In honor of Missing Link winning best animated feature at the Golden Globes this year, what better time to binge a ton of movies featuring the big man himself: Bigfoot. Bigfoot is a legend that has been around for quite some time and argued about. With little evidence beyond grainy photography, it’s not certain anyone has really seen this giant hairy beast.
Whichever side you are on, the Bigfoot is more than real in these movies, but where he’s nice or a furious beat depends on the day-and movie. Here is Missing Link and nine other best bigfoot movies, as ranked by IMDb.
Big Legend (2018): 5.5
The first movie on this list is Big Legend which came out July 3, 2018. This movie was written and directed by Justin Lee and stared Kevin Makely (The Cavanaughs), Todd A. Robinson (Any Bullet Will Do), Summer Spiro (Westworld), and Amanda Wyss (Highlander).
Big Legend is about ex-soldier Tyler Laird as he investigates his fiance’s sudden disappearance in the Pacific Northwest. Tyler is not going to stop at anything to find answers, even if it means coming toe-to-toe with Bigfoot himself.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018): 5.6
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot is an american drama adventure movie that came out in 2018. This movie was written and directed by Robert D. Krzykowski. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot stared Sam Elliot (Ghost Rider), Aidan Turner (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), and Caitlin FitzGerald (Master of Sex).
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot begins in the year 1987 when Calvin Barr (Sam Elliot) is living out the rest of his life with his dog. After awhile, Calvin starts to reminisce about his younger life. He thinks about when he was In World War II and killed Hitler and so much more.
Harry and the Hendersons (1987): 6.0
Harry and the Hendersons is a fantasy film that came out in 1987. This movie was directed by William Dear and written by William Dear, William E. Martin, and Ezra D. Rappaport. This movie starred John Lithgow (Footloose), Melinda Dillon( A Christmas Story), Margaret Langrick (My American Cousin), Joshua Rudoy , and Kevin Peter Hall (Predator).
Harry and the Hendersons begins with the Henderson family coming home from a family camping trip in the Cascade mountains. while on their way home to Seattle, they accidentally run over something-or someone. George Henderson hit bigfoot!
The Son of Bigfoot (2017): 6.1
Get the whole family around and watch The Son of Bigfoot. This movie was a Belgian-French production that was directed by Ben Stassen and Jeremy Degruson and written by Bob Barlen
Cal Brunker.
The Son of Bigfoot is about a scientist named Dr. Harrison that works at HairCo., a corporation that is under Wallace Eastman’s care. The movies begins with a helicopter following Dr. Harrison, but he gets away by jumping in a nearby river. The, the movie jumps through time to follow Adam Harrison, the scientist’s son, as they live there lives normally…but not for long.
Bigfoot: the Movie (2015): 6.2
Bigfoot: The Movie is a comedy/horror film movie directed by Jared Show and written by Jared Show and Curt Wootton. This movie starred Curt Wootton, Nathan Magill, Jared Show, and Joanie Dodds.
This horror-comedy takes place in Ellwood City, PA where Bigfoot is harassing the locals. Chuck, Dale, Burl, and Kate get together to take Big Foot down. Will these locals be able to beat Bigfoot himself?
Letters from the Big Man (2011): 6.3
Letters form the Big Man is a movie directed and written by Christopher Munch. This movie stared Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (Deadpool) Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) and Karen Black (Great Gatsby). Letters from the Big Man is about Sarah Smith, a government hydrologist and artist, going through an awful break up.
When she goes to Kalmiopsis Wilderness located in southwest Oregan for a stream survey, she finds herself befriending a Sasquatch-like man in the forest.
The Sasquatch Gang (2007): 6.3
The Sasquatch Gang is a comedy that came out in 2006 directed and written by Tim Skousen. The Sasquatch Gang stared Jeremy Sumpter, Justin Long, and Joey Kern. This movie was first shown at Slamdance Film Festival where it won the audience award.
The Sasquatch Gang is about a Gavin Gore, who is a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy things. When his group of friends find a huge footprint while walking though some trails, the begin a hunt for the Sasquatch and question if he is even real.
Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie (2008): 6.5
Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie is a documentary that came out October 17, 2008. This movie was directed by Jay Delaney and stared Dallas Gilbert, Wayne Burton, C. Thomas Biscardi.
This documentary follows two men who are amateur Bigfoot rescuers. They go through Appalachian, Ohio trying to find this a creature no one is sure even exists. This documentary shows how two friends come together to find hope and a meaning to life through Bigfoot while living in a small town.
Missing Link (2019): 6.7
Missing Link is a stop motion movie written and directed by Chris Butler that came out April 2019. Missing Link was produced by Laika, the company known for Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Missing Link is about Sir Lionel Frost, voiced by Hugh Jackman, an investigator of mythical creatures. When Lional comes across a Sasquatch named Mr. Link in the Pacific Northwest, he and Adelina Fortnight, Lionel’s ex-lover, go on an adventure together to take Mr. Link to go see his yeti cousins.
Patterson-Gimlin Film (1967): 7.6
The best Big Foot related movie is, of course, the Petterson-Gimlin film that came out in 1967. This iconic Big Foot siting caught on camera was recorded in Northern California by Bluff Creek. The filmmakers behind this Bigfoot sighting was Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin.
Wither Bigfoot is real or not, he has always been a topic of conversation. Roger and Bob were on horseback the day Bigfoot was caught on camera. Roger had been studying Bigfoot for years before making this documentary. Whether this footage is real or bogus, it is still a piece of cinematic history that people talk about to this day.