Best Monster Movies of All Time

Last Updated on 10 October 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 250 best Monster movies of all time.

I averaged 26 different ranked lists of “Best monster movies of all time” to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including all 26 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you’re welcome to print, followed by the full list with links to IMDb.

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Alien (1979)
Jaws (1975)
Godzilla (1954)
Frankenstein (1931)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Thing (1982)
King Kong (1933)
The Fly (1986)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Tremors (1990)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Aliens (1986)
Gremlins (1984)
Cloverfield (2008)
The Host (2006)
Predator (1987)
Cujo (1983)
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Mist (2007)
The Descent (2005)
A Quiet Place (2018)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
It (2017)
Cat People (1942)
Nosferatu (1922)
Them! (1954)
The Blob (1958)
The Babadook (2014)
Hellraiser (1987)
Pacific Rim (2013)
The Shape of Water (2017)
The Birds (1963)
The Dark Midnight (2022)
The Blob (1988)
The Mummy (1932)
Lake Placid (1999)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Hellboy (2004)
Troll Hunter (2010)
Let the Right One In (2008)
King Kong (2005)
Arachnophobia (1990)
It Follows (2014)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Dracula (1931)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Bird Box (2018)
The Mummy (1999)
Halloween (1978)
Re-Animator (1985)
Black Water (2007)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Colossal (2016)
Swamp Thing (1982)
The Howling (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
The Reef (2010)
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
The Mummy (1959)
Mimic (1997)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Slither (2006)
Anaconda (1997)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Barbarian (2022)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Piranha (1978)
The Substance (2024)
Tumbbad (2018)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Pitch Black (2000)
The Grey (2011)
Leviathan (1989)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Nightbreed (1990)
Under the Skin (2013)
The Invisible Man (2020)
Annihilation (2018)
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Attack the Block (2011)
Dark Tide (2012)
Overlord (2018)
Pet Sematary (2019)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
The Ritual (2017)
Tarantula (1955)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Jurassic World (2015)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
Night of the Lepus (1972)
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Alligator (1980)
Nope (2022)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Godzilla (2014)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Alien³ (1992)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Mothra (1961)
Independence Day (1996)
Wildling (2018)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Rodan (1956)
Basket Case (1982)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024)
The Breed (2006)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Hallow (2015)
Monsters University (2013)
Sweetheart (2019)
Deep Rising (1998)
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Rogue (2007)
Sputnik (2020)
The Black Scorpion (1957)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Candyman (1992)
Black Sheep (2006)
Feast (2005)
The Fly (1958)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Psycho (1960)
REC (2007)
Razorback (1984)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Luca (2021)
Sinister (2012)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Silent Hill (2006)
Cronos (1992)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Alice (1988)
The Witch (2015)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Relic (1997)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
The Monster (2016)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
Silver Bullet (1985)
V/H/S/94 (2021)
28 Days Later (2002)
Eraserhead (1977)
The Beast (1975)
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Gorgo (1961)
Child’s Play (1988)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Little Otik (2000)
Malignant (2021)
Society (1989)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Critters (1986)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ringu (1998)
Van Helsing (2004)
Willard (1971)
Zombieland (2009)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Open Water (2003)
Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch (2017)
Prey (2022)
The Village (2004)
Crimson Peak (2015)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Backcountry (2014)
I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
The Shining (1980)
Coraline (2009)
The Stuff (1985)
Hereditary (2018)
Near Dark (1987)
The Beast (1996)
The Ruins (2008)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Maleficent (2014)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Godzilla (1957)
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Terrifier (2016)
Dead Alive (Braindead) (1992)
Resident Evil (2002)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The Cave (2005)
The Others (2001)
Vampyr (1932)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Predators (2010)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Cabin Fever (2002)
Skinamarink (2023)
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Tingler (1959)
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Piranha 3D (2010)
The Wailing (2016)
Wolfen (1981)
Oculus (2013)
The Killer Snakes (1974)
This Is the End (2013)
Train to Busan (2016)
The Exorcist (1973)
World War Z (2013)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Possession (1981)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Congo (1995)
Fright Night (1985)
Monsters (2010)
The Empty Man (2020)
Phantasm (1979)