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)
  • @[email protected]English
    4•2 months ago

    I’m not a big monster movie fan, but i thought Cloverfield and A Quiet Place were very very good.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      Perhaps you are but don’t know it. If you like those try The Mist and The Host, if you haven’t already.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 months ago

        Was The Mist one of those M.N.S. movies that ended with a big nothing? He had a few that were really good and suspenseful and then he just couldn’t close them. I don’t think I’ve seen the host. I’ll try it.

        • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          I’m not sure what MNS stands for but the ending has it’s fans (including me) and detractors.

          Bong Joon-ho has gone on to win an Oscar for Parasite but his earlier films are still solid, The Host being a personal favourite.

          • @[email protected]English
            1•2 months ago

            I liked Parasite.

            M.Night Shamalan. Some had great beginnings and blah endings. I thought The Mist was one of his.

            • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
              2•2 months ago

              M.Night Shamalan. Some had great beginnings and blah endings. I thought The Mist was one of his.

              Ahhhh gotcha. No it’s a Frank Darabont adaptation of a Stephen King novella and if anyone can adapt King well, it’s Darabont.