THEME EXPLORATION

monster protagonist

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
It Waits
It Waits
2005 · Steven R. Monroe
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
La Villa dei mostri
La Villa dei mostri
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Consistently creates sympathetic monster protagonists who challenge human morality, most notably in 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water'.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Explores body horror and transformation to examine what makes someone monstrous, with protagonists caught between human and inhuman states.

 Paul Feig Sweden

Delves into sympathetic monsters and outsiders through psychological horror, examining monstrosity as a reflection of society's rejection rather than inherent evil.