Metascore
    6.3 (86K)
    A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksDaryl HannahEugene Levy
  • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)

    4. Pete's Dragon

    20161h 42mPG71Metascore
    6.7 (63K)
    The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.
    DirectorDavid LoweryStarsBryce Dallas HowardRobert RedfordOakes Fegley
  • The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

    5. The Mothman Prophecies

    20021h 59mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (87K)
    A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
    DirectorMark PellingtonStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyDavid Eigenberg
  • Prophecy (1979)

    6. Prophecy

    19791h 42mPG41Metascore
    5.6 (6.6K)
    A 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 wreaking havoc in the woods.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsTalia ShireRobert FoxworthArmand Assante
  • Alligator (1980)

    7. Alligator

    19801h 31mR62Metascore
    6.1 (17K)
    A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.
    DirectorLewis TeagueStarsRobert ForsterRobin RikerMichael V. Gazzo
  • Matt McCoy and Haley Joel in Abominable (2006)

    8. Abominable

    20061h 34mR31Metascore
    5.1 (5.2K)
    A man, crippled in a climbing accident, returns to his cabin in the woods as part of his rehabilitation, but he wasn't prepared for the imminent onslaught.
    DirectorRyan SchifrinStarsMatt McCoyHaley JoelChristien Tinsley
  • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

    9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    20162h 12mPG-1366Metascore
    7.2 (526K)
    In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
    DirectorDavid YatesStarsEddie RedmayneKatherine WaterstonAlison Sudol
  • Nastassja Kinski in Cat People (1982)

    10. Cat People

    19821h 58mR61Metascore
    6.2 (25K)
    A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsNastassja KinskiMalcolm McDowellJohn Heard
  • The Manitou (1978)

    11. The Manitou

    19781h 44mPG47Metascore
    5.4 (3.5K)
    A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400-year-old demonic Native American spirit.
    DirectorWilliam GirdlerStarsTony CurtisSusan StrasbergMichael Ansara
  • The Snow Creature (1954)

    12. The Snow Creature

    19541h 9mApproved
    3.3 (1.3K)
    American botanical expedition in the Himalayas stumbles across a Yeti den, capture one and transport it back to Los Angeles, where it escapes while customs officials are debating whether it is animal or human.
    DirectorW. Lee WilderStarsPaul LangtonLeslie DenisonTeru Shimada
  • Jason London, John Schneider, Danielle C. Ryan, Kari Hawker-Diaz, Paul D. Hunt, and Gregg Christensen in Snow Beast (2011)

    13. Snow Beast

    20111h 28mPG-13
    3.6 (1.4K)
    People disappear every year out in the Canadian wilderness - however, this year is different. This year something is increasing the body count. Jim ('John Schneider') and his research team trek into the Canadian wilderness to study the Canadian Lynx every year. However, this year is different. The Lynx are missing. In fact most of the wildlife is missing; Jim and his team, including his rebellious daughter Emmy (Danielle C. Ryan), seek to find out why. As they conduct their study, something is stalking them. Something not human. Something that no prey can escape...including human prey! While the research team is trying to find out why the lynx have disappeared, the local ranger ('Jason London') is searching for the answer to what is making tourist disappear; even if it the last thing he ever does... and it is.
    DirectorBrian BroughStarsJohn SchneiderDanielle C. RyanPaul D. Hunt
  • Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)

    14. Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot

    19761h 35mG
    5.0 (865)
    Scientists mount an expedition to find a Bigfoot-type creature.
    DirectorEd RagozzinoStarsGeorge LaurisSteve BoergadineJim Bradford
  • The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)

    15. The Legend of Boggy Creek

    19721h 27mG
    5.2 (3.8K)
    A documentary-style drama about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-type creature that has been sighted in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1950s.
    DirectorCharles B. PierceStarsWillie E. SmithJohn P. HixonVern Stierman
  • Lance Henriksen, Cerina Vincent, Kate Connor, Candace Raquel, and Denise Kerwin in Sasquatch Mountain (2006)

    16. Sasquatch Mountain

    20061h 30mR
    3.8 (1.2K)
    A lonely tow-truck driver gets caught in a deadly struggle between a pair of bank robbers with a beautiful hostage, local cops, and a monster that has come down from the Arizona mountains to eat human flesh.
    DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsLance HenriksenCerina VincentMichael Worth
  • Willow Creek (2013)

    17. Willow Creek

    20131h 20mNot Rated62Metascore
    5.1 (14K)
    A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.
    DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsAlexie GilmoreBryce JohnsonLaura Montagna
  • Exists (2014)

    18. Exists

    20141h 21mR22Metascore
    5.2 (12K)
    A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
    DirectorEduardo SánchezStarsSamuel DavisDora MadisonRoger Edwards
  • Zach Galligan, Jamie Bozian, Chris Nash, David Sherrill, Johnny Lechner, Glenn Martin, and Bill Peneston in Kampout: Director's Cut (2016)

    19. Kampout: Director's Cut

    2016
    5.4 (34)
    Enraged by the murder of it's offspring, a Bigfoot rampages through the countryside of Southeast Ohio. Detective Benson (Zach Galligan), Ranger Thomas (Johnny Lechner) and Bigfoot researcher Hank (Dave Sherrill) scramble to locate the legendary creature before it attacks a group of teenagers on a camping trip in an isolated place called Kampout.
    DirectorGlenn MartinStarsZach GalliganJohnny LechnerChris Nash
  • Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, and Forrest Tucker in The Abominable Snowman (1957)

    20. The Abominable Snowman

    19571h 25mApproved
    6.4 (5.3K)
    A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
    DirectorVal GuestStarsForrest TuckerPeter CushingMaureen Connell
  • Assault of the Sasquatch (2009)

    21. Assault of the Sasquatch

    20091h 25mR
    3.5 (409)
    When a merciless bear poacher is caught and arrested deep in the woods of a state park, he and his truck are taken to a neglected precinct in the heart of a dying city. Unbeknownst to the authorities, the impounded truck holds a deadly cargo in the form of the legendary Sasquatch. Now, stuck in an unfamiliar world, the creature will let nothing and no one stop it from coming face-to-face with the unscrupulous man who ruthlessly ripped it from its environment. Taking an inventive and action packed approach, "Sasquatch Assault" breaths new and exciting life into the immortal legend of Bigfoot.
    DirectorAndrew GernhardStarsKevin SheaGreg NutcherSarah J. Ahearn
  • Hunting Grounds (2015)

    22. Hunting Grounds

    20151h 32m
    3.7 (788)
    A father, his son and two old friends arrive at an isolated family cabin for a weekend of hunting. A trip deep into the forest looking for wild game uncovers a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.
    DirectorJohn PortanovaStarsBill Oberst Jr.Miles Joris-PeyrafitteJason Vail
  • Jack Elam in Creature from Black Lake (1976)

    23. Creature from Black Lake

    19761h 31mPG
    5.1 (1.8K)
    Two men exploring the Louisiana swamps encounter a Bigfoot-type creature.
    DirectorJoy N. Houck Jr.StarsJack ElamDub TaylorDennis Fimple
  • The Loch Ness Horror (1982)

    24. The Loch Ness Horror

    19821h 29mPG
    3.0 (530)
    An increasing number of people are dying mysterious deaths in the dark waters of Loch Ness, victims of the famous monster. But what other mysteries does the Loch hold? What about the monster's egg, and the insane scientist who'll do anything to exploit it? What secrets does the sunken Nazi plane near the monster's layer hold, and why will the military do anything to cover it up?
    DirectorLarry BuchananStarsSandy KenyonMiki McKenzieBarry Buchanan
  • Lysette Anthony in Beneath Loch Ness (2001)

    25. Beneath Loch Ness

    20011h 36mPG-13
    3.2 (1.4K)
    The legendary Loch Ness Monster, terrorizes a lake in Scotland and Patrick Bergin comes out to kill it.
    DirectorChuck ComiskyStarsPatrick BerginLysette AnthonyBrian Wimmer

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