The best giant monster movies that aren't Godzilla or King Kong include Pacific Rim, Gorath, and Them!
When it comes to iconic giant monsters from the history of cinema, few come close to either Godzilla or King Kong. The latter came first, with the original King Kong being released in 1933, though the titular giant ape hasn't appeared in as many movies as his fellow gigantic monster , Godzilla. There have been close to 40 live-action and animated films featuring Godzilla, with that titan first debuting in a movie back in 1954.
9 'Them!' Released the same year as Godzilla, Them! didn't quite have the same cultural impact or legacy, but it stands to this day as a fairly fun sci-fi B-movie. It's a movie about people being pitted against giant mutated ants, with its relative success perhaps having some influence on other American B-movies of the 1950s, like Tarantula, which is about a - you guessed it - tarantula growing dangerously large.
Mothra is a pretty good old kaiju movie, all things considered. The titular character crossing over with Godzilla eventually does perhaps put Mothra in the same universe, and if so, it's significant for introducing more fantastical elements to the overall franchise, putting it in contrast with their earlier Godzilla movies that had a sci-fi slant.
It's an example of a sequel that truly increases things in the action department. While no one could call Gamera: Guardian of the Universe lacking when it came to action sequences, the ones in Attack of Legion feel non-stop in the best way possible, making this sequel exciting, very entertaining, and packed with plenty of great monster-heavy scenes.
4 'Gorath' Admittedly, Gorath doesn't have a ton of giant monster action in it, with the kaiju stuff probably being emphasized because of how popular that genre was becoming in Japan in the early 1960s. Gorath is actually the name of a drifting star in this movie, with the plot revolving around humanity's attempts to stop it from colliding with Earth.There is a monster named Maguma that briefly shows up.
2 'The War of the Gargantuas' Just one year after Frankenstein Conquers the World, an arguably improved sequel was released called The War of the Gargantuas. It follows new monsters emerging after the events of the 1965 film's climax, once again setting off a giant battle between titans that could well spell the end of humanity.
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