20 movies like Tarantula, ordered by similarity : The Return of Swamp Thing(1989), The Quatermass Xperiment(1955), Outpost 11(2012), Rampage(2018), The Osiris Child(2016), Crack in the World(1965), The Man From Planet X(1951), Jurassic Park III(2001), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom(2018), Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018), Godzilla(1954), Jurassic Park(1993) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
80 Minutes
John Agar Mara Corday Leo G. Carroll Nestor Paiva Ross Elliot Edwin Rand Raymond Bailey Hank Patterson Bert Holland Steve Darrell Ed Parker
professor scientist spider monster victim animal shocking fascinating suspenseful engaging thrilling intense desert city village science science fiction animal attack giant animals animals attacking
A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in giantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
1989
88 Minutes
Louis Jourdan Heather Locklear Sarah Douglas Dick Durock Ace Mask Joey Sagal Monique Gabrielle
doctor scientist mad scientist monster beautiful woman human fascinating amusing suspenseful engaging hilarious marsh human-monster relations science fiction science science gone awry relationships adventure discovery love
In this tongue-in-cheek sequel, the benevolent bog creature falls for the vegetarian, plant-loving daughter of the evil scientist who created him.
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2012
92 Minutes
Luke Healy Billy Clarke Joshua Mayes-Cooper Bernard Hill Graham Till
soldier friend insect alien monster enemy thrilling engaging suspenseful intense shocking brutal arctic spaceship command center danger alien landing alien life-forms fear fighting
Set in an alternative past where steam power still rules the world, outpost 11 is the story of three soldiers manning a remote listening post in the Arctic Circle. One day the warning light... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
107 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Naomie Harris Malin Akerman Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jake Lacy Joe Manganiello Marlee Shelton P.J. Byrne Demetrius Gross Jack Quaid Breanne Hill
gorilla wolf scientist giant crocodile mutant engineer amusing wild witty thrilling brutal heartwarming wildlife preserve florida laboratory forest airplane los angeles giant animals experiments
When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Australia
2016
95 Minutes
Kellan Lutz Daniel MacPherson Isabel Lucas Rachel Griffiths Temuera Morrison Luke Ford
daughter father astronaut mercenary alien man confident cool gripping intense rousing thrilling space foreign planet future space exploration space race rescue impending doom science fiction
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
Sci-Fi
USA
1965
96 Minutes
Dana Andrews Janette Scott Kieron Moore Alexander Knox Peter Damon Gary Lasdun Mike Steen Todd Martin Jim Gillen
scientist terminally ill person geologist doctor ambassador dying person outlandish engaging suspenseful tense striking intense africa scientific experiments geology science fiction science gone awry doomsday device apocalypse discovery
A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Robert Clarke Margaret Field Raymond Bond William Schallert Roy Engel Charles Davis Gilbert Fallman David Ormont
alien scientist professor doctor reporter eerie thrilling suspenseful scotland island observatory tower moor village saving the planet alien landing alien/human relationship mind control deception race against time
As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
91 Minutes
Sam Neill William H. Macy Tea Leoni Alessandro Nivola Trevor Morgan Michael Jeter John Diehl Bruce A. Young Laura Dern Taylor Nichols Mark Harelik
father scientist mercenary guide son dinosaur suspenseful frenetic intense thrilling engaging island jungle aviary compound airplane wilderness dinosaurs animal attack plane crash
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
128 Minutes
Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Jeff Goldblum Ted Levine James Cromwell Toby Jones BD Wong Rafe Spall Daniella Pineda Geraldine Chaplin Justice Smith
scientist dinosaur politician businesswoman geneticist animal trainer intense brooding fascinating incredible suspenseful thrilling abandoned amusement park island disaster area forest coast volcano dinosaurs extinction
When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Sci-Fi
1954
98 Minutes
Takashi Shimura Momoko Kochi Akira Takarada Akihiko Hirata Sachio Sakai Fuyuki Murakami Ren Yamamoto
godzilla japanese man japanese woman japanese soldier child scientist brooding emotional intense ocean japan tokyo laboratory street car atomic bomb monsters destruction survival danger
A fire-breathing behemoth terrorizes Japan after an atomic bomb awakens it from its centuries-old sleep.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Sarah Butler Damon Dayoub Charles Shaughnessy Cara AnnMarie Steven Dutton Niki Spiridakos Chris Newman Jennifer Kincer Loretta Higgins D.B. Dickerson Tarick Salmaci
businessman scientist robot alien enemy engaging suspenseful thrilling bleak brutal earth space science fiction fighting danger outer space robots adventure discovery pursuit
A long forgotten ancient spacecraft discovered on Earth. Investigations carried out by Scout transport her to the moon whereupon she meets the impressive machines preserving the wisdom of that long lost civilization.
Sci-Fi, Action
Japan
2016
120 Minutes
Shinji Higuchi Shin'ya Tsukamoto Satomi Ishihara Jun Kunimura Hiroki Hasegawa Takahiro Miura Kengo Kôra Mikako Ichikawa Issei Takahashi Kanji Tsuda Kimiko Yo
godzilla monster prime minister coast guard officer professor savior bleak thrilling tense frenetic disturbing wild japan tokyo city street government offices sea terror monsters
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Burnie Burns Gavin Free Michael Jones Colton Dunn Alexandria Deberry Alan Ritchson Steve Shearer Kirk Johnson Benjamin Scott Johnny Walter Chris Demarais
alien alien abductee fighter villain civilian man engaging suspenseful witty playful airy amusing earth space spaceship science fiction apocalypse danger fighting alien attack
Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
Sci-Fi, Action
Netherlands|Germany|USA
2017
91 Minutes
Dan Stevens Bérénice Marlohe Mike Reus Bas Keijzer Tygo Gernandt Gijs Scholten van Aschat Charity Wakefield Kasper Van Groesen
scientist physician enemy villain engaging thrilling suspenseful intense strange behavior danger science fiction adventure rivalry escape discovery pursuit 2010s
A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
89 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Michael Nyqvist Christian Camargo Daniel Wu Karolina Wydra Isiah Whitlock Jr. Anamaria Marinca Embeth Davidtz
astronaut crew member pilot captain engineer marine biologist fascinating gripping thrilling suspenseful spectacular spacecraft earth space mission science fiction science crisis technology adventure
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Sci-Fi
1987
96 Minutes
Michael Nouri Kyle MacLachlan Ed O'Ross Clu Gulager Claudia Christian Clarence Felder William Boyett Richard Brooks
everyman aaron burr serial killer alien police chief fbi agent engaging thrilling suspenseful melodramatic gripping fascinating apartment hospital science fiction aliens alien attack murder investigation alien invasion
An FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) and a homicide detective (Michael Nouri) hunt the current human host of an orally exchanged alien life-form.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Sci-Fi
USA
1982
85 Minutes
Robert Glaudini Demi Moore Luca Bercovici James Davidson Al Fann
scientist woman gang leader gang member co-worker bleak shocking thrilling suspenseful creepy laboratory mountain horror parasites fighting love interest science gone awry adventure discovery rivalry
In a post-apocalyptic USA, a doctor/scientist infected with a new strain of parasite ends up in a small desert town, trying to find a cure.