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10 Underrated Monster Movies That Can Be Called Masterpieces
Monster movies often get dismissed as simple spectacle: creatures, chaos, and little else. But beneath the surface, the best of them get creative, playing with the old new tropes in new ways, using them to touch on deeper themes, or simply wowing us with phenomenal effects and creature design.
With that in mind, this list looks at some creature features that deserve a little more attention. While not that obscure, they’re the kind of movies that even some genre superfans might not have gotten around to watching yet. They’re by turns strange, stylish, or simply ahead of their time.
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‘Grabbers’ (2012)
“Whatever you do… don’t sober up.” In Grabbers, a small Irish island is besieged by tentacled alien creatures that drain human blood… with one unexpected weakness: alcohol. The locals realize intoxication is their best defense, and the story turns into a bizarre and hilarious fight for survival. The premise is inherently ridiculous, but it’s executed with such charm and confidence that it works. This is a horror-comedy, populated by quirky, likable characters, and a strong sense of place in the tight-knit coastal setting where everybody knows everybody.
The creatures themselves are effectively designed, blending practical effects with a sense of tangible threat. They’re just menacing enough to be more than purely comedic. Ultimately, Grabbers succeeds because it understands something a lot of creature features forget: the monster is only half the entertainment. The other half is how people respond to it. And in this case, the response is as inventive and as fun as the threat itself.
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‘Leviathan’ (1989)
“Something down there is alive… and it’s hungry.” Leviathan was a part of a wave of underwater monster movies in the late ’80s, arriving alongside the likes of DeepStar Six and The Abyss. In it, a deep-sea mining crew discovers a sunken Soviet vessel containing a mysterious substance. After bringing it aboard, they begin to suffer grotesque mutations, revealing that they’ve unleashed something far more dangerous than they anticipated.
While the flick doesn’t reinvent the genre, it does pull off the classic tropes with style and commitment. Leviathan clearly draws on sources like Alien and The Thing, but it doesn’t feel like a cheap imitation. It’s very atmospheric, for instance, using its environment brilliantly to amp up the claustrophobia. Darkness and shadow obscure the creature, and sound design expertly builds the unease. Finally, when we do see the monster, it’s suitably freaky, thanks to work by legendary special effects artist Stan Winston.
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‘Daughters of Darkness’ (1971)
“There are many kinds of love… and many kinds of death.” Daughters of Darkness focuses on a newly married couple (John Karlen and Danielle Ouimet) traveling through Europe who encounter a mysterious countess (Delphine Seyrig) who claims to be the infamous Elizabeth Báthory, a noblewoman and serial killer from the 1500s. As she insinuates herself into their lives, an atmosphere of seduction and menace begins to take hold.
From here, the movie bucks several genre conventions by embracing a more psychological angle. It’s a gothic sensibility, modernized. The vampire figure is less a source of overt horror and more a symbol of desire, power, and manipulation. The film’s pacing is deliberate, too, allowing tension to build through suggestion rather than action. That said, the highlight is undeniably Seyrig. She’s incredibly elegant and alluring here in a way that few stars could pull off.
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‘Colossal’ (2016)
“You’re not controlling it… It’s controlling you.” This black comedy was a huge box-office bomb, but it’s worth checking out for monster movie fans. Colossal features Anne Hathaway as Gloria, a struggling woman who discovers that her movements are somehow connected to a giant monster rampaging through Seoul. She tries to understand this connection, gradually realizing the darker implications of her influence. Meanwhile, her childhood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis) begins manifesting a giant robot.
Colossal stands out because it uses its monster as a metaphor. What initially seems like a quirky premise gradually becomes something more unsettling, exploring themes of control, abuse, and responsibility. The jokes soon fade away, replaced by rising emotional stakes and disturbing power dynamics. The performances are central, grounding the movie’s more fantastical elements in emotional reality. All in all, this is a unique movie that nicely blends indie drama and kaiju spectacle.
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‘Vampires’ (1998)
“Forget what you’ve heard about vampires… this is different.” Vampires is one of the lesser-known, late-career movies from John Carpenter. It’s about a team of professional vampire hunters led by a hardened veteran (James Woods) that tracks down a powerful ancient vampire (Thomas Ian Griffith) in the American Southwest. But as they close in on their target, they discover that this enemy is far more formidable than anything they’ve faced before.
With this one, Carpenter melds western elements with horror, dressing the usual vampire story beats in a tone that feels rugged and grounded. The vampires themselves are presented as brutal, physical threats rather than romantic figures. In fact, the whole movie is pretty lean and mean: the action sequences are direct and impactful, while the dialogue carries a rough, cynical edge that suits the characters. There’s a sense of world-building beneath the surface, suggesting a larger mythology without over-explaining it.
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‘The Faculty’ (1998)
“I always wanted to be one of the beautiful people.” This was the project Robert Rodriguez made between From Dusk Til Dawn and Spy Kids. The Faculty tells the story of a group of high school students who begin to suspect that their teachers have been taken over by parasitic aliens. The infection spreads rapidly through the school, forcing the students to figure out who is still human and how to stop the invasion.
The movie cleverly reworks classic invasion narratives into a high school setting. In particular, it draws clear inspiration from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but filters it through a late-’90s teen horror sensibility. For example, the characters at first seem like archetypes (the jock, the nerd, the popular girl, etc), but as the story progresses, those labels break down. The whole thing has a self-aware edge, peppering in sharp one-liners and moments of humor.
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‘The Void’ (2016)
“There’s something beyond this world… and it’s coming.” A police officer (Aaron Poole) brings an injured man (Evan Stern) to a nearly empty hospital, only for the building to be surrounded by robed figures. Strange events unfold inside, and the survivors soon realize they are caught in the middle of something far more cosmic and incomprehensible. The movie builds this setup into an effective Lovecraftian tale that pays homage to low-budget ’80s horror.
The Void cranks up the tension through atmosphere and mystery, gradually revealing glimpses of something vast and unknowable. Cosmic horror meets body horror as human bodies start breaking down and identities dissolve. The film then hits us with fantastic practical creature effects that feel tangible and unsettling, sure to please genre purists. They’re all flesh, tentacles, and distortion, with more physicality than your stock CGI monster.
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‘Mimic’ (1997)
“They were designed to imitate… and now they’re evolving.” This gem was the sophomore feature from Guillermo del Toro. Mira Sorvino leads the cast as Dr. Susan Tyler, a scientist who creates a genetically engineered insect to combat a disease spread by cockroaches. Years later, the creatures have evolved, taking on new forms and posing a threat to the city above. The premise is decidedly pulpy, though del Toro elevates it with his boundless creativity and visual style.
Here, he confidently merges sci-fi and urban, embracing gothic lighting, underground locations, and a pervasive sense of decay and dampness. As its title suggests, the movie’s most disturbing element is the mimicry: creatures folding their bodies to resemble humans, jerky, almost-correct movements, shadows and silhouettes that look human… until they don’t. It’s all very uncanny. The creatures are intelligent too, strategizing and adapting, making them fearsome antagonists.
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‘The Relic’ (1997)
“It’s not just killing… It’s hunting.” In The Relic, a shipment from South America arrives at a Chicago museum, bringing with it a mysterious creature that begins to stalk the building’s corridors. As a gala approaches, the threat escalates, trapping guests inside with the monster. The museum becomes a labyrinth of dark hallways and exhibits, a space where danger can emerge from anywhere.
This movie is straightforward and crowd-pleasing, admittedly very goofy but also very entertaining in its own way, anchored by winning performances from Tom Sizemore and Penelope Ann Miller. In terms of the visuals, the creature design is imposing, combining elements of different animals into something distinctly unnatural. All in all, while The Relic might not innovate or break new ground, it is a fun riff on classic creature feature story structure, including a juicy mystery, well-handled suspense, and a whole lot of gory monster mayhem.
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‘The Abyss’ (1989)
“There’s something down there… something not like us.” The Abyss underperformed on release, with most finding it inferior to James Cameron‘s previous work, but it’s actually pretty solid. The setup is classic monster movie stuff: a civilian diving team is recruited to assist in the recovery of a sunken nuclear submarine. They descend deeper into the ocean, eventually encountering a mysterious and intelligent presence that challenges their understanding.
The plot pivots in a lot of unexpected ways, definitely digging a lot deeper than your average creature feature. It gets surprisingly rich with its themes, implicating human behavior as the real source of horror. The characters are also layered, and their relationships keep the sci-fi plot grounded. Finally, there are the effects, which were groundbreaking for the time (this was James Cameron, after all), and they still hold up all these decades later.
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The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff The Testaments immediately found a way to bring Elisabeth Moss‘ June back into the story.
During the Wednesday, April 8, series premiere, it was revealed that new Pearl Girl Daisy (Lucy Halliday) is actually involved in Mayday. A day in her life before she arrives in Gilead is shown at the end of the episode, where she skateboards into her parents’ store as June is seen watching her in the background.
June reappears again in the show’s third episode, as viewers learn more about Daisy and what leads to her joining Mayday. Before Moss’ surprise cameo, stars Rowan Blanchard and Mattea Conforti spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about the actress’ involvement.
“We haven’t met her [yet] but we are really hoping to meet her soon,” 24-year-old Blanchard, who plays Shunammite, said. “She’s our producer and she was really involved in the show and what it would look like.”
Conforti, 19, who brings Becka to life, pointed out that June hasn’t met their characters — yet. Their costar Chase Infiniti also hinted that she didn’t cross paths with Moss, 43, while on set despite playing her onscreen daughter.
“I actually didn’t get to meet Elisabeth Moss really until the end [of filming],” Infiniti, 25, told People in March.
Infiniti, who plays Hannah a.k.a Agnes on the Hulu series, recalled the advice Moss gave her once they did meet, recalling how Moss “wrapped me into a big hug and was kind of like, ‘You got this. You got this. OK? You got it.’”
Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, The Handmaid’s Tale, which aired from 2017 to 2025, took place in a dystopian future where low fertility rates led women to be assigned to men for bearing children.
The Testaments, which is set several years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, is narrated by Ann Dowd‘s Aunt Lydia. As viewers are thrust back into the dystopian future, they follow characters such as Agnes from Gilead and Daisy from Canada as they secretly gather and smuggle incriminating information about Gilead’s regime out of the country. Agnes and Daisy pose as “Pearl Girls” to infiltrate Canada, while Aunt Lydia acts as a covert source within Gilead.
In addition to Infiniti, Dowd and Halliday, The Testaments stars Eva Foote, Kira Guloien, Amy Seimetz and Brad Alexander. Birva Pandya, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Mabel Li and Isolde Ardies make up the rest of the cast.
The Testaments airs Wednesdays on Hulu.
Amy Duggar, the cousin of Josh Duggar and Joseph Duggar, has labelled their arrests a “pattern” that has been “allowed.”
In an Instagram video shared on Tuesday, April 7, Amy, 39, reflected on the child molestation charges filed against Joseph, 31, last month and the 2021 sex offender conviction that currently has Josh, 38, incarcerated.
“When one family member goes to prison for crimes against children and then another brother goes to jail allegedly for crimes against children, that is not a coincidence,” Amy told fans in the post. (Joseph was arrested in Arkansas on March 19 and extradited to Florida on March 31 before he was released on $600,000 bail.)
Amy continued, “That’s not random, that’s not bad luck, that’s not anything like that. That’s called a pattern. And patterns don’t come from nowhere. Patterns come from what’s been protected, what’s been ignored, and what’s been allowed to continue. At some point, you have to stop asking yourself, ‘How did this happen again?’ and realize that there is an environment that let this happen in the first place.”
Josh, the eldest of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s children, is serving a 151-month federal prison sentence following his April 2021 arrest on grounds of receiving and possessing child pornography. Josh maintained his innocence but was found guilty in December that year. He is scheduled to be released in December 2032.
Joseph, the seventh oldest child belonging to Jim Bob, 60 and Michelle, 59, was last month charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving molestation of a victim less than 12 years old. He was also charged with lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older. The charges were presented after a 14-year-old came forward to police accusing Joseph of molesting her when she was 9-years-old during a 2020 vacation to Panama City Beach, Florida.
Additionally, Joseph and his wife, Kendra Duggar, were both charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, second-degree, and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment. These secondary charges are unrelated to Joseph’s molestation allegations, and Kendra, 27, was released on bond the same day she was arrested.
Amy, who is the daughter of Jim Bob’s older sister Deanna Jordan, continued to address the family’s troubles in her Instagram post. “So two brothers now with mug shots, and victims that are young, allegedly, that is not a pattern, that is exposure to something deeper and something darker,” she stated. “You can’t protect your reputation and protect children at the same time in this kind of closed system.”
Amy continued, “I’m sure we all have questions. For example, how many were there that were not reported of the same kind of situation? How many more children were not protected when they should have been? How many more enablers [exist] and who knew all this information? I guarantee you someone knew in this family and didn’t say a thing. The scariest part for me is not the information we do know — it’s … all the information that we don’t right now because I guarantee you, there’s more to this story.”
A vocal critic of Joseph since news of the arrest broke, Amy told Us Weekly in a statement following his arrest that she was “sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry” about the allegations against him.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
Late last year, it was confirmed that the nearly-90-year-old Hollywood icon Ridley Scott’s next big project had been delayed, moving from its original March 27, 2026, release date to August 28, 2026. Following a short 34-day shoot in the United Kingdom, the film began to pick up a small buzz, with this move to a more Academy-friendly release slot suggesting an intention to set the wheels in motion on an awards campaign for The Dog Stars. The post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama features a stacked cast, including Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Guy Pearce.
At a time when fans were supposed to be basking in the glory of Scott’s latest sci-fi effort, they instead face another three-month wait for its release. It seems that they are turning to one of his more forgotten projects, a film that was sadly a biblical-sized failure, to pass the time. The movie in question is Exodus: Gods and Kings, a 2014 epic that boasted an ambitious $140 million budget and a cast packed with talent. Led by Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Ramses, the ensemble also included Ben Kingsley as Nun, John Turturro as Seti, Aaron Paul as Joshua, Ben Mendelsohn as Viceroy Hegep, long-time Scott collaborator Sigourney Weaver as Tuya, and Indira Varma as the High Priestess.
Sadly, thanks in part to the film’s inflated budget, Exodus: Gods and Kings failed to return success during its theatrical run. In total, the movie made just $268 million in global revenue, split between $65 million in domestic revenue and $203 million from overseas markets, a haul that was $12 million short of the breakeven point. However, 12 years later, the film is proving it has staying power, as it ranks as one of the ten most-watched movies on Tubi in the U.S., at the time of writing.
Critics Weren’t Fond of ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Despite featuring an impressive cast, bold visual ambition, and the veteran instincts of director Scott, Exodus: Gods and Kings failed to impress critics. This is best seen on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, where the film earned just 29%, with the consensus on the site reading, “While sporadically stirring, and suitably epic in its ambitions, Exodus: Gods and Kings can’t quite live up to its classic source material.” A synopsis for the movie reads:
“The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.”
Exodus: Gods and Kings is streaming for free on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.
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December 12, 2014
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150minutes
High Potential hinted at a cast exit after an apparent onscreen death — but it is now confirmed that a main character won’t be coming back.
The Tuesday, April 7, finale showed Wagner (Steve Howey) getting shot and Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) trying to save his life. His fate remained unclear but off screen the actor has been cast in upcoming seasons of Off Campus and Ransom Canyon, which hinted at a departure.
Deadline confirmed that the Season 2 finale marked the last episode as a series regular for Howey. After joining earlier this season, Howey wasn’t expected to return due to him signing a one-year deal. Wagner’s story has not been fully determined yet though and there is a chance Howey could come back as a guest star at the beginning of season 3 to wrap up his arc.
Howey previously teased his arc on the show while speaking exclusively to Us Weekly in September 2025, saying, “Nick comes in and does ruffle some feathers. But his motives and his intentions are not to do that. He wants to help and we start seeing that in different episodes.”
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He continued: “That was my fear and my concern. When you have such a lightning in the bottle strong dynamic of these characters, throwing in another character can potentially thrown that off. I’m still working on not doing that. This is going to evolve into something really cool. We don’t know about the chemistry with Nick and Morgan. Obviously there is [something]. But as he’s incrementally gaining more trust with the department, hopefully it gets better and better.”
Howey, for his part, was thrilled at the chance to join one of his favorite shows.
“The first season was amazing. It is not your usual procedure. I love the insert shots and I love their style. But I have friends in real life that are police officers and are part of the sheriff’s department. So I talked to them and they definitely made fun of me because that’s what they do,” he told Us. “I’m taking my own leeway a little bit about who this guy is and that comes from the writers about who his family is and how they were in law enforcement and now in politics. So he has something to prove to the department and to himself. So it’s fun to work on it and see what comes out of it.”
When asked about the best part of getting to play Nick Wagner, Howey joked, “The badge. I was like, ‘Does he get a badge?’ So I’m walking around like a little boy that has a new fireman’s hat on. I have the badge on my hip and I am flipping up my jacket. I’m in the mirror showing off for myself.”
It is never easy to unexpectedly say goodbye to your favorite characters — and 2026 has featured an influx of shocking departures on our TV screens from Grey’s Anatomy to Virgin River. Virgin River fans were surprised when showrunner Patrick Sean Smith confirmed multiple characters were written off the show after season 7. Marco Grazzini addressed […]
Wagner’s fate will be decided by a new showrunner, who has yet to be announced. Before season 2 came to an end, news broke in March that showrunner Todd Harthan exited the show to focus on the upcoming live-action adaptation of Christopher Paolini’s YA book series The Inheritance Cycle. The adaptation — titled Eragon — is cocreated with Paolini and Harthan will serve as coshowrunner alongside Todd Helbing.
High Potential, which premiered in September 2024, was created by Drew Goddard. The pilot was written by Goddard, who was expected to executive produce alongside Sarah Esberg, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, Jean Nainchrik and Alethea Jones.
Thomas, meanwhile, was expected to serve as the showrunner before exiting in June 2024 — months before the series premiere. Harthan was ultimately announced as the new showrunner, who also served as an executive producer.
High Potential is now streaming on Hulu.
Sydney Sweeney celebrated the season 3 arrival of Euphoria by cozying up to her boyfriend, Scooter Braun.
In two X videos, shared by The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair on Tuesday, April 7, Sweeney, 28, was seen kissing and holding hands with the music executive, 44, at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre earlier that day.
In one clip, the Euphoria actress held her hand out to the music executive, 44, before he momentarily grabbed it while exiting a vehicle the pair had arrived in. They then parted ways as Sweeney, who plays Cassie Howard on the HBO series, headed towards the red carpet and Braun greeted event organizers.
In the second clip, the couple were captured seated together before Sweeney grabbed Braun’s face to plant a kiss on his lips.
Scooter Braun has introduced Sydney Sweeney to a new world as their romance continues to heat up. “They are dating and it has become more serious. Still not putting a label on it, but Sydney has been having a lot of fun with Scooter,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “It has been low-pressure for […]
Dressed to impress, Sweeney posed solo for photos on the event’s red carpet, rocking a figure-hugging white gown with a cape attached to the back. Although Braun opted out of the red carpet altogether, Sweeney dazzled on her own, smiling for the cameras alongside Euphoria creator, Sam Levinson, and costars Maude Apatow, Jack Topalian, Alexa Demie and Hunter Schafer.
Sweeney and Braun’s most recent public outing comes two months after Us Weekly exclusively reported that their romance was “going strong” since connecting at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Italian wedding in June 2025. “It’s a very casual, laid-back relationship,” an insider told Us in February. “Sydney is not looking to settle down right now. She has been hesitant to get into another serious relationship but is enjoying her time with him.”
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The source added that Sweeney was heavily supported by Braun as she launched her lingerie brand, SYRN, at the end of January. “Scooter loves that she has a business mindset and is very driven,” the insider told Us.
Sweeney and Braun were first linked after they were spotted walking around Italy just prior to Bezos, 62, and Sánchez, 56, exchanging vows. In the months that followed, the duo were spotted together on dates in Los Angeles and New York City before a source told Us in October 2025 that their dates had “become more serious.”
The insider said at the time, “[They’re] still not putting a label on it, but Sydney has been having a lot of fun with Scooter. It has been low-pressure for both of them and has been a different relationship for Sydney. Scooter has introduced her to new perspectives, especially when it comes to business.”
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Prior to her romance with Braun, Sweeney split from ex-fiancé Jonathan Davino in January 2025.
For Braun’s part, he was married to health activist Yael Cohen since 2014. The former couple, who share three children, finalized their divorce in September 2022.
Although recent years have offered far from the best of the genre, the gangster film was once one of the most reliable genres in Hollywood. In fact, some of the very best films are gangster movies, from Sergio Leone’s long and winding masterpiece Once Upon a Time in America and Quentin Tarantino’s breakout hit Reservoir Dogs to Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund‘s genius Brazilian flick City of God and, of course, one of the most widely celebrated films of all time, The Godfather.
However, if there is one other movie that could possibly rival The Godfather for the title of the genre’s best, it is Martin Scorsese’s magnum opus, Goodfellas. Hailed as one of the finest pieces of filmmaking ever, and dubbed an “epic cinematic masterpiece” by the one and only Steven Spielberg, Goodfellas is held in almost singularly high regard by most cinephiles. Boasting a 93% critics’ score and 97% from audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus on the site reads, “Hard-hitting and stylish, GoodFellas is a gangster classic — and arguably the high point of Martin Scorsese’s career.”
At the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991, the film was nominated in six categories but walked away victorious only in Best Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), with the Academy choosing to honor Kevin Costner‘s first Western triumph, Dances with Wolves, with the Best Picture prize instead of Goodfellas. 36 years after the film debuted in theaters and changed the gangster genre forever, Goodfellas is once again a hit with audiences. At the time of writing, Scorsese’s masterpiece is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Tubi in the U.S.
What Is ‘Goodfellas’ About?
As the twelfth directorial effort in Scorsese’s career, many believe this was the icon at the peak of his powers. The film featured several memorable performances in one of the best ensembles ever assembled, including Ray Liotta starring as Henry Hill; Lorraine Bracco as Hill’s wife, Karen Hill; Robert De Niro as Jimmy Conway; Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito; and Paul Sorvino as Paulie Cicero. A synopsis for the movie reads:
“Henry Hill, a poor Irish-Italian growing up in the 1950s New York City, rises through the ranks of his neighborhood’s organized crime branch; he ends up in the FBI’s witness protection program after testifying against his former partners.”
Goodfellas is streaming for free on Tubi. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for the latest streaming stories.
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September 19, 1990
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145 minutes
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Barbara De Fina
Tori Spelling is opening up after a terrifying car accident that sent her, four of her children, and three of their friends to the hospital.
The crash, which happened recently, left the group shaken and dealing with multiple injuries.
Days later, the actress shared new details about the incident, including the split-second decision she made to protect the kids and the overwhelming gratitude she feels after what could have been a far more devastating outcome.
Tori Spelling Recalls Split-Second Decision During Crash
Tori Spelling gave a detailed account of the crash in a video posted on Instagram days after the incident.
The accident happened on April 2 in Temecula, California, about 80 miles outside Los Angeles, with eight people in the vehicle.
According to Spelling, the crash was caused by another driver who was “speeding, going crazy, crazy fast” and ran a red light before hitting their car.
She described how quickly the situation escalated and how she reacted instinctively.
“In a split second, I looked to my right and I saw he was coming full on, full impact into the side of our car,” the actress said.
Trying to protect the children, Spelling explained, “I turned hard left, as hard as I could, as fast as I could, to avoid as much impact on the children as possible.”
Spelling Expresses Gratitude After Scary Accident
Despite the terrifying experience, Tori Spelling emphasized how grateful she felt that the situation wasn’t worse. Reflecting on the crash, she shared just how serious it could have been.
“We are so grateful and so lucky, because it could have been so much worse,” the “Scary Movie” star said, adding that she felt protected in that moment.
She continued, “I’m just really grateful that in a split second, guardian angels were definitely with us that day.”
Spelling also thanked the Inland Valley and Wildomar first responders who assisted at the scene, noting that they provided “great care” to everyone involved.
Beyond that, she acknowledged the outpouring of support from others, saying, “I’m grateful to everyone who has reached out and repeatedly checked on us and offered to do whatever we needed to get us through this and all the blessings everyone has sent.”
Fans Offer Support To Tori Spelling Amid Her Frightening Ordeal
Shortly after Spelling shared the video, thousands of fans trooped to the comments section to express relief and happiness over the safety of the star and the seven kids.
“So glad you are all okay. I know how terrifying it must have been for all of you. I hope you all are healing,” one fan commented.
A second person shared, “Sending you and your kids and their friends so much love and light and healing energy!! Thank God you guys are ok.”
A third fan also commented, “So glad you all are physically ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the kids as you navigate through. It sounds like it was a terrifying experience.”
A fourth user added, “I am grateful that you made it through on. You used your driver instincts to make that hard left turn. Sending prayers and hugs.”
Spelling And Children Hospitalized Following Crash
As The Blast reported, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene around 5:45 p.m. and found two vehicles with collision damage.
According to their account, Tori Spelling was driving four of her children and three of their friends when a driver hit them after allegedly speeding and running through a red light.
Following the incident, all eight occupants were transported to the hospital in three separate ambulances.
At the hospital, Spelling and the children were treated for injuries including cuts, bruises, contusions, and concussions.
No arrests were made, and everyone involved was evaluated at the scene before being taken for further care.
Tori Spelling And Family Still ‘Shook Up’ But Recovering After Incident
In the days following the accident, sources provided insight into how Spelling and the children had been coping.
Speaking to PEOPLE, one source described the crash as “scary” and said it “happened very quickly.”
The source shared that “Everyone’s still pretty shook up and have minor injuries,” reflecting the emotional impact of the experience. Despite that, there was also a sense of relief about how things turned out.
“Tori feels they were all very lucky that it wasn’t worse, though,” the source added, noting that the outcome could have been far more serious.
In a positive moment after the ordeal, the family was able to come together shortly afterward.
According to the same source, they felt fortunate that “they were all able to spend Easter together,” marking a moment of relief after an otherwise frightening experience.
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Not every Netflix action pickup travels like this but this new 119-minute South Korean spy thriller arrived with the right ingredients for a global break: it is directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, built around a premium cast led by Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Shin Sae-kyeong, and set in Vladivostok, where South and North Korean operatives get pulled into a criminal web of shifting loyalties and escalating violence.
As per FlixPatrol, the instant streaming come-up shows that viewers understood that pitch immediately, especially those looking for something to scratch that James Bond itch as fans wait for Amazon’s reboot. As of April 7, it is the #1 movie on Netflix worldwide. The country breakdown shows this was not a narrow regional spike. It is sitting at #1 right now in markets including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Romania, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Morocco, and Martinique, while also holding strong at #2 in places such as Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the UAE. Not just that, during the last seven days, the film has consistently stayed in the Top 10 in most of the regions it is currently trending high up in.
That movie is Humint, and what makes its rise feel significant is how widely it has connected outside its home market. Netflix has leaned into the film’s mix of hand-to-hand combat, gunfights, and car chases, but the bigger selling point is that it is not just action. It is espionage action with geopolitical friction, emotional baggage, and a border-city setting that instantly gives the movie a colder, more dangerous texture than generic streaming thrillers. Yes, it is a Korean action film, but its Netflix run already looks far bigger than a domestic-fandom story. The film premiered globally on Netflix on March 31, and within a week it had spread across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and parts of Europe.
‘Humint’ Has a Humble Rating on IMDB for Now
Even with the rankings going through the roof, Humint is not being received like an instant critical darling just yet: it currently sits at about 6.5–6.6/10 on IMDb, which is a fairly modest score for a movie performing this strongly on Netflix’s global charts. And on Rotten Tomatoes, the film still doesn’t have an official critics’ or audience score locked in, so its long-term reception story is still very much unsettled.
Humint is available to stream on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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