Andrew's Kaiju Film and Creature Feature Tier List
My kaiju film and creature-feature tier list. Any movie about a giant monster is welcome here! There are many items in here whose placement I am uncertain of, but I think the list is mostly well organised. There is a little blurb for each rated film which you can see by hovering over the film's entry with your mouse (you may be able to see the text by doing a long-touch on mobile). The fact that all the S-tier films were released after my birth is a coincidence, as I am immune to bias and nostalgia ;)
Also available as an ordered list on letterboxd
S
Princess Mononoke
(1997)
Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
(2001)
King Kong
(2005)
Gamera the Brave
(2006)
Pacific Rim
(2013)
Godzilla Minus One
(2023)
A
Godzilla
(1954)
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Gamera vs Barugon
(1966)
The Blob
(1988)
Tremors
(1990)
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
(1993)
Godzilla vs Destoroya
(1995)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
(1996)
Godzilla: Final Wars
(2004)
The Host
(2006)
Monster House
(2006)
Cloverfield
(2008)
Trollhunter
(2010)
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
(2011)
Colossal
(2016)
The Ritual
(2017)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
(2018)
Godzilla: Planet Eater
(2018)
Love and Monsters
(2020)
Turning Red
(2022)
B
King Kong
(1933)
The Giant Claw
(1957)
The Blob
(1958)
King Kong vs Godzilla (Japan)
(1962)
Ultraman
(1966)
The Magic Serpent
(1966)
Son of Godzilla
(1967)
Gamera vs Gyaos
(1967)
Destroy All Monsters
(1968)
Godzilla vs Gigan
(1972)
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
(1974)
Godzilla vs Biollante
(1989)
Jurassic Park
(1993)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
(1993)
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
Rebirth of Mothra II
(1997)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
(1999)
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
(2003)
Monsters
(2010)
Grabbers
(2012)
Godzilla
(2014)
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Kong: Skull Island
(2017)
Lake Michigan Monster
(2018)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(2019)
Godzilla vs Kong
(2021)
Godzilla Singular Point
(2021)
Troll
(2022)
Gamera Rebirth
(2023)
C
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
(1953)
Them!
(1954)
Tarantula
(1955)
Rodan
(1956)
Attack of the Crab Monsters
(1957)
The Monolith Monsters
(1957)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
(1958)
Mothra
(1961)
King Kong vs Godzilla (USA)
(1963)
Mothra vs Godzilla
(1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
Invasion of Astro-Monster
(1965)
Frankenstein vs Baragon
(1965)
Ultra Q
(1966)
Daimajin
(1966)
One Million Years B.C.
(1966)
King Kong Escapes
(1967)
Gamera vs Guiron
(1969)
Gamera vs Jiger
(1970)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
(1975)
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth
(1992)
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
(1995)
Rebirth of Mothra
(1996)
Rebirth of Mothra III
(1998)
Godzilla 2000
(1999)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
(2002)
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster
(2004)
Monster Island
(2004)
Big Man Japan
(2007)
Geharha: The Dark & Long Hair Monster
(2009)
Big Ass Spider
(2013)
Godzilla: Planet of Monsters
(2017)
Pacific Rim: Uprising
(2018)
Rampage
(2018)
Howl from Beyond the Fog
(2019)
Dragon Lizard Lord Super Monsters
(2022)
The Sea Beast
(2022)
Skull Island
(2023)
Meg 2: The Trench
(2023)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
(2024)
D
Son of Kong
(1933)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
(1956)
20 Million Miles To Earth
(1957)
The Spider
(1958)
Caltiki - The Immortal Monster
(1959)
Atragon
(1963)
Gamera, the Giant Monster
(1965)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Return of Daimajin
(1966)
Daimajin Strikes Again
(1966)
Space Monster, Wangmagwi
(1967)
Godzilla vs Hedorah
(1971)
King Kong
(1976)
Prophecy
(1979)
The Return of Godzilla
(1984)
Pulgasari
(1985)
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
(1991)
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
(1994)
Godzilla
(1998)
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
(2000)
Monsters vs Aliens
(2009)
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
(2012)
The Meg
(2018)
God Raiga vs King Ohga: War of the Monsters
(2021)
Pacific Rim: The Black
(2021)
E
The Lost World
(1925)
Godzilla Raids Again
(1955)
It Came From Beneath the Sea
(1955)
The Monster that Challenged the World
(1957)
The 30-Foot Bride of Candy Rock
(1959)
The Giant Gila Monster
(1959)
The Lost World
(1960)
All Monsters Attack
(1969)
Gamera vs Zigra
(1971)
Godzilla vs Megalon
(1973)
The Giant Spider Invasion
(1975)
The Crater Lake Monster
(1977)
Island Claws
(1980)
King Kong Lives
(1986)
Raiga: God of Monsters
(2009)
Dinocroc vs Supergator
(2010)
Giantess Battle Attack
(2022)
F
King Dinosaur
(1955)
Gamera vs Viras
(1968)
Gamera: Super Monster
(1980)
The Mighty Kong
(1998)
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
(2005)
Hammer of Draco Wrath of Dragons
(2022)
Attack of the 50 Foot Camgirl
(2022)
?
The Mysterious Island
(1929)
One Million B.C.
(1940)
The Quatermass Xperiment
(1955)
Half Human
(1955)
X the Unknown
(1956)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
(1956)
Moby Dick
(1956)
Quatermass 2
(1957)
The Land Unknown
(1957)
Beginning of the End
(1957)
The Black Scorpion
(1957)
The Deadly Mantis
(1957)
Monster from Green Hell
(1957)
The Mysterians
(1957)
Kronos
(1957)
The Cyclops
(1957)
The Amazing Colossal Man
(1957)
Varan
(1958)
War of the Colossal Beast
(1958)
The H-Man
(1958)
The Strange World of Planet X
(1958)
The Giant Behemoth
(1959)
The Angry Red Planet
(1959)
Reptilicus
(1961)
Gorgo
(1961)
Kujira Gami
(1962)
Gorath
(1962)
Dogora
(1964)
War of the Gargantuas
(1966)
Quatermass and the Pit
(1967)
Ultraseven
(1967)
Yonggary
(1967)
The X from Outer Space
(1967)
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
(1967)
Phantom Monster Agon
(1968)
The Valley of Gwangi
(1969)
Latitude Zero
(1969)
Equinox
(1970)
Space Amoeba
(1970)
Return of Ultraman
(1971)
Beware! The Blob
(1972)
Daigoro vs Goliath
(1972)
The Land That Time Forgot
(1974)
War God
(1976)
At the Earth's Core
(1976)
The Food of the Gods
(1976)
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
(1977)
The Last Dinosaur
(1977)
Empire of the Ants
(1977)
The Mighty Peking Man
(1977)
The Bermuda Depths
(1978)
Clash of the Titans
(1981)
Q: The Winged Serpent
(1982)
Attack of the Super Monsters
(1983)
The Stuff
(1985)
War of the God Monsters
(1985)
Thunder Of Gigantic Serpent
(1988)
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
(1994)
Zarkorr: The Invader
(1995)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
(1995)
Ultraman: Tiga
(1996)
Ultraman Dyna
(1997)
Deep Rising
(1998)
Spiders
(2000)
Sakuya, The Slayer of Demons
(2000)
Arachnid
(2001)
Spiders II: Breeding Ground
(2001)
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
(2004)
The Great Yokai War
(2005)
Negadon: The Monster from Mars
(2005)
Mammoth
(2006)
D-War
(2007)
Loch Ness Terror
(2008)
Monster
(2008)
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus
(2009)
Mighty Lady Sparkle
(2009)
Bakunyu Sentai Pairanger
(2009)
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus
(2010)
Behemoth
(2011)
Neo Ultra Q
(2013)
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark
(2014)
Monsters: Dark Continent
(2014)
Mega Shark Versus Kolossus
(2015)
Lavalantula
(2015)
A Monster Calls
(2016)
It Came From The Desert
(2017)
I Kill Giants
(2017)
Boar
(2017)
Koujin
(2018)
The Great Buddha: Arrival
(2018)
It Wants Blood!
(2019)
Cencoroll Connect
(2019)
Notzilla
(2019)
Yagon the Water Monster
(2019)
The Great Beast of Shennong
(2020)
Nezura 1964
(2020)
Underwater
(2020)
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
(2021)
Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity
(2021)
Shin Ultraman
(2022)
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
(2022)
Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo
(2022)
The Lake
(2022)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
(2023)
Brush of the God
(2023)
Devil Beneath
(2023)
The Beast Below
(2023)
Sky Monster
(2023)
Dragon Lizard Lord vs Gorilla Monkey King
(TBA)
Dragon Lizard Lord vs Avalon
(TBA)