Monster Films and Creature Features
Creatures on Screen — A Chronological Archive
A monster movie, monster film, creature feature or giant monster film is a film that focuses on one or more characters struggling to survive attacks by one or more antagonistic monsters, often abnormally large ones. The film may also fall under the horror, comedy, fantasy, or science fiction genres. Monster movies originated with adaptations of horror folklore and literature. Typically, movie monsters differ from more traditional antagonists in that many exist due to circumstances beyond their control; their actions are not entirely based on choice, potentially making them objects of sympathy to film viewers.
1920s Monster Films
| Year | Franchise | Film |
| 1925 | – | The Lost World |
1930s Monster Films
| Year | Franchise | Film |
| 1933 | King Kong | King Kong |
| 1933 | King Kong | Son of Kong |
1940s Monster Films
| Year | Franchise | Film |
| 1940 | – | One Million B.C. |
| 1949 | – | Mighty Joe Young |
1950s Monster Films
1960s Monster Films
1970s Monster Films
1974 –1976 Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)
1980s Monster Films
| Year | Franchise | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Gamera: Super Monster | |
| 1981 | Great White | |
| 1981 | The Loch Ness Horror | |
| 1982 | Q (1982 film) | |
| 1984 | Devilfish | |
| 1984 | Prehistoric Beast | |
| 1984 | Godzilla | The Return of Godzilla |
| 1985 | Godzilla | Godzilla 1985 |
| 1985 | King Kong Lives | |
| 1985 | Pulgasari | |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey | |
| 1989 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Biollante |
| 1989 | Leviathan |
1990s Monster Films
| Year | Franchise | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tremors | Tremors |
| 1991 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah |
| 1992 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Mothra |
| 1993 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | |
| 1993 | Carnosaur | Carnosaur |
| 1993 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park |
| 1994 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla |
| 1995 | Carnosaur | Carnosaur 2 |
| 1995 | Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah |
| 1996 | Carnosaur | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species |
| 1996 | Godzilla | Rebirth of Mothra |
| 1997 | Jurassic Park | The Lost World |
| 1997 | Godzilla | Rebirth of Mothra II |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Godzilla |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young (1998) | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Rebirth of Mothra III |
| 1999 | Godzilla | Godzilla 2000 |
| 1999 | Yonggary / Reptilian |
1999 – Walking with Dinosaurs
2000s Monster Films
- 2000 – Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
- 2001 – Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- 2001 – Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park III
- 2002 – Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
- 2002 – Reign of Fire
- 2003 – Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
- 2004 – Godzilla: Final Wars
- 2005 – A Sound Of Thunder
- 2005 – King Kong (2005 film)
- 2006 – Gamera the Brave
- 2007 – The Mist
- 2008 – Cloverfield
- 2008 – Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
- 2009 – Land of the Lost
- 2007 – 2011 – Primeval
2010s Monster Films
- 2013 – Pacific Rim
- 2013 – Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
- 2014 – Godzilla (2014)
- 2015 – Jurassic Park – Jurassic World
- 2016 – Colossal (film)
- 2016 – Shin Godzilla
- 2017 – Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
- 2017 – Kong: Skull Island
- 2018 – Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
- 2018 – Godzilla: The Planet Eater
- 2018 – Jurassic Park – Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom
- 2018 – Pacific Rim: Uprising
- 2018 – The Meg
- 2019 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- 2020 – Love and Monsters (film)
- 2020 – Monster Hunter (film)
- 2021 – Godzilla vs. Kong
- 2007 – 2011 – Primeval
- 2019 – Primal (TV series)
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