Ultimate B-Movies
by demented_peruvian | created - 22 Sep 2012 | updated - 08 Aug 2020 | PublicThe most fun movies with the most "B" movie elements.
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1. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
R | 89 min | Action, Horror
In China, Professor Van Helsing helps eight kung fu-trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.
Directors: Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang | Stars: Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege, Han-Chen Wang
Votes: 4,940
Hammer, zombies, Peter Cushing, and martial arts. A mess, but oh so much B-movie fun.
2. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith
Votes: 11,237 | Gross: $2.73M
Do I need to explain. I swear that I did watch two different endings to this movie as a kid, with both sides winning once each.
3. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Riki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.
Director: Ngai Choi Lam | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Mei Sheng Fan, Ka-Kui Ho, Yukari Ôshima
Votes: 15,042
This provided the clips used in the original incarnation of "The Daily Show" when Craig Kilborne hosted. The ultimate martial arts movie, where they use deadly Chi Kung (what? Do they breathe people to death?) to make heads explode.
4. Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
GP | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.
Directors: Al Adamson, Samuel M. Sherman | Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr., Zandor Vorkov, Anthony Eisley
Votes: 2,246
A mess.
5. The Beyond (1981)
R | 87 min | Horror
A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John
Votes: 25,333 | Gross: $0.12M
A plumber causes the end of the world... and the goriest movie ever.
6. City of the Living Dead (1980)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror
A reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from their graves.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi
Votes: 19,369
Second only to "The Beyond" in Fulci gore.
7. Zombie (1979)
R | 91 min | Horror
Strangers searching for a young woman's missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately seeks the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson, Al Cliver
Votes: 30,748
Lame movie with some notable gore scenes, but it makes the cut due to the zombie versus shark scene.
8. Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 84 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
An expedition in the East Indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan, Peter O'Neal
Votes: 5,898
Doctor Butcher, M.D. [Medical Deviate]! How can you get a better alternate title than that! Worst suicide scene ever, incoherently incorporated zombie footage from a student film, and cannibals.
9. House of Frankenstein (1944)
Passed | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A deranged scientist escapes from prison and recruits Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man to get revenge on his behalf.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine
Votes: 7,724
Probably the inspiration for "The Monster Mash".
10. Night of the Creeps (1986)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow
Votes: 26,129 | Gross: $0.59M
"The good news girls, is that your dates are here".
"What's the bad news?"
"They're dead!"
Outdoes "Slither" by many miles of slime.
11. Brain Damage (1988)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
One morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but demands human victims in return.
Director: Frank Henenlotter | Stars: Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes
Votes: 13,177
Aylmer is one of the coolest cinematic inventions ever.
12. 'Gator Bait (1973)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Desiree lives deep in the swamp and supports herself and her siblings by poaching. Ben and deputy Billy hope to get a little sexual comfort from the "Cajun swamp rat" when they catch ... See full summary »
Directors: Beverly Sebastian, Ferd Sebastian | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Sam Gilman, Douglas Dirkson, Clyde Ventura
Votes: 1,455
Claudia Jennings is still the B-Queen.
13. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Evil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" into action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth, the lives of the living are in danger.
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Gregory Walcott, Tom Keene, Mona McKinnon, Duke Moore
Votes: 40,447
Aside from being the Golden Turkey winner, let's examine the combination of sub-genres: vampires, zombies, and aliens, narrated by a psychic.
14. Goliathon (1977)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee, Feng Ku, Wei-Tu Lin
Votes: 2,200 | Gross: $0.02M
Laugh with, laugh at, or whatever... enjoy the top "King Kong" rip off.
15. Hercules (1983)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this '80s version.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning, Rossana Podestà
Votes: 4,408 | Gross: $10.68M
80s effects galore, mixing the sword-and-sorcerer genre with sci-fi.
16. Blacula (1972)
PG | 93 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
An 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.
Director: William Crain | Stars: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 7,868 | Gross: $3.00M
You can cite all the horror blaxploitation titles that you want, but this is the best example.
17. Hercules in New York (1970)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Hercules is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Arnold Stang, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Deborah Loomis, James Karen
Votes: 19,605
Dubbed Arnold Schwarzenneger in one of the worst made movies ever. Loads of fun.
18. The Human Tornado (1976)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Dolemite flees to California, where he helps Queen Bee and her Kung Fu prostitutes battle a local gangster.
Director: Cliff Roquemore | Stars: Rudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch, Howard Jackson
Votes: 1,959
Rudy Ray Moore at his best/worst.
19. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle, Asher Brauner
Votes: 4,281 | Gross: $0.05M
"Switchblade Sisters"!
20. Live and Let Die (1973)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James
Votes: 115,530 | Gross: $35.38M
James Bond in a blaxploitation/redneck movie.
21. You Only Live Twice (1967)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 117,591 | Gross: $43.08M
James Bond, ninjas, and the best Blofeld (Donald Pleasance).
22. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Unrated | 101 min | Comedy, Horror
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley
Votes: 38,016 | Gross: $8.03M
This mostly dull sequel makes the list for one reason only: a chainsaw duel between Leatherface and Dennis Hopper.
23. Phantasm II (1988)
R | 97 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams (the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work.
Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, Paula Irvine
Votes: 16,767 | Gross: $7.28M
Aliens, zombies, flying drill-spheres, the Tall Man, sawed off shotguns, exploding collectible cars, naked girl turned bad guy, and a great chainsaw duel.
24. Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
PG | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.
Director: John 'Bud' Cardos | Stars: William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler
Votes: 6,179 | Gross: $17.00M
25. Crazy Safari (1991)
96 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient Chinese vampire who can only be controlled by a series of yellow tapes and is the ancestor of the other man. On the way, their ... See full summary »
Director: Billy Chan | Stars: N!xau, Ching-Ying Lam, Sam Christopher Chow, Lung Chan
Votes: 1,280
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" gets crossed with the "Mister Vampire" series.
26. Blood for Dracula (1974)
R | 106 min | Horror
An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica, Maxime McKendry
Votes: 6,591 | Gross: $0.28M
27. Arena (1989)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that's dominated by alien species.
Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo
Votes: 3,042
"Kickboxer" in a "Star Wars" world.
28. The Refrigerator (1991)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A couple move into a bad apartment in a bad neighborhood in New York. The apartment contains a refrigerator, which is the only thing they like in the place. However, they slowly discover ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Jacobs | Stars: Julia McNeal, Dave Simonds, Phyllis Salaberrios, Angel Caban
Votes: 720
Of all the weird, "find it at midnight on Cinemax" low budget horror flicks, this bizarre one is one of the most outstanding examples of its sub-genre.
29. Ice Cream Man (1995)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.
Director: Norman Apstein | Stars: Clint Howard, Justin Isfeld, Anndi McAfee, JoJo Adams
Votes: 4,872
Ron Howard's brother does the ultimate themed serial killer movies that came in vogue after "Dr. Giggles" (see "The Dentist", "The Surgeon", etc, not to count the "Fatal Attraction" rip offs like "The Paperboy"). It's not good.
30. Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
Tromeo, a filmmaker, falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of a former partner who tried to steal his business from him.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele, William Beckwith
Votes: 6,869
Troma at its best.
31. Terror Firmer (1999)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Horror
A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the low-budget film crew of a Troma movie has the power to stop them.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Lloyd Kaufman, Trent Haaga
Votes: 5,671 | Gross: $0.00M
Troma at its 2nd best. Its worth watching both the edited (quite creative if immature) and unedited versions for different types of laughs.
32. Wolf Guy (1975)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Horror
A man with a special power attempts to help a cursed woman.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Kyôsuke Machida, Yuriko Azuma, Saburô Date
Votes: 1,143
33. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Hawaii, an undercover DEA agent and her civilian friend stumble upon a drug trafficking operation, and have to enlist the help of all their colleagues/friends to go after the vicious drug kingpin.
Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Harold Diamond
Votes: 5,369
34. Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
R | 81 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Tien Wu Chu, Kang Chin, Chun-Erh Lung
Votes: 4,827
35. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
G | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
At the end of the 20th century, all of Earth's monsters have been safely rounded up and sent to Monsterland for scientific study. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleashes the monsters on the world.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Stars: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 7,585
36. Matango (1963)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara
Votes: 3,546
37. Zardoz (1974)
R | 105 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton
Votes: 24,571 | Gross: $0.07M
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