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Monster Island

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Based on Malay Folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon, this creature feature is set in World War II. A Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island and soon discover that they're being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan. Both the soldier and POW realize that they must work together to survive the unknown, despite their differences.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Jul 25
2/4
Despite some solid low-budget make-up work and decent central performances, “Monster Island” doesn’t have enough meat on its bones, somehow feeling narratively inert even at just 83 minutes. Go to Full Review
Jazzmin Crawley Dread Central Oct 11
4/5
Orang Ikan has a heavy dose of kicking and punching, which is on brand for director Mike Wiluan. Fans of hand-to-hand combat, war movies, and creature features are in for a pleasant surprise. Go to Full Review
Emily Maesar MovieJawn Aug 19
While there’s not a particularly deep message in Monster Island, it’s a solid entry in the “befriending the enemy” trope that often comes along with more intimate war stories that are set outside the bounds of the battlefield. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider Aug 1
Monster Island is good. Well, at least good enough for the niche it inhabits. Go to Full Review
Drew Dietsch Giant Freakin Robot Jul 30
3/5
Monster Island might get accused of being bare bones by other critics, but I prefer to see it as a “meat and potatoes” Go to Full Review
Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Jul 26
1.5/4
A cross between Hell in the Pacific and Creature from the Black Lagoon should not be this boring. Go to Full Review
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Andrianna C. @marriedtotheplot Dec 12 Dude, this is a solid monster movie. That’s it, plain and simple. It’s advertised as a movie with a murderous monster and BOOM, it’s a murderous monster movie. This quick hour and twenty-two minute movie gets right to the chase. Two captives in WWII get shipwreck in the pacific. One is Japanese and the other is English. Chained together and fighting at first, they discover they have to work together to survive, then BAM! monster shows up. It’s go the kills you hope for. The monster reminds me of The Creature From the Black Lagoon. Not a bad little flick. See more Dog B Nov 24 Should have been a Predator movie. See more John H. @BearAndose Oct 24 Great movie! At first for no reason at all I thought it was an origin story for John C Riley's Character from Skull Island. The movie was perfect for what I was looking for on a late Thursday night! Lots of action, lots of fun, good story.. See more Darren D @DarrenJD Oct 8 "Monster Island", a straightforward World War II creature feature & a tale of survival when enemies must take on a greater foe, a jacked up Creature from the Black Lagoon. Fun monster design & head ripping practical effects made it a good time. See more Spawny M Aug 28 10 words or less movie review: The park outside my bedroom window is scarier. See more Casey D Aug 19 For a low budget, the special effects and location were great. Acting was mediocre and the story line was fairly linear. However, in the end you realize what monster island was about and it is worth the view. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on Malay Folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon, this creature feature is set in World War II. A Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island and soon discover that they're being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan. Both the soldier and POW realize that they must work together to survive the unknown, despite their differences.
Director
Mike Wiluan
Producer
Eric Khoo, Freddie Yeo, Tan Fong Cheng, Fumie Suzuki Lancaster
Screenwriter
Mike Wiluan
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Gorylah Pictures
Genre
Action, Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 25, 2025
Runtime
1h 23m
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