Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cryptid"

1. The Shape of Water (2017)

R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones

Votes: 447,770 | Gross: $63.86M

2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Gellert Grindelwald plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. In response, Newt Scamander's former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp

Votes: 308,888 | Gross: $159.56M

3. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This incarnation finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all.

Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 17,737

4. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, David Eigenberg, Bob Tracey

Votes: 84,806 | Gross: $35.75M

5. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.

Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury

Votes: 7,869

6. Paranormal Caught on Camera (2019– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary

A panel of experts analyze footage from some of the world's most eye-opening and terrifying paranormal videos. From poltergeist activity to lights in the sky, these firsthand accounts just might turn skeptics into believers.

Stars: Brian J. Cano, Mark Moran, Paul Kaup, Susan Slaughter

Votes: 964

7. Astonishing Tales of Terror: Rocktapussy! (2022 Video)

93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A group of everyday heroes encounter the fight of their lives in the deep mines of Northern Ontario where they unwittingly awaken an ancient giant octopus.

Director: Andrew Cymek | Stars: Brigitte Kingsley, Landy Cannon, Sara Mitich, Patrick Kwok-Choon

Votes: 366

8. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)

G | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A documentary-style drama about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-type creature that has been sighted in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1950s.

Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Willie E. Smith, John P. Hixon, Vern Stierman, Chuck Pierce Jr.

Votes: 3,636 | Gross: $0.34M

9. Primal Rage (2018)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A newly reunited young couple's drive through the Pacific Northwest turns into a nightmare as they are forced to face nature, unsavory locals, and a monstrous creature, known to the Native Americans as Oh-Mah.

Director: Patrick Magee | Stars: Casey Gagliardi, Andrew Joseph Montgomery, Jameson Pazak, Marshal Hilton

Votes: 4,110

10. The Secret Saturdays (2008–2010)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

An adventuresome family of experts in the field of creatures known as cryptids attempts to protect their secrets and powers from the forces of evil.

Stars: Sam Lerner, Diedrich Bader, Nicole Sullivan, Phil Morris

Votes: 2,733

11. Cryptozoo (2021)

Unrated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.

Director: Dash Shaw | Stars: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan

Votes: 2,143

12. Beyond Loch Ness (2008 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A rash of suspiciously gruesome murders in a sleepy lakeside town has authorities stumped. They soon realize the culprit is not only connected to the lake, but in it. They must figure out what it is and how to stop it before it's too late.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Brian Krause, Niall Matter, Don S. Davis, Donnelly Rhodes

Votes: 2,107

13. Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004 Video)

TV-Y7 | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While the gang travel to Scotland to visit Daphne's cousin and witness the Highland Games, they find themselves terrorized by the legendary Loch Ness Monster.

Directors: Scott Jeralds, Joe Sichta | Stars: Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin

Votes: 5,880

14. Mothman (2010 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 91 min | Horror

A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them.

Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Jewel Staite, Connor Fox, Susie Abromeit, Michael Aills

Votes: 1,331

15. Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003 Video)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Join Scooby, Shaggy and the gang as they visit a friend in Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead! Only this time it's a monster that terrorizes the town.

Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Heather North

Votes: 4,874

16. Cry Wilderness (1987)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Paul is a student whose family lives in an area surrounded by miles of wilderness where bigfoot sightings have become woven into local legend. After saving the creature's life, it gives Paul a magic pendant that can summon Bigfoot anytime.

Director: Jay Schlossberg-Cohen | Stars: Eric Foster, Maurice Grandmaison, John Tallman, Griffin Casey

Votes: 1,489

17. The Dinosaur Project (2012)

PG-13 | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur.

Director: Sid Bennett | Stars: Richard Dillane, Peter Brooke, Matt Kane, Natasha Loring

Votes: 5,855

18. Strange Evidence (2017– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Mystery

In Strange Evidence, a team of experts analyses footage that seems to defy explanation, including levitating cars on a freeway, a statue that appears to move on its own, and a spontaneous burst of flames.

Stars: Harry Pritchett, Sian Proctor, Brian Wolshon, Jeff Wise

Votes: 386

19. The Legend of El Chupacabra (2023)

99 min | Comedy

A young cryptozoologist hunts the legendary El Chupacabra in hopes of collecting a $50,000 reward with the help of his estranged best friend and the only girl he's ever loved.

Director: Rob Mabry | Stars: Michael Ochotorena, Rudy Ledbetter, Stormy Lopez, Allison Victoria-Wolfe

Votes: 10

20. Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The gang's vacation to Paris takes a wrong turn when Scooby and Shaggy miss their flight and end up on a skydiving expedition in the Himalayas. To make matters worse, upon arrival they must outrun the Abominable Snowmonster.

Director: Joe Sichta | Stars: Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin

Votes: 3,742

21. Cruel: The Cross Village Encounter (2024)

Unrated | 57 min | Horror

A young couple who were allegedly attacked by the Dogman of Michigan tell their story to a group of young film makers. The group travels 4 hours outside of Detroit to the rural town of Cross Village to get closer to the truth.

Director: Victor Gabriel | Stars: Victor Gabriel, Ali Issa, Reyes Laura, CJ Patterson

22. Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (2017–2018)

TV-PG | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Earth has been taken over by invaders. With the universe under their thrall, the tears of the people awaken the nine ultimate saviors, chosen by the KyuTama, and they are here for the ... See full summary »

Stars: Takumi Kizu, Sakurako Okubo, Tetsuji Sakakibara, Mao Ichimichi

Votes: 184

23. There's Something in the Pilliga (2014)

TV-MA | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The Pilliga Yowie, - or 'Jingra' - has haunted the Australian outback for centuries, stalking a remote part of New South Wales, where men seldom dare tread, content to keep to itself... ... See full summary »

Director: Dane Millerd | Stars: Brendan Byrne, Leoni Leaver, Rebecca Callander, Craig Hawley

Votes: 348

24. The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017)

67 min | Documentary

Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history! In November of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything they'd ever seen before. In the ... See full summary »

Director: Seth Breedlove | Stars: Mothman, Denny Bellamy, Marcella Bennett, Lyle Blackburn

Votes: 616

25. Mothman (2022)

83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Amanda and her boyfriend Tim set out to shed light on the case surrounding her missing brother. After finding his lost archive, she uncovers a truth that leads her down a path to the horror her brother unwillingly encountered: Mothman.

Director: Joshua Brucker | Stars: Liz Fletcher, Christopher Kuriata, Chaney Morrow, Randall Cole

Votes: 302

26. Drawfee (2014– )

Animation, Comedy

The Drawfee Channel is a comedic Let's-Draw Youtube channel headed by H. Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe of CollegeHumor, with guests from the CollegeHumor and Dorkly offices.

Stars: Nathan Yaffe, Julia Lepetit, Jacob Andrews, Caldwell Tanner

Votes: 86

27. The Mothman Legacy (2020)

Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary

A documentary about the Mothman phenomenon. A direct sequel to The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017).

Director: Seth Breedlove | Star: Lyle Blackburn

Votes: 280

28. Dogman: Beyond the Legend (2023)

55 min | Documentary

This probing documentary tackles the cryptid creature Dogman. It delves into the history, sightings and theories surrounding the beast. Is it real? What is the evidence? What could it be? ... See full summary »

Director: Cora Anne | Star: J. Horton

Votes: 12

29. Mothman (2000)

Comedy, Drama, Horror

An earlier movie about the legendary character, The Mothman. This was filmed on location at two different places that he supposedly was seen.

Director: Doug TenNapel | Stars: Edward Schofield, Doug Langdale, John Frederick Jones, Jill McLean

Votes: 55

30. Bigfoot & Jeff (2024– )

Comedy

The comedic adventures of a National Park Ranger and his best friend (who just so happens to be the legendary Sasquatch)

Stars: J.J. Carroll, Jamie Costa, Alexandra Deaver, Brenna Fasold

31. In Search of Monsters (2019– )

Documentary, History, Mystery

Each episode investigates a different monster - using cutting edge theories, riveting eyewitness accounts, and astonishing scientific evidence behind the nightmarish creatures that frighten us, fascinate us, and haunt our darkest dreams.

Stars: Gabe Kunda, Erin Ryder, Trent Bullard, Nick Redfern

Votes: 139

32. Stalking (2023)

67 min | Horror, Mystery

A trio of youths who have found an old camcorder deep in the wilderness must finish what the original owner started: A documentation of a sinister, humanoid creature that has tormented mankind for centuries.

Director: H. Owen Richardson | Stars: H. Owen Richardson, Craig Wakefield, Kai Hall

Votes: 12

33. The Bray Road Beast (2018)

66 min | Documentary

In the early 1990s, a rural Wisconsin community called Elkhorn becomes the centre of a series of real-life werewolf sightings.

Director: Seth Breedlove | Stars: Lyle Blackburn, Linda S. Godfrey, Jay Bachochin, Larry Bray

Votes: 363

34. Bigfoot Kills: A True Crime Documentary

Comedy, Crime | Post-production

Three online bloggers vanished over the summer of 2013 in Wisconsin's isolated woodlands. This video was their final recording.

Director: Robert Pierce | Stars: Austin Galante, Dave Payton, Paige Bourne, A.J. Laird

35. Boggy Creek Monster (2016)

73 min | Documentary

The true story behind the legend of the Fouke Monster.

Director: Seth Breedlove | Star: Lyle Blackburn

Votes: 232

36. Search for the Mothman (2002 TV Movie)

44 min

"Search For The Mothman" is a documentary that explores the unusual disturbances, odd sightings, bizarre occurrences, and strange eyewitness reports connected to a creature known as the "... See full summary »

Director: David Grabias | Stars: Loren Coleman, Keith Aieker, Marcella Bennett, Dottie Campbell

Votes: 48

37. Paranormal Declassified (2020– )

Documentary

Journalist Paul Beban solves history's greatest paranormal mysteries.

Stars: Paul Beban, Andre Maquera, Ryan Skinner, Jonathan Dover

Votes: 106

38. He Who Lives in Hidden Lakes (2021)

96 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

The fanatic beliefs of an internet mystic, a cult leader, and a rookie cop gone rogue are tested on the hunt for the "Hidden Man" -- an elusive forest-dwelling cryptid that terrorizes their idyllic suburb.

Director: Zach Lona | Stars: Sarah Kopp, Kevin K. Gomez, Lucas Lona, Rachel O'Connell

Votes: 34

39. The Hairy Twos (2024)

Short, Comedy

Bigfoot navigates love, employment, and life in the big city after being evicted from his forest home in this promotional parody film for "The Hairy Ones."

Director: Aaron Whitrock | Stars: Aaron Whitrock, Josh McFadden, Timothy Navarro, Glen Gale

40. Bridgewater Triangle: Paranormal Vortex (2022 Video)

70 min | Documentary

The Bridgewater Triangle in Southeastern, Mass. is a place where truly paranormal encounters abound. Sightings of UFOs, bigfoot, ghostly apparitions, giant birds, devil dogs and roaming ... See full summary »

Director: J. Michael Long | Stars: O.H. Krill, John Redden

Votes: 12

41. Aliens vs. Bigfoot (2021)

Approved | 77 min | Documentary

An insightful look at the communities and researchers of two intriguing phenomena, the Sasquatch known as Bigfoot, and UFOs and alien life.

Director: Jeremy Norrie | Stars: Mike Bara, Alex Mistretta, Matthew Mordovanec, Nick Pope

Votes: 47

42. Apparitions (2020–2023)

Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Paranormal Activity isn't limited to graveyards, abandoned prisons and sanitariums, there are supernatural encounters everyday around the World.

Stars: Nathan Head, Mhara Grace Hughes, Russell Romano, Mark Ponting

Votes: 17

43. Lights Out Podcast (2020 Podcast Series)

Documentary, Crime, Horror

Lights Out Podcast is a horror and true crime podcast that takes your mind on a dark and twisted journey filled with thrills and chills. The program is hosted by Josh who will take you ... See full summary »

Stars: Josh Haberer, Joel Haberer

Votes: 9

44. Track: Search for Australia's Bigfoot

57 min | Documentary

Explore the possibilities that the Australian wilderness may be a habitat for a mysterious human-like creature. Hear eye witness accounts while we follow the trail in search of Australia's Bigfoot.

Director: Attila Kaldy | Stars: Yowie Dan, Tony Jinks, Duo Ben, Gary Opit

45. Hysteria 51 (I) (2016 Podcast Series)

Comedy, History, Mystery

Hysteria 51 takes an every-man approach to the World of the Weird. Brent and John examine a different topic each week and generally come to one conclusion...the truth is out there, but you won't find it here.

Stars: Brent Hand, Tim Longhurst, John Goforth, Joe Peck

Votes: 10

46. Brutal Bigfoot Encounters: Mutilations and Mutations (2018)

77 min | Horror

A team of investigators scour the Arkansas countryside for a missing person, but they soon find the area is infested with bloodthirsty monsters.

Director: James Snell | Stars: C. Thomas Biscardi, Tommy Biscardi Jr., Rob Price

Votes: 15

47. Bern Grill: uomo contronatura (2011–2021)

6 min | Adventure, Comedy

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Stars: Mario Palladino, Nicola Palmieri

Votes: 7

48. The Man-Beast of Western New York

Documentary | Pre-production

Stories of a Bigfoot-like man-beast have been reported in the Western New York region from Niagara, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County. From frightening encounters to native lore, there is something haunting the hills of Upstate New York.

Director: Jordan Warner | Stars: Erik Bienas, Lee Hales, Michael Bastine, Paul Bartholomew

49. The Hairy Ones

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Filming

When a shady TV personality accepts a gig hunting for Bigfoot, the laws of nature herself threaten to prevent him and his crew from escaping the woods alive.

Directors: Jerrod D. Brito, Aaron Whitrock | Stars: Brady Bauer, Echo, Timothy Ackerman, Bryan Hill

50. Night of the Jarrawog (2021)

14 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A pizza boy is embroiled in a crazed customer's monster hunt

Directors: Jack Malone, Paddy Malone | Stars: Jack Malone, Paddy Malone