Collider spotlights 8 overlooked giant-monster movies critics call 10/10

Collider published a Jan. 28, 2026 roundup of eight giant-monster films it says are 10/10 but largely unheard of, noting titles from the Norwegian found-footage Trollhunter to the Greek parody The Attack of the Giant Moussaka. The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (1999) is described as a bizarre Greek sci‑fi parody in which an irradiated serving of moussaka becomes a rampaging monster; Collider notes its LGBTQ camp humor, minimal Greek-only release with few subtitles, and cult status at LGBTQ and genre festivals.

Trollhunter (2010) is a Norwegian found‑footage film about students filming a secret government troll‑hunting operation and a sudden giant troll; Collider says its low budget and language limited mainstream reach even as critics praise its scares, humor and creature effects. Primeval (2007), released Jan.

12, 2007 and directed by Michael Katleman, is highlighted as a gritty, fact‑inspired Nile crocodile thriller that had a limited theatrical rollout and remains mostly unknown. Collider also spotlights Monsters (2010), Gareth Edwards’s microbudget sci‑fi set after aliens cover a quarantine zone in Mexico that follows Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) and Samantha Wynden (Whitney Able); the piece says the small studio release and tiny budget kept its audience small despite strong acclaim.

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