swap_horiz King Kong (1933) Alternatives

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Jaws (1975)

Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. It centers on a great white shark terrorizing...

Classic 1970S Shark Horror Thriller

9.2 Excellent

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Bride of Frankenstein, released in 1935, is a horror classic produced by Universal Pictures. Elsa Lanchester deliver...

Classic Horror Universal 1930S

8.8 Great

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Frankenstein (1931)

James Whale’s 1931 *Frankenstein* is a foundational horror film and a cornerstone of Universal’s Monster Movie series. B...

Classic Horror Universal 1930S

8.7 Great

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The Fly (1986)

David Cronenberg’s 1986 film *The Fly* explores the horrifying consequences of scientific ambition. Jeff Goldblum portra...

1980S Practical Effects Creature Feature Body Horror

8.7 Great

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The Invisible Man (1933)

The Invisible Man (1933) is a science fiction horror film notable for its groundbreaking special effects and exploration...

Sci Fi Classic Universal 1930S

8.4 Great

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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

The 1957 film *The Incredible Shrinking Man* presents a compelling science fiction horror story about Scott Carey, a man...

Sci Fi Classic Horror 1950S

8.2 Great

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A Quiet Place (2018)

A Quiet Place is a 2018 horror film centered around a family’s struggle for survival in a world inhabited by blind creat...

Creature Feature Sci Fi Horror 2010S Alien Creature

8.2 Great

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Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy directed by Joe Dante. The movie centers on a boy who receives three unusual pets as Ch...

1980S Practical Effects Creature Feature Horror Comedy

8.0 Great

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The Mummy (1932)

The Mummy is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by Karl Freund and released by Universal Pictures. It stars B...

Classic Horror Universal 1930S

7.8 Good

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The Wolf Man (1941)

The Wolf Man is a 1941 American horror film produced by Universal Pictures, starring Lon Chaney Jr. alongside Claude Rai...

Classic Horror Universal 1940S

7.8 Good

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The Thing from Another World (1951)

The Thing from Another World (1951) is an American science fiction horror film produced by Howard Hawks, depicting milit...

Sci Fi Classic Horror 1950S

7.8 Good

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The Fly (1958)

The Fly (1958) is an American science fiction horror film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring David Hedison as a scientis...

Sci Fi Classic Horror 1950S

7.8 Good

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Tremors (1990)

Tremors is a 1990 American monster comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward. The plot c...

1990S Practical Effects Creature Feature Underground

7.8 Good

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The Descent (2005)

The Descent (2005) is a British adventure horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall, following six women trapped...

Horror British 2000S Creature Feature

7.8 Good

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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American horror film directed by Jack Arnold and originally released in 3D by U...

Classic Universal 1950S Creature Feature

7.5 Good

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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Mighty Joe Young (1949) is an American monster film featuring stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien,...

Adventure Classic Creature Feature 1940S

6.8 Fair

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Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Son of Frankenstein (1939) is the third Universal Frankenstein film, notable for introducing the hunchbacked Ygor charac...

Classic Horror Universal 1930S

6.7 Fair

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Tarantula (1955)

Tarantula is a 1955 American science-fiction monster film directed by Jack Arnold. It follows the consequences of a labo...

Sci Fi Classic 1950S Creature Feature

5.8 Mediocre

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The Deadly Mantis (1957)

The Deadly Mantis (1957) is an American science fiction film from Universal-International, featuring a giant prehistoric...

Sci Fi Classic 1950S Creature Feature

4.5 Poor

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Beginning of the End (1957)

Beginning of the End is a 1957 American science-fiction film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon. Peter Graves plays...

Sci Fi Classic 1950S Creature Feature

4.2 Poor