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Creature features: 30 best-loved monster movies

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1. JURASSIC PARK (1993) Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok on a remote island in this special-effects extravaganza. It's up to a paleontologist, a paleobotanist and a mathematician to 2. GODZILLA (2014) In this breathtaking creature feature, Godzilla emerges to restore the balance of nature when a powerful force threatens all of humanity. Directed by Gareth 3. THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997) The genetically engineered dinosaurs return in Steven Spielberg's sequel to "Jurassic Park." This time, they're wreaking havoc on an island near the site of the disastrous 4. PROMETHEUS (2012) In this dazzling sci-fi epic, the crew of a spaceship embark on a voyage to a distant planet in hopes of discovering the origins of the human race, but instead they 5. JURASSIC PARK III (2001) A couple's son is lost on a remote dino-infested island. Posing as wealthy adventurers, they lure paleontologist Alan Grant to the island to help in their search, 6. ALIEN (1979) This science-fiction horror film shows the struggle of members of a spaceship haunted by a highly aggressive alien creature. Directed by Ridley Scott. 7. JAWS (1975) An enormous great white shark terrorizes Amity, a summer resort town, and a police chief, scientist and a fisherman plan to stop it. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Caption provided by ROVI 8. HULK (2003) In this brooding and intense adaptation of the Marvel comic about an emotionally withdrawn and genetically mutated scientist, whose alter ego—a malevolent, green 9. ALIENS (1986) Ripley awakens 57 years later in this sequel to 1979's "Alien," returning to the space colony where she first encountered a hideous, reptilian creature. Directed by James 10. THE DESCENT (2005) In this intensely terrifying chiller, six young women become trapped underground with gruesome creatures while exploring a remote Appalachian cave. Directed by 11. PREDATOR (1987) In the remote jungle of a Central American country, an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer, embarks on a CIA mission to clear out a guerrilla 12. CLOVERFIELD (2008) A giant monster stomps Manhattan in this exciting creature feature conceived by "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams. Downtown party-goers Rob and his friends brave the 13. THE THING (1982) Americans at a base in Antarctica are terrorized by an otherworldly creature that can shape shift into the form of anything it kills. Directed by John Carpenter. Caption provided by ROVI 14. SPLICE (2009) In this topical and terrifying horror film, genetic engineers Clive and Elsa create a highly intelligent female human-animal hybrid called Dren, which displays traits that 15. ALIEN: RESURRECTION (1997) This film marks the returns of the tormented space heroine Ellen Ripley in the fourth film in the popular series. Two-hundred years after her fiery death in "Alien 3," Ripley is cloned and ready to battle another army of vicious extraterrestrials. Directed by 16. ALIEN 3 (1992) "Alien 3" picks up almost directly after the events in "Aliens," finding Ripley frozen in suspended animation as her ship crashes on Fiorina 161, a prison planet. When 17. DEEP BLUE SEA (1999) Frightening special effects drive this campy thriller about super intelligent sharks. At a high-tech lab in the Atlantic, a biologist and her team implant human brain tissue 18. GODZILLA (1998) In this special-effects spectacular, the legendary lizard returns to carve a swath of destruction across New York City. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Caption provided by ROVI 19. THE FLY (1986) When a scientist's experiment goes awry, it results in his mutating into a giant insect. Directed by David Cronenberg. 20. PLANET TERROR (2007) When several humans are turned into zombie-like creatures through an experimental bio-weapon, a group of survivors go on a mission to kill the ones 21. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003) Shortly after two couples stop at a roadside museum, they're lured into the lair of a family of psychotics led by a demented matriarch. Heavy-metal rocker Rob Zombie 22. SLITHER (2006) Laughs and chills are deftly blended in this gory horror-comedy about a small town that is invaded by slimy, flesh-eating parasites from outer space. Directed by James 23. TREMORS (1990) Men living in a small desert community come upon some inexplicable phenomena, including at least one very grisly body. It turns out that there are gigantic worm-like 24. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) This moody Swedish horror film follows the friendship of a bullied 12-year-old misfit and his new neighbor, a peculiar young girl who happens to be a vampire. Directed 25. REIGN OF FIRE (2002) The last vestiges of humankind battle rampaging dragons in this thrilling creature-feature, which nicely combines futuristic sci-fi chills with medieval fantasy. Directed 26. LAKE PLACID (1999) When people begin to disappear at a secluded lake in the Maine wilderness, an investigative team discovers that a ferocious giant crocodile is the culprit. Directed