Creature Features on Netflix
Last updated May 14, 2024
The People Under the Stairs
1991 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMaster of horror Wes Craven brings an urban twist to the classic fairy tale in the story of Fool, a 13-year-old lad who succumbs to ghetto pressures to steal from a local house. Fool's instant karma comes in the gruesome form of the house's residents -- an insane, deformed family of murderers. The perils of latchkey kids and warnings about absentee parents are the subtle social subtext as Fool and other victims try to escape the deadly home.
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Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1995 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThose supersucking desert creatures are back --- and this time they're south of the border. As the creatures worm their way through the oil fields of Mexico, the only people who can wrangle them are veteran Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) and survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Add to that team a young punk out for cash (Christopher Gartin) and a fearless scientist (Helen Shaver), and the critters don't stand a chance.
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The Host
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn Seoul's River Han, a giant mutant creature has developed as a result of toxic chemical dumping. When the squidlike monster scoops up the teenage granddaughter of humble snack-bar owner Hie-bong, he races to track down the murderous beast.
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The Relic
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA biological mutant goes loose during an opening night gala at Chicago's Museum of Natural History in this chilling monster flick. A cop and two scientists try to unlock the creature's origins and stop it before more lives are taken.
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Red Water
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhile looking for a new energy source on the shores of a Louisiana river, a divorced couple put their differences aside. But their efforts are disrupted by a pair of thieves trying to retrieve pilfered treasure that lies at the bottom of the stream.
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Slither
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the small burg of Wheelsy, housecats are turning into hellcats and townsfolk are morphing into zombies, prompting Sheriff Bill Pardy and the concerned wife of one of the town's richest citizens to uncover the dark forces at work.
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Mimic
1997 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsMira Sorvino stars as an entomologist whose work results in the eradication of disease-carrying cockroaches, only to create a new breed of lethal, man-sized insect in the sewer systems of New York City.
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Leviathan
1989 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsPerched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners (including Hector Elizondo, Ernie Hudson and Daniel Stern) -- led by head oceanographer Steven Beck (Peter Weller) -- comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment. As Beck's crew members begin to disappear one by one, the flesh-eating monster lurks below the surface -- and the divers left alive are scared to death.
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King Kong
1976 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEager to exploit petroleum reserves on a Pacific isle, an oil tycoon assembles a crew and sets sail, rescuing a starlet en route. On the island, they discover an enormous gorilla and bring it back to New York City, where it escapes and raises mayhem.
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The Reef
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen their yacht capsizes in the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef, five friends grow increasingly wary of the fact that their ship is sinking. But swimming to safety with a great white among them could be even more treacherous.
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Croczilla
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA rampaging two-ton crocodile with an insatiable appetite is set loose in the city. With the army on the hunt, Croczilla will terrorize innocent people while a sexy model tries to recover millions from its belly.
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Vampire Bats
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this made-for-TV thriller, biology professor Maddy Rierdon discovers that a mutant species of vampire bats is responsible for a series of bizarre deaths. Can Maddy and her students find a way to stop the killer critters before it's too late?
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Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
2001 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBurt Gummer (Michael Gross) returns home to Perfection, Nev., to find that the town of terror has become a theme park, and when the simulated giant worm attacks turn real, the survivalist must battle the creatures once again. Gummer pits his impressive knowledge of weaponry against the newest and deadliest generation of flesh-eating graboids, with help from two young entrepreneurs (Shawn Christian and Susan Chuang).
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Piranha
1978 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a school of mutant piranha is accidentally released into a river -- and headed straight for a kids' summer camp -- it's up to investigator Maggie McKeown and local woodsman Paul Grogan to prevent the potential carnage.
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Chaw
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThe inhabitants of a mountainside village have a big problem when tourists begin to fall prey to a giant, man-eating boar roaming the hills. With a hog terrorizing visitors and villagers alike, the entire town gets in on the chase to stop the menace.
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Graveyard Shift
1990 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsHired by a textile mill, some new graveyard shift workers are told to rid the plant's underground floors of rats. But what lurks in the tunnels isn't just any rat's nest -- there's one giant, man-eating rodent waiting for his midnight snack.
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The Fly 2
1989 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsRaised in the confines of a laboratory at the enigmatic Bartok Industries, young Martin Brundle (Eric Stoltz) discovers that he's inherited insect genes from his father, Seth Brundle, the scientist who first morphed into The Fly years before. Worse, Martin realizes that powerful CEO Anton Bartok (Lee Richardson) has nefarious plans for him, and now, Martin must use his fly powers to stop the madman's schemes. Chris Walas directs.
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Wolf Town
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCollege student Kyle and his pals Jess, Rob and Ben become prey for a vicious pack of wolves after they're trapped in an old ghost town with a tragic past. In a fight for their lives, they must either destroy the wolves or be destroyed by them.
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Ghoulies
1985 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a young man and his girlfriend explore a house they recently inherited, they unwittingly let loose six strange little creatures that turn out to be demonic, troublemaking little monsters who love to wreak havoc.
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Snow Beast
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWith a mysterious bloodthirsty beast roaming the Canadian woods and blizzards a constant threat, a wildlife researcher, his teenage daughter and a local Mountie will have to draw on all their resources if they hope to see spring again.
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Shark Attack in the Mediterranean
2004 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife's horrific death, helicopter pilot Sven Hansen (Ralf Moeller) moves to Mallorca, where he encounters the giant shark that killed his beloved. Fueled by revenge, Hanson teams with a pretty biologist in a terrifying battle with the vicious man-eater. Danger lurks just beneath the calm blue waters of the Mediterranean in this action-packed German feature. Julia Stinshoff and Oona-Devi Liebich co-star.
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Shark Night
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA weekend of island beach-house debauchery turns into a hellish nightmare for a group of friends when one of them loses an arm in a vicious shark attack. Worse, the pals soon discover that the waters are infested with dozens of the toothy predators.
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The Angry Red Planet
1959 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsEarth's first expedition to Mars loses contact -- and never gets it back. Mission Control successfully lands the ship remotely, but finds the crew's only two survivors in a fight for their lives. Horrific creatures, flesh-eating plants and unfriendly, intelligent life waiting for them at the ship they've struggled to get back to are only the start. It's what's they find out later that's truly frightening.
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Blood Surf
2000 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSurfers Bog Hall and Zack Jardine and filmmaker Cecily Herrold and her crew hit Australia to chronicle the latest extreme sport -- blood surfing -- where board riders chum shark-infested waves to get the ultimate rush.
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Mimic 2: Hardshell
2001 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsTrapped inside a school, Remi Panos and two of her students must find a way out of the building before giant cockroaches snuff them out. Unfortunately, the creatures can now mimic humans, making them an even more formidable foe.
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