Giant squid movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant giant squid movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic, captivating, humorous and serious films and TV shows about / with giant squid, danger, monster, escapades, squid, supernatural, underwater scene, creature, heroes and ocean plots mostly in Adventure, Action and Sci-Fi genres shot in USA, Japan, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as giant squid: The Beast (1996), Eye of the Beast (2007), Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006), Octopus (2000), Monster SeaFood Wars (2020), Cephalopod (2010), Uncle's Paradise (2006), Meg 2: The Trench (2023), Space Amoeba (1970), 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007).
Best films
List of giant squid movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
Fishing and jobs are becoming scarce in the small seaport village of Graves Point, when mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur. Divers vanish and a young couple disappears at sea, their empty raft washing up on the shore. ...
Style:
natural horror, suspenseful, psychotronic, serious, wild
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
giant squid, creature feature, squid, water, underwater, animal attack, sea, giant octopus, beast, creature, giant monster, shark ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This menacing monster yarn stars James Van Der Beek as government scientist Dan Leland, who's sent to investigate reported sightings of a giant squidlike beast that's put the entire population of a fishing village on edge. Though Leland ...
Style:
suspense, serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
giant squid, sea monster, fishing boat, creature feature, squid, obsessive quest, deadly creature, marine biologist, supernatural, danger, escapades, small town ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Thirty years ago, Ray Reiter witnessed the brutal death of his parents at sea by a strange, octopus-like creature. Now determined to exact revenge, he joins archaeologist Nicole on a perilous high-seas expedition to find a legendary Greek Opal - ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, natural horror, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
sea monster, treasure hunt, giant squid, creature feature, danger, escapades, adventurer, survival, vengeance, creature, deadly creature, animal attack ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, a Russian submarine strays into American waters. On board is a nuclear cargo destined for Castro. The Americans attack and destroy the sub. 38 years later US submarine Roosevelt is in the same waters. An ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, scary, rough, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sea monster, giant octopus, octopus, creature feature, giant squid, submarine, save the day, deadly creature, danger, monster, animal attack, killer animal ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s
Place:
cuba
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Yuta, a young master at the Tsukiji Fish Market, accidentally drops his meal of mixed seafood into the Sumida River. Some time afterwards a gigantic mutated squid monster arises from the depths and begins to wreak havoc upon an awe-stricken Tokyo. ...
Style:
light, humorous, captivating, horror comedy, parody ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, sea monster, giant octopus, giant squid, battles, monster terrorizes city, human versus monster, showdown, monster versus monster, absurd humor ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sebastian is a 28 year old painter. His most recent drawings are mainly squids, scientifically known as Cephalopods (head and legs). He is particularly attracted to the gigantic squid; a monstrous almost fantastic animal about which little is known. ...
Style:
melancholic, poetic, art house, independent film, existential ...
Plot:
mourning, grief, loss, sadness, self discovery, bereavement, loneliness, artist, healing, character study, painter, isolation ...
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
This surrealistic comedy follows the life of Haruo Maekawa, a young man who makes a living catching squid. Haruo is obsessed with catching a legendary giant squid rumored to live in Tokyo Bay. Haruo's uncle Takashi, fallen on hard times, comes ...
Style:
sex comedy, thrilling, psychological, satirical, pink cinema
Plot:
female nudity, hell, pink film, sexual content, satire, eroticism, sexploitation, erotica, sex, obsession, uncle nephew relationship, squid ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Thailand, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
Style:
psychotronic, captivating, suspenseful, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
creature feature, shark, disaster, tyrannosaurus rex, megalodon, giant octopus, dinosaur, sea creature, shark attack, marriage proposal, eaten alive, sea ...
Time:
jurassic, 2020s
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a ...
Style:
daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant octopus, giant monster, monster, godzilla, space probe, space monster, alien invasion, ufo, dinosaur, alien, octopus ...
Time:
70s
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Captain Nemo goes even deeper into insanity in this mesmerizing fantasy tale. Once again at the helm of his fearsome, wildly advanced vessel, the nautical madman endeavors to turn the world above the waves upside down.
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, fairy tale, mockbuster ...
Plot:
heroes, adventurer, heroic mission, obsessive quest, obsession, supernatural, daring rescue, danger, escapades, underwater, chaos, submarine ...
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Genre: Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 158 min.
TV show
Story:
The year is 1886, when New England's fishing harbours are the scene for a "creature of unknown origin" destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron willed sailor, to learn ...
Style:
epic, fairy tale, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
underwater, giant squid, animal, octopus, giant octopus, creature, adaptation, submarine, rivalry, androids and robots, escapades, dangerous animal ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa, new england
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, China, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 2100, when humanity has abandoned the earth, a colony of extravagant creatures still thrives in the deepest abyss of the ocean.
Style:
light, sweet, feel good, colorful
Audience:
kids
Plot:
anthropomorphism, happy ending, underwater, journey, friendship, heroic mission, peril, talking animal, danger, unlikely friendships, teamwork, partner ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Netherlands
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, ...
Style:
adult animation, epic, dark fantasy, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, kidnapping, warrior, barbarian, giant lizard, heroes, supernatural, violence, fire, ice, jungle ...
Time:
prehistory, year 1983, medieval times, prehistoric times, 20th century ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, visually stunning, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, legend, knight, warrior, king, sword fight, medieval, mythology, excalibur, mentor, one against many, throne ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, light, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
shark, giant monster, giant animal, underwater, sea monster, giant creature, killer shark, animal attack, ocean, professor, killer animal, survival ...
Time:
jurassic, 2010s, prehistory, 21st century
Place:
shanghai, usa, asia, pacific ocean, california ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Three different stories come to life in this sequel to the hit animated Disney adventure. Explorer Milo Thatch, his new sweetheart, Queen Kida, and the rest of the team are preparing to rebuild the underwater city. But trouble crops up. Harnessing ...
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, semi serious, humorous, enigmatic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
steampunk, sea monster, lost world, disaster, heroes, superhero, good versus evil, danger, pirate, treasure hunt, heroic mission, atlantis ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, surprise ending, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama, horror for children
Plot:
parallel universe, magic, book, imagination, dragon, fantasy world, librarian, rain, magic wand, child, pirate, island ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, exciting, feel good, predictable ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
objects come to life, chase, dinosaur, magic, medieval, curses spells and rituals, museum, goofy hero, magical, monkey, kids and family, escapades ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, north america, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, Vietnam
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Style:
suspense, intense, scenic, harsh, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
monster, king kong, giant monster, creature, giant animal, island, survival, giant creature, monster versus monster, chase, expedition, jungle ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1944 ...
Place:
vietnam, fictional island, washington d.c., pacific ocean, thailand ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Style:
suspense, melancholic, talky, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
submarine, underwater, disaster, survival, race against time, apocalypse, moral dilemma, dystopic future, brutality, rescue, shark, danger ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1961, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, entertaining, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, swashbuckler, ship, treasure, destiny, supernatural, fortune teller, medieval, revenge, chase ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, britain, iran, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two ...
Style:
natural horror, daikaiju, classic horror, prehistoric, grindhouse ...
Plot:
frankenstein, kaiju, giant monster, cryptozoology, military, boat, storm, sea, giant animal, post apocalyptic, prehistoric man, 666 ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
tokyo, asia, japan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Story:
The young Arthur runs the back passages of Londonium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until he grabs Excalibur. Instantly confronted by the sword's influence, Arthur is forced to make up his mind. He joins the rebellion and a ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot:
king arthur, arthurian legend, one against many, medieval, sorcerer, chosen one, excalibur, giant snake, camelot, folklore, prophecy, fortress ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Elias, a young rescue boat, signs on to a mission to find the Royal Ship. During the mission Elias has to prove his bravery.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, captivating, anime
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
boat, ship, sea, king, princess, mission, sea disaster, anthropomorphic vehicle, sea adventure, heroes, rescue mission, anthropomorphism ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychotronic, brutal, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, revenge, witch, sword fight, fight, slavery, brutality, warrior, sorcerer, vengeance, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Dueling cat-and-mouse team Tom and Jerry hit the high seas on a hunt for buried treasure in this pirate adventure. The tale begins when crew member Tom sets sail with an infamous pirate and finds a treasure map along with stowaway Jerry. The furry ...
Style:
feel good, not serious, exciting, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
pirate, tom and jerry, cartoon mouse, anthropomorphism, chase, adventurer, escapades, rivalry, disorder, obsessive quest, daring rescue, treasure hunt ...
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Unable to endure the midsummer heat, Doraemon transports Nobita and his friends to a huge iceberg floating in the South Pacific. While creating an amusement parks with the secret tool "Ice-working Iron" the group finds a mysterious golden ...
Style:
anime, humorous, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
doraemon, time travel, amusement park, time traveler, friendship, good versus evil, time jump, friends, sent to the past, time loop, glacier, showdown ...
Place:
antarctica, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pieces of a mysterious artefact known as the Skull Stone are scattered across the planet, and they hold the power to reveal the location of the largest deposit of gold in the world. The Doronbo Gang, the villainous trio of the series, are on pursuit ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, stylized, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disappearance, good versus evil, heroes, rivalry, heroic mission, artificial intelligence, youth, escapades, danger, young heroes, master villain, fight ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, mount fuji, alps
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
supernatural, exorcist, demon, danger, anger, school, rivalry, friendship, curses spells and rituals, heroes, exorcism, imaginary ...
Place:
japan
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