THEME EXPLORATION

monster invasion

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
mother!
mother!
2017 · Darren Aronofsky
Dark Skies
Dark Skies
2013 · Scott Stewart
Evil Brain from Outer Space
Evil Brain from Outer Space
1966 · Teruo Ishii
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · Robert Siodmak
Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

Master of paranoid alien invasion narratives exploring body horror and distrust through films like 'The Thing' and 'They Live'.

 Tim Burton USA

Crafts visually distinctive alien invasions with dark humor and gothic sensibility, most notably in 'Mars Attacks!' which deconstructs the B-movie monster invasion formula.