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Films set in subterranea

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 film by Steven Spielberg
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001 animated film directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 stop-motion animated film by Wes Anderson
Aquaman
2018 film directed by James Wan
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film series. The film was directed by Matt Shakman from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, and the team of Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. It features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the titular team, alongside Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. The film is set in the 1960s of a retro-futuristic world which the Fantastic Four must protect from the planet-devouring cosmic being Galactus (Ineson).
Demolition Man
1993 film directed by Marco Brambilla
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 film directed by Drew Goddard
Us
2019 film directed by Jordan Peele
The Descent
2005 film by Neil Marshall
The Core
2003 US-UK film directed by Jon Amiel
Barbarian (2022 film)
Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Zach Cregger in his solo screenwriting and directorial debut. It is produced by Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J. D. Lifshitz. The film stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. The story follows a woman who rents a house on Airbnb and discovers a dark secret inside.
As Above, So Below
2014 film directed by John Erick Dowdle
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle is a 2025 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film based on the Infinity Castle arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the fourth season of the anime television series as well as the manga fourth, fifth, and sixth adaptations, following the film Mugen Train (2020) and the feature-length compilations To the Swordsmith Village (2023) and To the Hashira Training (2024). It is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, produced by Ufotable, and written by the studio's staff members. It follows the Demon Slayer Corps in their decisive climactic battle against Muzan Kibutsuji and the remaining Upper Ranks within the titular "Infinity Castle".
The Descent Part 2
2009 film by Jon Harris
Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
Burrow
2020 animated short film
Catacombs
2007 film by Tomm Coker
Sniper 3
2004 film directed by P. J. Pesce
Revue Starlight
Japanese media franchise
C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime, and starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debut. The plot concerns a New York City police officer and a homeless shelter manager who team up to investigate a series of disappearances, and discover that the missing people have been killed by humanoid monsters that live in the sewers.
Death Line
1972 film by Gary Sherman
Sinkhole
2021 South Korean film
Mine Games
2012 film
La Torre de los Siete Jorobados
1944 film by Edgar Neville
Unknown World
1951 film by Terry O. Morse
Junk Head
2021 film directed by Takehide Hori
The Incredible Petrified World
1957 film by Jerry Warren