Line #95 UglyCute/LiveActionFilms


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3	* The Bandersnatch from Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''. [[MixAndMatchCritter Half-yeti, half-bulldog]], [[WritersCannotDoMath half-shark]], and anyone who doesn't want to give it a cuddle is a ''liar''.
4	* For some, [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Chestbursters]]. Then again, everything is cute as a baby.
5	** They're even cuter when they sing [[WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening The]] [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Michigan]] [[http://youtu.be/aVZUVeMtYXc Rag]].
6	** The newborn in ''Film/AlienResurrection''. It's a slimy, hideous, bipolar abomination hybrid of human and alien... but who wouldn't fall for those [[http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/DestroX71689/alien.png eyes]]?
7	** ''Film/AlienCovenant'' takes this trope one step further with the birth of the chestburster that comes out of [[spoiler:Oram]]: Not only does it look like a tiny little Xenomorph instead of its usual form, but it also mimics [[spoiler:David]]'s actions not long after being birthed. And to add icing on the cake, this scene is set to music that is actually heartwarming rather than terrifying.
8	* The toy rabbit that Scott gives his daughter, Cassie, in ''Film/AntMan1''. It's got a rather uncanny, creepy appearance, but her reaction says it all:
9	-->'''Cassie''': He's so ugly! I love him!
10	* The [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''.
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12	* Frankenstein's Monster as played by Creator/BorisKarloff, especially in ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein.'' There are several scenes that make him seem innocent or sad, such as when he plays with a little girl or when he befriends a blind hermit.
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14	* Fuzzball in ''Film/CaptainEO'' is ugly cute.
15	* Carrie White in ''Film/Carrie1976'' qualifies. Just have a look at her when she's in her jammies [[spoiler: right before Momma gets stabby]].
16	* For some, Both the scarred and un-scarred versions of Chucky the killer doll from the Franchise/{{Childs Play}} series, it helps that he is essentially an evil looking baby doll
17	** Tiffany and Glenn too.
18	* [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Clover]] from ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'', considering [[WordOfGod its backstory]].
19	** [[http://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/images/baby_iris.htm Baby Irys]] is pretty odd looking, yet still adorable. Too bad he's also a ManipulativeBastard.
20	* The Crites from the ''Film/{{Critters}}'' series they look like little wide eyed porcupines with fangs, but they have those quills and fangs for a reason and [[ToServeMan you really wouldn't want one for a pet]].
21	* ''Film/{{District 9}}'': the aliens, especially Christopher, his son, and [[spoiler:Wikus, even with the [[TransformationTrauma freaky becoming an alien thing]]...]]
22	-->'''Wikus:''' (''trying to get him to hide from danger'') Do you want to play hide and seek?\
23	'''Christopher's son:''' (''looking as delighted as a bug face can'') Yes! ''Yes!''
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25	* Fizzgig and the Podlings from ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''. Heck, we could probably include a lot of Muppets on this list, especially the "darker" Muppets.
26	** All of the goblins from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', for example -- also, Ludo.
27	* Poverty in ''Film/DasepoSonyo''. He may be the AnthropomorphicPersonification of poverty, but he's still adorable.
28	* ''Film/DumbAndDumber'':
29	** Harry could qualify. He surely isn't conventionally cute, but his fluffy blond hair, lack of maturity and Azure-colored eyes make him absolutely adorable. He actually has a surprising amount of [[EstrogenBrigade girls]] who believe he's cute, even downright sexy.
30	** Even Lloyd could be considered this with his chocolate-brown eyes and chipped front tooth along with his overall round face.
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32	* As was Film/EdwardScissorhands. A breakout role for Creator/JohnnyDepp, since it doesn't showcase his good looks.
33	* ''Film/TheElephantMan''.
34	* For many, that weird mutant baby in Film/{{Eraserhead}}, which looks like [[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/SpukiKitty/PICS%20for%20Web%20Forums/Eraserheadbaby_zps6f51a2f8.jpg a smaller, less-wrinkly, slimier version]] of Film/ETTheExtraterrestrial.
35	* ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''. It's worth mentioning that his face was modeled after Albert Einstein ''and a pug dog''.
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37	* The Puckmaren and various biological samples in ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator''.
38	* [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]. It's mostly in the way he tilts his head sideways when confused, though some claim it's the eyes.
39	** [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]] fits this trope too. The actor who plays Michael in the brief unmasking scene in [[Film/{{Halloween 1978}} the first film]] was even hired because of his "angelic face."
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41	* Toto from ''Film/{{Gamera}}: The Brave''. Just look at him--[[http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/gamera02.jpg Who knew giant turtle-monsters could be so..so cute?]]
42	* Slimer from ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'', even in his initial appearance in the film. The producers ran with it in everything [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} spun-off from the film]]. Made even more adorable when you find out [[Creator/JohnBelushi who his inspiration was.]]
43	** In the spinoff series' ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'', it appears he got hit with the adorably ugly stick a bit harder than normal and became more and more conventionally cute... and annoying.
44	* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}:
45	** [[https://i.pinimg.com/236x/65/88/87/658887ab3cb54e1b2385004ab0b1b574--baby-godzilla-gamera-kaiju.jpg Say "Hi"]] to Godzilla Jr.
46	** In real life, Film/{{Mothra}} would be horrifying. Next to the reptilian kaiju of her universe, she's good-looking enough to be used for BeautyEqualsGoodness.
47	** [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/godzilla/images/6/6b/GMMG_-_The_New_Born_Mothra_Larvae.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140506102917 The Mothra larvae]] look like lumpy brown worms but are every bit as adorable as their mother.
48	** [[http://www.siamsky.net/auctions/04-03-06/GodzillaJunior.jpg Minya/Minilla/Minira/Milla]]. It helps that in his first appearance he's a complete [[TheWoobie Woobie]].
49	** Sure, he's a horrible ancient monster with razor sharp fangs and horns, but those floppy ears make [[http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd259/SupernaturalMonkey/Baragon.jpg Baragon]] simply adorable. He has been described as being like a giant puppy quite a few times on the internet.
50	** [[http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb228/rwpjms/kingseesar.jpg King Seesar]] who is an ugly/cute Shisa (A lion-dog creature from Okinawa folklore).
51	** Oddly enough, Godzilla himself during the later Showa films, mostly due to being more kid-friendly around the time. Also, the design of the suit is constantly changing; in the late [=1960s=] and [=1970s=], Godzilla was overall much cuddlier than he was when he first showed up. Compare [[http://tohokingdom.com/kaiju/images/godzilla54.htm Godzilla from 1954]] to [[http://www.badmovies.org/movies/gvsmecha/gvsmecha7.jpg him 20 years later]]. The nuclear radiation in his body apparently mutated him into [[Series/SesameStreet Cookie Monster]] and then into [[Series/TheMuppetShow Kermit the Frog]].
52	** The [=MUTOs=] in ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' can get this reaction from some people, especially when [[spoiler:the two of them nuzzle each others face after meeting up in San Francisco]].
53	** Godzilla's first land form in ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' is this big, dumpy, fishy Godzilla with tiny arms and big eyes. It's so adorable as it rampages through a busy street and demolish anything and crush anyone in its path. Fans have given it the endearing nickname "Kamata-kun", for the Tokyo district where it first came ashore.
54	** In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', as [[KnightOfCerebus terrifying]] as King Ghidorah is, there's something rather amusing about the way his [[MultipleHeadCase three heads]] occasionally disagree like bickering siblings. The goofy left head in particular is [[https://twitter.com/search?q=ghidorah%20kevin&src=typed_query regarded with some]] [[https://www.tumblr.com/search/ghidorah+kevin adoration by fans]] for its semi-CuteAndPsycho tendencies.
55	* Sloth from ''Film/TheGoonies''.
56	* The eponymous ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' -- and no, we don't just mean their more conventionally cute Mogwai forms either.
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58	* Abe Sapien seems to be the resident MrFanservice in ''Film/Hellboy2004'', not that the Red himself lacks charm.
59	** Not to mention the Tooth Fairies from ''[[Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy The Golden Army]]''. Cutest ZergRush ever!
60	* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'': Baby Grinch. Being green and furry doesn't make him any less cute.
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62	* Some people view The Creeper from ''Film/JeepersCreepers'' as this.
63	* The cockroaches from ''Film/JoesApartment''.
64	* Woola the Martian "dog" in ''Film/JohnCarter''.
65	* The [[http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=697272&stc=1&d=1244971411 baby velociraptor]] from ''Franchise/JurassicPark''.
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67	* ''Film/KingKong'' was specifically designed as this.
68	** Pushed even further in Peter Jackson's version, where he's positively cuddly.
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70	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'':
71	** The Wargs, being overgrown, snarling canines used by the Orcs, comes off as weirdly cuddly to many fans.
72	** Also, Gollum. Despite his disheveled appearance, violent outbursts and obsession with the One Ring, his expressive face and childlike enthusiasm makes him downright ''precious'' to viewers.
73	** Most of the dwarves from ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy. Those who aren’t already conventionally attractive tend to have rather goofy or brutish appearances, yet their numerous quirks and loyalty to each other makes them endearing company throughout the trilogy.
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75	* ''Film/MacAndMe'': Mac, the Mysterious Alien Creature.
76	* Despite the tumors and perpetual chapped lips, Nux the War Boy in Film/MadMaxFuryRoad has an odd boyish cuteness about him. The InnocentBlueEyes help.
77	* In ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'', TragicHero Thomas Jerome Newton (Music/DavidBowie) is {{Moe}} on [[http://www.crackedactor.com/gallery/Thin-White-Duke/lake the outside]] via a disguise, and this on the [[http://www.crackedactor.com/gallery/Thin-White-Duke/alien inside]]. One blog commenter described the true form (which is also hairless, earless, fingernail-less, etc.) as "[[Franchise/HarryPotter Voldemort]] with a nose", and in the film it horrifies his human mistress to the point of BringMyBrownPants. Granted it's a sudden reveal so shock factors into her reaction, but his eyes have just the faintest sheen of ''pain'' in them. Gentle-hearted Website/YouTube commenters have compared him and his family (seen in flashbacks), in their white bodysuits, to teddy bears instead.
78	* ''Film/MenInBlack'': "Congratulations Reg, it's a...squid." It's the big eyes and the very adorable tentacle-sucking.
79	-->'''J:''' He's actually kind of... ''[baby throws up on him]'' ...cute.
80	** And fitting a real life example, Frank the Pug. (And not coincidentally, such dogs are very popular among fans of the franchise.)
81	* [[http://www.cinemawasteland.com/site_graphics/mike_berryman.jpg Michael Berryman]], who has hydrochotic-extodermal dysplasia (a rare condition which prevents him from having any nails, sweat glands or hair), is definitely never going to qualify for being HollywoodHomely, but he seems to have this trope going for him. Even in movies where he plays a bad guy, that baby face of his really might make you want to give him a hug. Of course, it probably doesn't hurt that more often than not, he's also TheWoobie in whatever part he's playing.
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83	%%* Otachi Jr. from ''Film/PacificRim''.
84	* The title character of ''Film/{{Paul}}''. He's a swollen-headed alien with huge adorable puppy dog eyes.
85	* The psycho-killer penis in Russ Meyer-homage, ''Pervert!''
86	* Trumpy from ''Film/PodPeople''. As bad as the film is, you have to admit that this is one cute looking alien.
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88	* Robert in ''Film/{{Rubber}}''. He's a serial killer tire but is oh so adorable.
89	* ''Film/SpaceJam'' gives us the adorable Nerdlucks. Tiny aliens with squishy bodies and big, goofy eyes who work for the villainous Mr. Swackhammer.
90	* Pretty much all stages of Dren in ''Film/{{Splice}}'', although the earlier ones more so than the [[CuteMonsterGirl largely humanoid-looking]] "adult" stage. Even Fred and Ginger qualify.
91	* ''Franchise/StarWars''
92	** After the reaction of its keeper, the Rancor in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
93	** Check out the Wookieepedia pages for the [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rancor?file=Rancor_with_young.jpg Rancor]] and [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wampa?file=Wampawcubs_woswfg.jpg Wampa]]. Both have artwork depicting a mother of the species cuddling her cubs. You cannot possibly look at the baby Wampas and Rancors without going ''AWWWWWW!!!!''
94	** Many fans find the small size and child-like demeanours of the Jawas to be quite endearing.
95	** '''YODA.''' When 900 years old you reach, look as ugly cute you will not. Hmmm?
96	** Also [=R2D2=]. [[CuteMachines Cutest sentient fire hydrant ever]].
97	** Darth Vader without his mask at the end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Even though he's old and scarred, you still want to give the old guy a hug.
98	** [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rotta Rotta the Huttlet]]. A ''[[FunSize Huttlet]]!'' For Sith's sake, he can ''[[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rotta_pack.png fit in your backpack!]]'' Daaaaawwww. His father's refers to him as his "punky muffin".
99	** Jar Jar Binks in a sorta [[TheScrappy scrappy-ish]] cute way.
100	* Cooper, the alien from ''Film/{{Super 8}}''. Look at those ''eyes'' and try to say you didn't melt in the end.
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102	* In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'', the turtles' faces have invoked a surprisingly more human appearance than one might expect, leading many fans to find the turtles cute in the most grotesque of ways.
103	%%* ''Film/ToCatchAYeti'': The Yeti.
104	* [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries Scorponok]] TIME FOR HUUUGZ!!!
105	** Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' had the Twins, so ugly that they came right around the scale and ended up at ''cute'' again.
106	* Shriekers from ''Film/Tremors2Aftershocks''.
107	* To some extent, Sam from ''Film/TrickRTreat''. [[HumanoidAbomination He's quite ominous as the spirit of Halloween]], but his childlike appearance (up to being played by an actual child) and simple burlap sack-and-buttons mask ends up making him quite endearing. Even when [[spoiler:he's unmasked and [[NightmareFace revealed to have a skull-like pumpkin head]], he's still weirdly charming as [[CuteMonster a quasi-infantile monster]].]]

Context UglyCute / LiveActionFilms