Movies and TV series about monsters

The 60 best titles about monsters, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Stranger Things
iRank86
2016 · Curtis Gwinn
SeriesAction & AdventureMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Monster
iRank85
2004
SeriesAnimationCrimeDrama
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Young Frankenstein
iRank84
1974 · Mel Brooks
MovieComedy
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young
Monsters, Inc.
iRank84
2001 · Pete Docter
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their worl
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
iRank84
2018
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his
One-Punch Man
iRank84
2015
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest o
Godzilla Minus One
iRank84
2023 · Takashi Yamazaki
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair a
Supernatural
iRank83
2005
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranorma
Tokyo Ghoul
iRank83
2014 · Kazumichi Ueda
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
iRank83
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believin
Sweet Home
iRank82
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
As humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
iRank82
2011 · Robert Hughes
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the tri-state area. They must find a way back home with the help of their pet platypus named Perry, who they d
Noragami
iRank82
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she beco
Courage the Cowardly Dog
iRank82
1999 · John R. Dilworth
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.
The Fly
iRank81
1986 · David Cronenberg
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
iRank81
1997 · Marti Noxon
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spre
Nimona
iRank80
2023 · Troy Quane
MovieActionAnimationFamily
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
The Host
iRank80
2006 · Bong Joon Ho
MovieDramaHorrorScience Fiction
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
The Babadook
iRank79
2014 · Jennifer Kent
MovieDramaHorror
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
The Witcher
iRank79
2019 · Sean Daniel
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Angel
iRank79
1999 · Fran Rubel Kuzui
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Luca
iRank78
2021 · Enrico Casarosa
MovieAnimationComedyDrama
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below t
Frankenstein
iRank78
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieDramaFantasyHorror
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Penny Dreadful
iRank78
2014 · Sam Mendes
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadf
A Monster Calls
iRank78
2016 · J. A. Bayona
MovieAdventureFamilyFantasy
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Barbarian
iRank77
2022 · Zach Cregger
MovieHorrorMystery
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better jud
Okja
iRank77
2017 · Bong Joon Ho
MovieAdventureDramaScience Fiction
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Werewolf by Night
iRank77
2022 · Michael Giacchino
MovieActionFantasyHorror
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memor
Possession
iRank77
1981 · Andrzej Żuławski
MovieHorror
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he fin
Gremlins
iRank76
1984 · Joe Dante
MovieComedyFantasyHorror
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures
Digimon Adventure:
iRank75
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationKids
It's the year 2020. The Network has become something humans can no longer do without in their daily lives. But what humans don't know is that on the other side of the Network is the Digital World, a r
Love and Monsters
iRank75
2020 · Michael Matthews
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to vent
Shin Godzilla
iRank74
2016 · Shinji Higuchi
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover
The Suicide Squad
iRank73
2021 · James Gunn
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infu
Monsters University
iRank73
2013 · Dan Scanlon
MovieAnimationFamily
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Trick 'r Treat
iRank73
2007 · Michael Dougherty
MovieComedyFantasyHorror
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers
Monsters at Work
iRank72
2021 · Kevin Deters
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
Ever since he was a kid, Tylor Tuskmon has dreamed of becoming a Scarer just like his idol James P. Sullivan, and now that dream is about to come true... or not. The day he arrives at Monsters Incorpo
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
iRank71
2010 · Luc Besson
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
Cloverfield
iRank71
2008 · Matt Reeves
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a
This Is the End
iRank70
2013 · Evan Goldberg
MovieActionComedy
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Monster House
iRank69
2006 · Gil Kenan
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frighte
Pacific Rim
iRank69
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the
The Mist
iRank69
2007 · Frank Darabont
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that
Kong: Skull Island
iRank68
2017 · Jordan Vogt-Roberts
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
iRank67
1990 · Joe Dante
MovieComedyFantasyHorror
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generat
Terrifier 3
iRank67
2024 · Damien Leone
MovieHorror
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Chri
Godzilla
iRank67
2014 · Gareth Edwards
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating cris
The Ritual
iRank65
2017 · David Bruckner
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
Monsters vs Aliens
iRank65
2009 · Conrad Vernon
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secr
Malignant
iRank65
2021 · James Wan
MovieHorrorMystery
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
iRank64
2006 · Gore Verbinski
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jac
Strange World
iRank63
2022 · Don Hall
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most c
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
iRank62
2018 · Genndy Tartakovsky
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraha
Willow
iRank61
1988 · Ron Howard
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's ent
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
iRank61
2026 · Lee Cronin
MovieHorrorMystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns int
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
iRank60
2023 · André Øvredal
MovieFantasyHorror
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Hulk
iRank58
2003 · Ang Lee
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
Arcadian
iRank57
2024 · Benjamin Brewer
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
In the near future, on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons face terror at night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a plan for survival, using ever
Jeepers Creepers
iRank56
2001 · Victor Salva
MovieHorror
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
Rampage
iRank56
2018 · Brad Peyton
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mut