Monster Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 Monster Movies These are the top 25 monster movies of all time, as determined by aggregating multiple lists (see resources at bottom of page) and factoring in the films’ overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. Jaws (1975) 2. King Kong (1933) 3. Alien (1979) 4. Godzilla (Gojira) (1954) 5. The Thing (1982) 6. The Fly (1986) 7. Frankenstein (1931) 8. The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) 9. Cloverfield (2008) 10. Gremlins (1984) 11. The Wolf Man (1941) 12. Jurassic Park (1993) 13. Predator (1987) 14. Tremors (1990) 15. The Blob (1958) 16. An American Werewolf in London (1981) 17. Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) (2006) 18. The Mummy (1932) 19. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 20. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Terror (aka "Nosferatu, the Vampire") (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (1922) 21. The Host (2006) 22. Monsters, Inc. (2001) 23. Cabin in the Woods (2011) 24. The Mist (2007) 25. Dracula (1931) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists CinemaBlend.com (2019). “The 10 Most Thrilling Monster Movies Ever” TheCinemaholic.com (8/16/2018). “16 Best Monster Movies of All Time” DailyDot.com (5/23/2018). “10 must-watch monster movies” FilmDaily.co “It’s alive! A ghastly ranking of the creepiest classic monster movies” TheFilmStage.com (5/25/2017). “The Greatest Monster Movies of All-Time” FlickChart.com “The Top 100 Monster Films of All Time” Forbes (10/16/2012). “Top 10 Best Monster Horror Movies of All Time” GamesRadar.com (6/8/2017). “The 25 best monster movies that will have you grabbing your pitchfork” Goliath.com (7/12/2019). “The 23 Best Monster Movies Ever Made” IGN.com (1/10/2014). “Top 25 Monster Movies” Internet Movie Database (8/29/2014). “50 Greatest Monster Movies” ListChallenges.com “The 25 Best Monster Movies of All Time” ThePlaylist.net (3/8/2017). “The 50 Best Movie Monsters of All Time” Ranker.com “The Best Monster Movies” Rolling Stone (7/15/2013). “Best Monster Movies of All Time” ScreenRant.com (7/16/2019). “10 Best Monster Movies of All Time, Ranked” TasteOfCinema.com (11/19/2015). “The 25 Best Monster Movies of All Time” Time Out (10/31/2014). “The 50 best monster movies” Variety (6/12/2015). “10 Best Monster Movies of All-Time” WhereYat.com “Top 20 Creature Features” Originally posted 9/5/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.

 

Turin University: “The Most Influential Films of All Time”

University of Turin: The Most Influential Films of All Time

A team of researchers from Italy’s University of Turin developed an algorithm for measuring the influence of more than 47,000 movies. They used the Internet Movie Database to search for which films were most referenced. The study was published in the Applied Network Science journal. 1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2. Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 3. Psycho (1960) 4. King Kong (1933) 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Metropolis (1927) 7. Citizen Kane (1941) 8. The Birth of a Nation (1915) 9. Frankenstein (1931) 10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 11. Casablanca (1942) 12. Dracula (1931) 13. The Godfather (1972) 14. Jaws (1975) 15. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Terror (aka “Nosferatu, the Vampire”) (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (1922) 16. The Searchers (1956) 17. Cabiria (1914) 18. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 19. Gone with the Wind (1939) 20. Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin) (1925) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Movie Lists Newsweek (11/29/2018). “These Are the Most Influential Films, Directors and Actors of All Time – According to Science” Originally posted 8/27/2019; last updated 6/4/2023.