The Best Bigfoot Movies

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Updated June 10, 2021 1.4k votes 318 voters
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Vote up your favorite movies that have a Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, or Abomniable Snowman in them.

Hidden in the forest and rarely seen, Bigfoot has captured the attention of mystery-seekers and filmmakers all over the world. The best Bigfoot movies come in many forms. Some Sasquatch films are horror movies while other good Bigfoot pictures are family films. Many famous actors have appeared in popular Bigfoot comedy and horror movies.

What films will you find on this list of all Bigfoot movies? Not all of them are scary Bigfoot movies. Harry and the Hendersons has to be on this list. This 1987 film – starring John Lithgow – is a heartwarming story about a family who learns that Bigfoot is really a gentle giant. Smallfoot is another good fantasy film for the whole family.

Jason Lee and Jason Mewes star in Drawing Files, a Bigfoot movie produced by their frequent collaborators Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. Other good Bigfoot horror movies and Bigfoot kids cartoons include The Son of Bigfoot, Curse of Bigfoot, and The Legend of Boggy Creek.

How will we ever determine which top Bigfoot movie is the best? Help us decide by giving your favorite Bigfoot movies a vote up and please add any good films we may have missed. And check back to see new movies that come out featuring Bigfoots, Sasquatches, Yetis, or Abomniable Snowmen.

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  • Patterson–Gimlin film
    1

    Patterson–Gimlin film

    53 votes
    The Patterson–Gimlin film is a famous short motion picture of an unidentified subject the film makers purported to be a "Bigfoot", that was supposedly filmed on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson ...more
  • Harry and the Hendersons
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    Harry and the Hendersons

    John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick
    84 votes
    • Released: 1987
    • Directed by: William Dear
    While returning from a trip in the woods, George Henderson (John Lithgow) and his family run into something with their car that turns out to be a Sasquatch. Thinking the creature is dead, they take ...more

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  • The Legend of Boggy Creek
    3

    The Legend of Boggy Creek

    Jeff Crabtree, Willie E. Smith
    53 votes
    • Released: 1972
    • Directed by: Charles B. Pierce
    The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 horror docudrama about the "Fouke Monster," a Bigfoot-type creature that has been seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1950s. The film mixes staged ...more
  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
    4

    The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

    Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Ron Livingston
    71 votes
    • Released: 2018
    • Directed by: Robert D. Krzykowski
    Decades after ending World War II by assassinating Adolf Hitler in an undercover operation, unsung American hero Calvin Barr is called upon by the government to hunt down the fabled Bigfoot, the ...more
  • Willow Creek
    5

    Willow Creek

    Peter Jason, Bryce Johnson, Alexie Gilmore
    55 votes
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait
    Willow Creek is a 2013 independent found footage film about a couple interested in Bigfoot lore, written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. The film was premiered at the 2013 Independent Film ...more

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  • Sasquatch Mountain
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    Sasquatch Mountain

    Lance Henriksen, Cerina Vincent, Rance Howard
    22 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
    Sasquatch Mountain is a 2006 science fiction film produced by Grizzly Peak Productions for the Syfy channel, and directed by Steven R. Monroe.