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10 great movies in which animals attack!
Creepies, crawlies, and creatures causing chaos!
From creepy crawlies to giants from the deep, you can't go wrong with a movie about some creature wreaking havoc.
Here's the deal, though... You've seen Jaws. So, we're not going to waste your time recommending it. These are "When Animals Attack!" movies that maybe you haven't heard of. Or maybe you've seen them all and you're an expert. If that's the case, please drop some further recommendations in the comments section below. Have fun, and be sure to share any thoughts and memories the quiz might spark!
1. The Deadly Bees (1966)
We'll give you one guess as to the kind of winged malice causing conflict in The Deadly Bees. This one is directed by famed cinematographer Freddie Francis, who collaborated with David Lynch on The Elephant Man and The Straight Story.
2. Frogs (1972)
"It's the day that Nature strikes back!" So boasts the movie's poster. It also promises that the earth will be conquered in short order. "Today—The Pond! Tomorrow—The World!" Frogs is directed by the same guy that introduced the world to Cannon in a made-for-TV pilot movie.
3. Squirm (1976)
Here's a conundrum: You're making a movie where thousands of killer worms have to descend on a sleepy town to eat up all the townsfolk. How do you, the writer/producer, conjure up a way to get the worms out of the ground? Why, through freak electrical storms, that's how!
4. Grizzly (1976)
Here's a bear that doesn't need cocaine to make things downright grizzly. Grizzly from 1976 features an eighteen-foot grizzly bear attacking a state park and everyone in it. It's up to the local park ranger to save the day.
5. Kingdom of Spiders (1977)
This movie answers the age-old question "What if Captain Kirk was a veterinarian forced to contend with hordes of killer spiders?" William Shatner stars as Dr. Rack Hansen, plagued by migrating tarantulas!
6. Orca (1977)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... along comes Orca, the terrible tale of a terrible whale. If you thought Jaws was scary, wait until you meet this killer of the deep!
7. Razorback (1984)
Directed by the guy who helmed Highlander and a ton of Duran Duran music videos, Razorback is no bore. This is, of course, of course, a pun, because Razorback is a BOAR! It's a wild killer hog movie! Enjoy!
8. Slugs (1988)
"They Slime. They Ooze. They Kill." So promises the poster from 1988's Slugs, a New Worlds Pictures production. It features a little-known director and little-known actors, and it is absolutely worth your time. Slugs: It's the most fun you can have while leaving behind a mucus trail.
9. Arachnophobia (1990)
Out of all the entries on this list, Arachnophobia has the best production value. That's because this creature feature was delivered by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. With that comes a Spielberg family feel when this new spider import causes chaos in a sleepy little town.
10. Crawl (2019)
This modern entry features direction from genre master Alexandre Aja, so viewers are in good hands. Crawl tells the story of a collegiate swimmer who must return home to rescue her father after a hurricane leaves Florida —and all its reptilian inhabitants— in disarray.
37 Comments
I remember liking Orca but it was more than just an "animal attack" movie because they tried to make Orca seem more human in a way. Not like Jaws, who was just... a killer fish and you knew it and liked it that way.
Squirm I saw as a MST3000 episode so it was good in that way.
I do tend to like those silly creature movies as well. Bought Ice Spiders, which was one of those types of movies.
When they get around to the rundown on "when minerals attack", they should absolutely start with one of my favorite fifties sci-fi B pictures "The Monolith Monsters".
Great? I think not. Several of these films are MST3K and RIFFTRAX fodder.
I have a taste for bad films. I particularly enjoy "The Room" and "The Giant Gila Monster."
