Monster movies are distinctly B-tier, but when the right filmmaker gets their hands on the right material, the A-list can beckon.

They are:

  1. Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023)
  2. The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)
  3. The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005)
  4. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
  5. The Mist (Frank Darabont, 2007)
  6. A Quiet Place (John Krasinski, 2018)
  7. Trollhunter (André Øvredal, 2010)
  8. Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008)
  9. Prey (Dan Trachtenberg, 2022)
  10. Attack the Block (Joe Cornish, 2011)
  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    That’s a hell of a list and I can’t really quibble with it (at least within it’s own remit as I might not include things like Prey). However, I’ll have a ponder and see if I can think of anything they missed.

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      5 months ago

      It Follows and IT (at least Chapter One) deserve to be in the top 10, imo. Jordan Peele’s Nope. Maybe Hellboy (2004).

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Good shout - I’d put Nope and Hellboy (2004) on there. Also definitely Slither (2006) and probably Grabbers (2012) and Feast (2005).

        I don’t think Monsters (2010) would quite make the cut but would sneak into the top 20.