Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Steve Latshaw
Writer(s):   Patrick Moran Steve Latshaw
Studio:  American Independent Productions
Year Released:  1994        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Monsters, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A company has created a mutant from human DNA (say it isn't so!). The host mother naturally escapes from the lab, and the new "baby" begins killing all its "fathers," while attempting to mate with its "mothers" (ick). Should the lab keep it under wraps while it hunt the mutant, or blow it wide open?
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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- Not available on Vudu
Cloverfield (2008)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Matt Reeves
Writer(s):   Drew Goddard
Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  64/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  77%
Plot Snapshot:  Beautiful young people race to rescue a friend and escape Manhattan, before the military bombs the monster that's attacking it
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Colossal (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Nacho Vigalondo
Writer(s):   Nacho Vigalondo
Studio:  Toy Fight Productions, Brightlight Pictures, Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  109 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Monsters, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  70/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  80%
Plot Snapshot:  A recovering alcoholic slowly realizes that she is somehow linked with the destructive actions of a Godzilla-like creature in Seoul, South Korea.
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Dark Universe (1993)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Steve Latshaw
Writer(s):   Patrick Moran
Studio:  Lionsgate
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An astronaut picks up some alien spores on his way back to Earth, turning him into a killing machine. When his space shuttle crashes in Florida, he goes on a rampage. Hey, maybe he can take care of the Burmese python problem down there while he's at it!
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Deep Space (1988)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Fred Olen Ray
Writer(s):   Fred Olen Ray T.L. Lankford
Studio:  Trans World Entertainment
Year Released:  1988        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Monsters, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A monster created by the U.S. government (what, again?) crashes to Earth and starts the body count. It's up to a couple of local detectives to stop the creature. Plus, a bagpipe seduction scene--not making this up.
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Dire Wolf (Dino Wolf) (2009)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Fred Olen Ray
Writer(s):   Dan Golden Patrick Moran
Studio:  Baby Steps Entertainment
Year Released:  2009        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Monsters, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Yet another government-created monster is on the loose in--what else--a rural community. The sheriff, the game warden (?), and a couple of Feds are on the job.
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (San daikaijû: Chikyû saidai no kessen) (1964)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ishirô Honda
Writer(s):   Shin’ichi Sekizawa
Studio:  Toho Company
Year Released:  1964        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Fantasy
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  It takes the combined efforts of Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan to fight a 3-headed dragon monster brought to Earth by a meteor crash
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Godzilla (Gojira) (1954)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ishirô Honda
Writer(s):   Takeo Murata Ishirô Honda Shigeru Kayama
Studio:  Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Year Released:  1954        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  78/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  American nuclear tests create a monster lizard that threatens first Japan, then the world, in the original movie version of the story
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Godzilla (1998)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Roland Emmerich
Writer(s):   Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich Ted Elliott Terry Rossio
Studio:  Centropolis Film Productions, Fried Films, Independent Pictures (II)
Year Released:  1998        Running Time:  139 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  31/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  16%
Plot Snapshot:  Giant lizard created by French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific aims for New York City, where an earthworm scientist is already working with the military to fight it
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Godzilla (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Gareth Edwards
Writer(s):   Max Borenstein Dave Callaham Frank Darabont David S. Goyer Ishirô Honda Takeo Murata Shigeru Kayama
Studio:  Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Disruption Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Toho Company
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  123 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  62/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  74%
Plot Snapshot:  Can the King of the Monsters save humanity from nuclear-born creatures bent on destruction?
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Adam Wingard
Writer(s):   Terry Rossio Michael Dougherty Zach Shields Eric Pearson Max Borenstein
Studio:  Legendary Entertainment
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
IMDb: 6.4    Metascore:  59/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  76%
Plot Snapshot:  Come on, you know the drill--which monster is the biggest, baddest of them all?
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: Daikaijû sôkôgeki) (2001)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Shûsuke Kaneko
Writer(s):   Keiichi Hasegawa Shûsuke Kaneko Masahiro Yokotani
Studio:  Toho Company
Year Released:  2001        Running Time:  105 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  50%
Plot Snapshot:  After Godzilla sinks a U.S. submarine, other legendary monsters are called in to defeat him
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Michael Dougherty
Writer(s):   Max Borenstein Zach Shields Michael Dougherty
Studio:  Legendary Entertainment, Wanda Qingdao Studios, Warner Bros.
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  132 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  48/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  41%
Plot Snapshot:  Sequel to the 2014 movie. In the next chapter of the MonsterVerse, Godzilla goes up against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. See also: Cash Grab.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Godzilla: Monster Planet (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Hiroyuki Seshita Kôbun Shizuno
Writer(s):   Gen Urobuchi Sadayuki Murai Yusuke Kozaki
Studio:  Polygon Pictures, Toho Company
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Animation and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Kaijus now rule Earth, led by The King of Monsters. After rejecting out-migration to another planet, the few remaining humans decide to take their planet back by conquering the monsters.
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Gojira no gyakushû (Godzilla Raids Again) (1955)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Motoyoshi Oda
Writer(s):   Takeo Murata Shigeaki Hidaka Shigeru Kayama Ib Melchior Ed Watson
Studio:  Toho Company
Year Released:  1955        Running Time:  78 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After emergency landings on a deserted Pacific island, two pilots stumble into an epic battle between Godzilla and a new monster, Anguirus.
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The Meg (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Jon Turteltaub
Writer(s):   Steve Alten Belle Avery Dean Georgaris Erich Hoeber Jon Hoeber James Vanderbilt
Studio:  Apelles Entertainment, Flagship Entertainment Group, Gravity Pictures
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  46/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  A disgraced marine biologist gets a shot at redemption when he battles a prehistoric predator to save his ex-wife and other passengers trapped in a submersible at the bottom of the ocean.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Sea Fever (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Neasa Hardiman
Writer(s):   Neasa Hardiman
Studio:  Bright Moving Pictures, Creativity Capital, Fantastic Films
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  60/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  86%
Plot Snapshot:  An inexperienced marine biologist and veteran trawler crew battle an unknown creature that's attached itself to their boat in the North Atlantic
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Underwater (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   William Eubank
Writer(s):   Brian Duffield Adam Cozad
Studio:  20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Earthquake, Monsters, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  48/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  When an earthquake damages an underwater research station, the scientists must battle not only the extreme water pressure but also something that has awakened down there...
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