Love and Monsters

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The Dylan O’Brien movieLove and Monstersis finally receive some well - merit tending thanks to its swarm succeeder , prompt pastime in what other moving-picture show portion out its singular prayer . Released in 2020,Love and Monstersis a monster movie with a refreshing kink . The come - of - age risky venture comedy stars Dylan O’Brien as Joel , a sweet but afloat shirker who survived the “ Monsterpocalypse ” but ca n’t ascertain function in a settlement of man hiding from the demon infest the Earth . This solitary hero seek out his high - schooltime girlfriend seven old age after the end of the world , brave all manner of monsters to meet her again .

WhileLove and Monstershas a semisweet termination , the film ’s story is surprisingly upbeat and romantic given how bleak that sum-up sound . Joel ’s trek to find his onetime girlfriend is an inspiring one occupy with unvarying peril thanks to the movie ’s many inventive monsters , and their eventual reunion proves that the flick has a sweetness at its core . As a result , many of the watcher who enjoyedLove and Monstersmay come looking for more movies like it . While some are a act darker and others are more family - friendly , there are a fistful of movies that are both thematically and tonally similar toLove and Monsters .

10Monsters (2010)

This indie has a similar story to Love and Monsters

Four years before Gareth Edwards helmedGodzilla , the theatre director created an even slower , more poignant monster motion picture with the 2010 indieMonsters . LikeLove and Monsters , Monstersfollows a slow - burn romanticism that unfolds in a world overproduction with mammoth Lovecraftian brute . Although it is a bittersweet romance , the still , intimateMonstersshares a positive prospect withLove and Monstersas both movies promise that love can blossom even at the end of the macrocosm .

9Rampage (2018)

The video game adaptation Rampage was another fun monster movie

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By theend of 2018’sRampage , spectator will either be cheering in their tail or rolling their eye at the movie ’s many laughable moments . As pathetic as the elephantine monster picture might be , no one can deny that this Dwayne Johnson vehicle is tamp with fun . Loosely based on the telecasting game of the same name , this light - hearted risky venture movie seesJohnson ’s larger-than-life Davis team up with scientist and a giant albino gorillato end an every bit gargantuan woman chaser and crocodile from destroy the metropolis of Chicago .

8Okja (2017)

This adventure made creature features lighthearted and hopeful

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Okja is a 2017 sci - fi illusion movie that tells the story of a genetically modify A-one fuzz and a immature fille who die on a mission to rescue her from the evil meat industry . The movie was pen and point by Academy Award winner   Bong Joon - ho , who is considerably know for his 2019 movie Parasite .

Bong Joon - ho’sThe Hostcould arguably also specify as a similar movie toLove and Monsters , as it is another lusus naturae movie that is n’t really about its orca brute . However , 2017’sOkjashares its incontrovertible , cheery tone with the 2020 picture . InOkja , a vernal lady friend comes across an experimental super - pig and must give up a indurate corporation from stealing the eponymous “ monster . ”LikeLove and Monsters , this motion-picture show ’s story is more concerned with love and home than anything resembling revulsion , asOkjaproves an atypically uplifting giant movie .

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7Chaos Walking (2021)

The YA adaptation was another post-apocalyptic love story

This 2021 sci - fi adaptation did n’t do as well with critics asLove and Monsters , andChaos Walking ’s box office failurekilled any chance of subsequent sequels . However , likeLove and Monsters , Chaos Walkingdoes present viewers with an original Revelation that foster a odoriferous love story between unlikely charactersdespite their conflict to connect . As Tom Holland ’s Todd save Daisy Ridley ’s Viola from the denizens of his all - male satellite , he comes to realize that a dark unavowed underlies life as he knows it .

6Tremors (1990)

This classic horror-comedy proved monster movies can be silly

IfChaos Walkingmirrors the post - apocalyptical YA love floor element ofLove and Monsters , Tremorsechoes the 2020 movie ’s tight - pace action and freak - focused set - pieces . This horror - comedy adept a perfectly cast Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as a pair of small - town ne’er - do - H. G. Wells who become unconvincing heroes when subterraneous monsters invade their tiny hometown . With the same warmth and charm asLove and Monsters , this is a rarified monster motion-picture show with more laughs than panic attack .

5Warm Bodies (2013)

This post-apocalyptic teen rom-com shares the optimism of Love and Monsters

The Nicholas Hoult - starring movieWarm Bodiesis another YA adaption , although this one is unusual thanks to its zombie booster . Hoult does an telling caper of humanizing R , the zombie who falls in love with Teresa Palmer ’s well - meaning human Julie . Admittedly , theending ofWarm Bodiesisn’t as potent as the poignant finale ofLove and Monsters , but this is still an underrated coming - of - age revulsion - clowning that will attract to sports fan of the 2020 moving picture thanks to their similar tonicity .

4Evolution (2001)

This horror-comedy’s monsters even look like Joel’s enemies

The 2001 filmEvolutionisn’t set after the apocalypse , but the movie ’s portrayal of ragtag heroes combat bizarre CGI monsters for certain smash the same comedy / horror / love affair / risky venture tone as the later strike . Ghostbustersdirector Ivan Reitman mastermind this story of two professors and a geologist who must find a means to stop quickly germinate monsters from taking over the world after a meteorite crash lands in the Arizona desert . Withmonsters that resemble the beasts regard inLove and Monsters , Evolutionalso has meter for a cute romantic plot of ground that mirrors the 2020 motion-picture show ’s primary storyline .

3Rim Of The World (2019)

This year offered another goofy monster comedy adventure

Rim of the Worldbuilt off the popularity of the kid - centricStranger Thingswith a story ofyoung adolescent who are forced to fight off exotic invader while at a summertime camp . This plot might voice familiar , but likeLove and Monsters , this horror - comedy has enough surprises up its sleeve and enough memorable villains to keep viewing audience guessing . It ’s even less acute thanLove and Monsters , but that is not necessarily a bad affair for this lightweight fiend movie .

2Grabbers (2012)

This Irish movie proves monsters and rom-coms go together well

The under - seen 2012 Irish indie movieGrabbershas an ingenious premiss . A atrocious alien crash lands in a remote Irish town and amismatched pair of police officer soon discover that the creature ’s only failing is alcohol , so the best room to keep off it is to get blind drunk . Raucous merriment ensues , but what makesGrabbersso similar toLove and Monstersis the tardily unfold love story between its two lead character . A chipper young recruit and a bitter veteran of the force , the unlikely pair make for cute sweetheart in time for the movie ’s astonishingly optimistic conclusion .

1Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland provided the blueprint for Love and Monsters

The 2009 hitZombielandis the most obvious influence onLove and Monsters , even thoughZombieland ’s many gory killsmean that the universal gas constant - rated movie does n’t share the family - friendly appealingness of the posterior movie . However , bothLove and MonstersandZombielandcenter their story on appealing slackers who team up with hardened survivalistsand subsequently lessen in love after the end of the world . Both see their heroes avoid bloody-minded devil while also learning how to be brave and seize the day , and have surprisingly funny , light tones despite the subject matter . As such , viewers who enjoyedLove and Monstersshould seek out this 2009 repugnance - comedy next .

A collage of the main characters from Love and Monsters including Dylan O’Brien’s Joel, Jessica Henwick’s Aimee, and Michael Rooker’s Clyde in front of a large monster

Andrew and Samantha in a jungle in Monsters.

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Seo-Hyeon Ahn’s Mija inspects an apple as Okja watches in Okja 2017

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Okja is a 2017 sci-fi fantasy movie that tells the story of a genetically modified super pig and a young girl who goes on a mission to rescue her from the evil meat industry. The movie was written and directed by Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho, who is best known for his 2019 movie Parasite.

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