Who loves seeing a giant befriend someone? Better yet, who loves seeing a giant monster destroy a city? With Rampage coming out on April 13, we're taking a look at the 15 best modern giant monster movies and ranking them by their Metacritic score. As long as the movie has a gigantic beast in it, and it was made from 1990 on, it was considered for this list.
As for Rampage--which is out now--GameSpot's Mike Rougeau said in his review, "This movie is dumb as hell, but it's also pretty dang entertaining. It is, after all, an adaptation of the Rampage video games. If you've ever played one, what more could you have expected from this?"
Sifting through a few decades' worth of movies, we found monster movies that aren't just about a giant wolf, climbing buildings, and smashing them. There are stories of friendships, survival, and yes, smashing. Here are the 15 best.
Disclosure: Metacritic and GameSpot are both owned by CBS Interactive.
15. Godzilla (2014)
America tried its hand at another Godzilla film in 2014. Gigantic monsters show up, and it's up to the movie icon, Godzilla, to stop them. It had a much better direction than the 1998 film.
Metacritic Score: 62
14. Big Man Japan (2009)
Big Man Japan may be one of the most bizarre films on this list. It's a modern take on the Kaiju genre, as a loner in Tokyo grows 100 feet in order to protect the country from monsters. If you're unfamiliar with the movie, check out the rockin' trailer.
Metacritic Score: 62
13. Monsters (2010)
Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) directs the 2010 film Monsters. The world was invaded by aliens, and a journalist takes on the task of escorting an American tourist, through Mexico, to the United States border. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.
Metacritic Score: 63
12. Pacific Rim (2013)
The 2013 Guillermo del Toro film takes place in a world where giant creatures are attacking cities across the globe. Humans develop giant, robotic monsters to battle them.
Metacritic Score: 64
11. Cloverfield (2008)
Cloverfield is a found footage film that follows a group of friends as a mysterious giant monster attacks New York City. The film was directed by Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In).
Metacritic Score: 64
10. Tremors (1990)
A small town is terrorized by graboids, giant, worm-like creatures that tunnel through the dirt and eats everything on the surface it can.
Metacritic Score: 65
9. Shin Godzilla (2016)
In 2016, Hideaki Anno directed a reboot of Godzilla. A giant monster appears, and Japan has to figure out how to get rid of it.
Metacritic Score: 68
8. Jurassic Park (1993)
A scientist finds a way to resurrect dinosaurs through cloning and decides to develop a theme park featuring the historic beasts. Before the park opens, everything goes wrong, and the dinosaurs get loose.
Metacritic Score: 68
7. Colossal (2017)
Gloria returns to her hometown after being kicked out of her apartment in New York City. Meanwhile, a giant monster appears in Seoul, Korea and destroys the city, night after night. Gloria quickly realizes that she and this monster are connected.
Metacritic score: 70
6. The Water Horse (2007)
A young boy finds an egg, and he decides to take care of it. When it hatches, it isn't a bird inside, it's the Loch Ness Monster, and the two become close friends.
Metacritic Score: 71
5. I Kill Giants (2018)
A teenage girl struggles with her life and escapes into a fantasy world where she fights gigantic monsters. She is joined by a new friend and the school counselor in battle.
Metacritic score: 74
4. A Monster Calls (2016)
Connor is a young boy dealing with a lot of problems: he's bullied at school, doesn't think highly of himself, and his mother has a terminal illness. A giant tree monster helps him cope with all of that.
Metacritic Score: 76
3. King Kong (2005)
In 2005, Peter Jackson directed the over 3-hour long epic King Kong, starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black. A movie crew travels to a mysterious island only to discover it's inhabited by a gigantic ape.
Metacritic Score: 81
2. The Iron Giant (1999)
For all intents and purposes, we're considering The Iron Giant a monster movie. It follows a young boy who befriends an alien robot. The government is after the titan, so the boy does what he can to protect it. Here's an interesting fact: the robot is voiced by Vin Diesel.
Metacritic Score: 85
1. The Host (2006)
A monster pops out of the Han River in Seoul and terrifies the city. It takes away a young girl, and her family devices a way to get her back. You may have missed out on this Korean film, but it's worth checking out, and it's currently on Netflix.
Metacritic Score: 85
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