Movies Like Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters

If you liked Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters (2015), a movie directed by Jeff Herberger, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
★ 6.4/10
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
2
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
★ 7.5/10
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with acclaimed Hollywood directors alongside Steven Spielberg, top…
3
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
★ 7.1/10
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…
4
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
★ 6.7/10
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
5
House of Frankenstein (1944)
★ 6.1/10
Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.
6
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
★ 7.9/10
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
7
V/H/S/94 (2021)
★ 6.1/10
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material…
8
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
★ 6.9/10
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
9
Frankenstein (1931)
★ 7.5/10
Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it…
10
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
★ 6.3/10
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
11
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)
★ 6.7/10
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.
12
The Scooby-Doo Project (1999)
★ 8.1/10
In the Fall of 1999, four teenage sleuths and their Great Dane got lost in the woods while in search of a mystery. This is their story.
13
Minions & Monsters (2026)
★ 7.5/10
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the…
14
V/H/S/2 (2013)
★ 6.2/10
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain…
15
V/H/S/99 (2022)
★ 5.8/10
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
16
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
★ 6.6/10
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
17
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
★ 7.4/10
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.
18
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
★ 5.8/10
Burt Gummer and Travis Welker find themselves in a fight for survival after investigating deadly giant worm attacks in the Canadian arctic.
19
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
★ 7.4/10
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting…
20
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
★ 6.1/10
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the…