Classic Monster Movies from 2000s

Once mentioned gaint monsters, what comes into your mind? Godzilla? JAWS? Dinosaurs, shark, deep-sea creatures or the aliens from other planet. Giant monster film brings us sensory stimulation and the unknown. Here is a list of classic gaint monster movies edited by ChiliMovie.Starting from the recent in theater movie Kong: Skull Island, let's explore.   

Release Date
2004-08-25
  • Rate : 4.7
  • Production Companies : Screen Gems, Middle Fork Productions
  • Director : Dwight H. Little, Jamie Crooks, Mark Wareham
  • Stars : KaDee Strickland , Johnny Messner , Nicholas Hope
  • The blood orchid - a rare flower that could hold the secret of eternal life and be worth a fortune to the company that finds it first. Led by a pharmaceutical research team, a scientific expedition sets out to go and explore deep into the jungles of Borneo to locate and bring back samples of the legendary plant. Battling through rainstorms to make their way upriver, the group encounters poisonous insects and a ferocious crocodile, only to discover they're being stalked by an even greater danger: a gathering of giant anacondas. Heat-sensing, fifty-foot-long flesh eaters that will go after anyone that crosses in their path.
Release Date
2006-08-04
  • Rate : 7.2
  • Production Companies : Celador Films, Pathé
  • Director : Elizabeth West, Neil Marshall, Jack Ravenscroft
  • Stars : Shauna Macdonald , Natalie Mendoza , Alex Reid
  • After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
Release Date
2013-07-12
  • Rate : 6.9
  • Production Companies : Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros.
  • Director : Guillermo del Toro, Dug Rotstein, Shane B. Scott
  • Stars : Charlie Hunnam , Rinko Kikuchi , Idris Elba
  • Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Release Date
2005-06-29
  • Rate : 6.5
  • Production Companies : Paramount, DreamWorks SKG
  • Director : Steven Spielberg, Ana Maria Quintana, Adam Somner
  • Stars : Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin
  • Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Release Date
2009-08-14
  • Rate : 7.9
  • Production Companies : WingNut Films, TriStar Pictures
  • Director : Vinca Cox, Terry Fletcher, Merrin Ruck
  • Stars : Sharlto Copley , Jason Cope , Nathalie Boltt
  • Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Release Date
2005-12-14
  • Rate : 7.2
  • Production Companies : WingNut Films, Universal Pictures
  • Director : Victoria Sullivan, Merrin Ruck, Peter Jackson
  • Stars : Naomi Watts , Jack Black , Adrien Brody
  • In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Release Date
2007-11-21
  • Rate : 7.1
  • Production Companies : Darkwoods Productions, Dimension Films
  • Director : Alison Young, Frank Darabont, Greg Nicotero
  • Stars : Thomas Jane , Laurie Holden , Toby Jones
  • After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Release Date
2012-04-13
  • Rate : 7
  • Production Companies : LionsGate, Mutant Enemy Productions
  • Director : Susan Lambie, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
  • Stars : Kristen Connolly , Fran Kranz , Chris Hemsworth
  • Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Release Date
2017-02-17
  • Rate : 5.9
  • Production Companies : Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment
  • Director : Zhang Yimou, Anna Rane, P.J. Voeten
  • Stars : Matt Damon , Jing Tian , Willem Dafoe
  • European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Release Date
2008-01-15
  • Rate : 7
  • Production Companies : Paramount, Bad Robot
  • Director : Dawn Gilliam, Rip Murray, Katie Carroll
  • Stars : Jake McLaughlin , Lizzy Caplan , Matt Reeves
  • Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
Release Date
2016-03-11
  • Rate : 7.2
  • Production Companies : Paramount, Bad Robot
  • Director : Valesca Cnossen, Dan Trachtenberg
  • Stars : John Goodman , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , John Gallagher Jr.
  • After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, to claims that he saved her from an apocalyptic attack.
Release Date
2014-05-16
  • Rate : 6.4
  • Production Companies : Toho, Legendary Pictures
  • Director : Gareth Edwards, Jessica Clothier
  • Stars : Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Elizabeth Olsen , Juliette Binoche
  • Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
Release Date
2015-06-12
  • Rate : 6.9
  • Production Companies : Universal Studios, Amblin Entertainment
  • Director : Chris Castaldi, Alina Gatti, Matt Haggerty
  • Stars : Chris Pratt , Bryce Dallas Howard , Ty Simpkins
  • Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
Release Date
2017-03-10
  • Rate : 6.7
  • Production Companies : Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures
  • Director : Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Spiro Razatos, Dawn Gilliam
  • Stars : Tom Hiddleston , Samuel L. Jackson , John Goodman
  • Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.