Creature Features on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
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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The Descent
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSix girlfriends, led by thrill seeker Juno (Natalie Mendoza), go spelunking a year after a tragic incident. But when they get trapped under the earth, all rationale escapes them as they start to suffer from limited oxygen and delusions -- or are they? Now, the friends must find a way to escape the cave and the murky creatures that lie within it. Writer-director Neil Marshall helms this horrific tale about a caving trip turned nightmare.
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The Thing
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis terrifying prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 classic of the same name tells the story of a team of Norwegian scientists who find an alien ship frozen in Antarctica. When the organism inside awakens, blood flows across the frozen landscape.
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The Descent: Part 2
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBlood-drenched Sarah Carter surfaces as the lone escapee from the savage cave-dwelling Crawlers who terrorized her and five others. Traumatized and unable to explain the nightmare, she must return to help find her friends.
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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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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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The Burrowers
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen the men on a pioneer homestead are brutally murdered and the women and children go missing, a posse sets out to find them, assuming they've been abducted by Indians. But they soon discover that the truth is much more horrific.
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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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Shark Week
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsStrangers find themselves isolated by a wealthy madman on his island compound, where they are forced into a horrifying gauntlet of ever-deadlier species of sharks in this horror shocker.
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Grizzly Park
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter tangling with the law, eight wayward strangers find themselves assigned to community service under the watchful eye of an avuncular park ranger. But among Grizzly Park's many dangers is a killer who's lurking in the shadows.
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Snakes on a Plane
2006 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTasked with transporting murder witness Sean Jones to Los Angeles, a badass FBI agent has to battle a horde of venomous snakes that were unleashed midflight to prevent Jones from taking the stand against the killer.
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Age of Dinosaurs
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsUsing breakthrough flesh-regeneration technology, a biotech firm creates a set of living dinosaurs. But when the creatures escape their museum exhibit and terrorize Los Angeles, a former firefighter must rescue his teenage daughter from the chaos.
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Surviving Evil
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsDeep in the Philippines to shoot an episode of his reality TV show, survival expert Seb Beazley and his crew find themselves targeted by bloodthirsty shape-shifters who soon take a particularly sinister interest in a pregnant crew member.
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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsEager to find a rare orchid rumored to hold the key to prolonging life, a team of scientists sets out for the jungle. But what they don't know is that the flower is protected by anacondas made even stronger and deadlier by the mysterious plant. Now on the run from the voracious reptiles, the expedition -- led by the steely Bill Johnson (Johnny Messner) -- must come up with a plan to defeat the slithering superbeasts.
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Hypothermia
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTwo bickering families vacationing at a frozen lake miles from civilization must put aside their differences to fight a much greater enemy. Something has awoken under the ice, and its prey is human.
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Rites of Spring
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAfter plucking a young girl from her wealthy parents for ransom, a band of kidnappers find the tables are turned as their hideout winds up being a house of horrors. The abandoned school is haunted by a chilling curse that resurfaces each spring.
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Under the Bed
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn this dark thriller, young brothers Neal and Paul are forced to take on a terrifying monster underneath the bed -- only this one's for real. Having burned down his parents' house in an earlier confrontation, Neal must face the demon all over again.
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2-Headed Shark Attack
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsTerror takes a ghastly form when a gigantic two-headed shark sinks a ship full of students, and the survivors wash up on a tiny atoll. But just when the kids think they're safe, a tsunami sweeps them back into the deep to face the twin jaws anew.
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Sharknado
2013 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks are swept up in tornadoes and deposited all over the city, where they terrorize the shocked residents. Among them is bar owner Fin, who must rescue his estranged wife and daughter.
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Piranha DD
2012 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsThere's blood in the water when a hungry pack of piranhas set their sights on scoring tasty morsels from a bustling water park. The all-star cast of potential victims includes David Hasselhoff, Christopher Lloyd, Gary Busey and Ving Rhames.
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Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsWhen the prehistoric warm-water beast the Crocosaurus crosses paths with that cold-water monster the Mega Shark, all hell breaks loose in the oceans as the world's top scientists explore every option to halt the aquatic frenzy. Swallowing everything in their paths -- including a submarine or two -- Croc and Mega lead an explorer and an oceanographer on a wild chase. Eventually, the desperate men turn to a volcano for aid.
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Area 407
2012 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAfter their plane crashes, a group of survivors find themselves pursued by predators that are part of a top-secret government experiment. Two teenage sisters who were on board the plane capture that fateful night on video.
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Hyenas
2011 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsA small band of fearless hunters seeks out a pack of human-hyena hybrids -- dubbed werehyenas -- who use their animal instincts and shape-shifting capabilities to prey on innocent victims and eat them alive.
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2010: Moby Dick
2010 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsIn this sci-fi reimagining of Herman Melville's classic tale of the battle between man, sea and sea creature, Capt. Ahab is as determined as ever to settle the score and take down the mighty marine mammal that maimed him.
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No Telling
1991 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsIn this eerie sci-fi thriller, artist Lillian and her scientist husband, Geoffrey, retreat to the country to mend their faltering marriage, but the researcher's backyard lab experiments take a frightening turn when he begins working on wild beasts.
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