War of the Colossal Beast

War of the Colossal Beast

The towering terror from hell!

Directed by Bert I. Gordon

Produced by Carmel Productions

195869 min4.1 / 10

A B-movie creature feature about a disfigured, brain-damaged giant terrorizing the landscape, blending 1950s atomic-age anxiety with exploitation horror.

Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.

Questions people ask

  • Is War of the Colossal Beast easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does War of the Colossal Beast end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is War of the Colossal Beast violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is War of the Colossal Beast sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is War of the Colossal Beast scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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