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Monster Horror movies

Fear powered by a creature or non-human predator, built on confronting something stronger, unknown, and relentless.

Slaughterhouse Rulez

1. Slaughterhouse Rulez

Action Comedy Fantasy Horror Parody
5.3
20181h 44min

Overview

An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horror.

Themes

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Cold Skin

2. Cold Skin

Horror Fantasy Drama Monster Horror Dark Fantasy
6.0
20171h 46min

Overview

A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

Themes

Isolation and captivity, Power and domination, Survival under threat, Uneasy companionship, Resistance to rescue, Otherness and boundaries

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It

3. It

Horror Thriller Drama Monster Horror Domestic Thriller
7.3
20172h 15min

Overview

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

Themes

Bullying and social exclusion, Childhood trauma and resilience, Abandoned house danger, Collective courage under fear, Abuse and protection dynamics, Unspoken loyalty under pressure

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47 Meters Down

4. 47 Meters Down

Horror Thriller Survival Thriller Monster Horror
5.6
20171h 29min

Overview

Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to get to the surface.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Sibling relationship strain, Deception and consequences, Isolation under threat, Diving cage dynamics, Risk management underwater

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Siren

5. Siren

Horror Thriller Monster Horror Survival Thriller
5.3
20161h 22min

Overview

A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.

Themes

Power dynamics, Survival under threat, Deception and control, Secrecy and betrayal, Sexual coercion, Bachelor party pressure

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The Monster

6. The Monster

Horror Drama Monster Horror Family Drama
5.4
20161h 31min

Overview

A mother and her 10-year old daughter are trapped in a forest. There is something in this forest. Something unlike anything they have heard before. Something that lurks in the darkness and it’s coming after them.

Themes

Motherhood under pressure, Protective bonds under danger, Addiction and instability, Surviving in isolation, Abusive parenting dynamics, Trauma transmission across generations

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The Limehouse Golem

7. The Limehouse Golem

Horror Mystery Thriller Monster Horror Whodunit
6.3
20161h 49min

Overview

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Themes

Gendered power dynamics, Fame versus safety, Artistic ambition and exploitation, Deception within performance, Public spectacle pressures, Moral scrutiny by institutions

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The Void

8. The Void

Mystery Horror Science Fiction Monster Horror
5.9
20161h 30min

Overview

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

Themes

Morgue as setting, Cosmic horror contact, Hospital under siege, Nurse under fire, Power over life and death, Mutation and transformation

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Overview

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 monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

Themes

Political incompetence, Bureaucratic inertia, Crisis escalation dynamics, Civilian evacuation ethics, International cooperation, Nuclear threat management

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The Shallows

10. The Shallows

Horror Drama Thriller Monster Horror Survival Thriller
6.3
20161h 26min

Overview

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

Themes

Resourcefulness under threat, Isolation and endurance, Survival through ingenuity, Loss of mother, Secluded beach threat, Human vulnerability at sea

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