Godzilla Movies and TV Shows
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1. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Minami Hamabe, Sakura Andô, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Rikako Miura
Votes: 48,852
Reiwa era #5
Reboot (ignores original)
4K UHD [JPN Toho: Upcoming]
Blu-ray [Upcoming]
Toho
Godzilla solo
- social commentary on Japanese post-WWII trauma and survivor’s guilt
2. Godzilla (1954)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable dinosaur-like beast.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi
Votes: 39,645 | Gross: $2.42M
83 (4)
Showa era #1
4K UHD [JPN Toho]
Blu-ray [Criterion]
Toho
Godzilla solo
- social commentary on 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb testing and 1954 Lucky Dragon No. 5 incident
- themes of nature’s wrath and inability to avoid death from radioactive fallout
3. Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
Short, Sci-Fi
A spaceship called Earth is attacked by Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan.
Director: Kôichi Kawakita | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Iemasa Kayumi, Tadashi Nakamura, Megumi Odaka
Votes: 20
3D: 5/5
Heisei era
Native 3D attraction short (6min)
Blu-ray 3D [JPN Toho (Godzilla 2014: 5-disc set): Included on bonus disc, No ENG]
Toho, Sanrio
Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan
4. Godzilla (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 440,850 | Gross: $200.68M
68 (5), 3D: 2.5/5
MonsterVerse #1
2D-3D conversion
Blu-ray 3D [JPN Toho (5-disc set): includes Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) 3D on bonus disc]
Blu-ray 3D [Warner Bros.]
Warner Bros., Toho, Legendary Pictures
Male (Shinimura) & female MUTOs vs. Godzilla
- themes of nature’s wrath and humanity’s arrogant and futile attempts to control it
- inspired by 2004 Indian tsunami, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster
- inspired by Godzilla (1954), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 ), Jaws (1975), Alien (1979), Akira (1988), Jurassic Park (1993)
5. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 206,976 | Gross: $110.50M
53 (5), 3D: 2/5
MonsterVerse #3
Sequel to Godzilla (2014)
2D-3D conversion
Blu-ray 3D [Warner Bros.]
Warner Bros., Toho, Legendary Pictures
King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan
- social commentary on climate change and eco-terrorism
- inspired by Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), Aliens (1986)
6. Kong: Skull Island (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 348,241 | Gross: $168.05M
68 (5), 3D: 2.5/5
MonsterVerse #2 (No Godzilla)
2D-3D conversion
Blu-ray 3D [Warner Bros.]
Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Tencent Pictures
Skullcrawlers vs. King Kong
- inspired by King Kong (1933), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Conversation (1974), Platoon (1986), Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), The Host (2006)
7. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against each other--the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong--with humanity caught in the balance.
Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 241,465 | Gross: $100.92M
65 (5), 3D: 2.5/5
MonsterVerse #4
Sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
2D-3D conversion
Blu-ray 3D [Warner Bros.]
Warner Bros., Toho, Legendary Pictures
Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla, King Kong
- inspired by King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), King Kong (1976), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Goonies (1985)
8. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.
Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle
Votes: 39,724
58 (5), 3D: 3.5/5
MonsterVerse #5
Sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
2D-3D conversion
3D Streaming [Apple Vision Pro: Upcoming?]
2D 4K UHD [Warner Bros.: Upcoming]
Warner Bros., Toho, Legendary Pictures
Skar King, Shimo, Tiamat vs. Godzilla, King Kong, Mothra, Suko
- inspired by King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Son of Godzilla (1967), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- theme of makeshift family
9. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023– )
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Set after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans, revealing that monsters are real, follows one family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to Monarch.
Stars: Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Joe Tippett
Votes: 40,114
MonsterVerse series #2
TV series: 1 season, 10 episodes
Sequel to Godzilla (2014) and prequel to MonsterVerse franchise
Streaming [Apple TV+]
Legendary Television, Safehouse Pictures
10. Skull Island (2023– )
TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of shipwrecked characters attempt to escape from an island inhabited by horrifying monsters, including the giant primate who rules the island: Kong.
Stars: Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 2,657
MonsterVerse series #1 (No Godzilla)
TV series: 1 season, 8 episodes
Sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Streaming [Netflix]
Legendary Television, Studio Mir
11. Shin Godzilla (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 36,278 | Gross: $1.92M
73 (4)
Reiwa era #1
Reboot (ignores original)
4K UHD [JPN Toho: 2K (HDR10), 3.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Blu-ray [FUNimation Entertainment: 3.1 Dolby TrueHD (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Toho
Godzilla solo
- social commentary on 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster
12. Godzilla 2000 (1999)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.
Director: Takao Okawara | Stars: Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki
Votes: 9,308 | Gross: $10.04M
Millennium era #1 Reboot sequel to Godzilla (1954)
13. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Japan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus.
Directors: Masaaki Tezuka, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu, Yuriko Hoshi
Votes: 4,617
Millennium era #2 Reboot sequel to Godzilla (1954)
14. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Chiharu Niiyama, Ryûdô Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi, Shirô Sano
Votes: 6,991
Millennium era #3
Reboot sequel to Godzilla (1954)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, Mothra, Baragon
- social commentary on Japanese war crimes
15. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A new Godzilla causes the JSDF to construct a cyborg countermeasure from the original monster's remains. The beast's restless soul is discovered to inhabit the machine as the pilot must learn to find value in her own life.
Directors: Masaaki Tezuka, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kana Onodera, Kô Takasugi
Votes: 5,448
Millennium era #4, Kiryu #1
Reboot sequel to Godzilla (1954)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (Kiryu)
- social commentary on Japanese Self-Defense Force rearmament, Kamikazes and the value of life
16. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.
Directors: Masaaki Tezuka, Koji Hashimoto, Takao Okawara, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Noboru Kaneko, Miho Yoshioka, Mickey Koga, Hiroshi Koizumi
Votes: 5,109
Millennium era #5, Kiryu #2
Sequel to Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (Kiryu), Mothra
17. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.
Directors: Ryûhei Kitamura, Koji Hashimoto, Shûsuke Kaneko, Toshio Masuda, Takao Okawara, Masaaki Tezuka, Kenshô Yamashita, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno
Votes: 9,639
Millennium era #6
Reboot (ignores original)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla, Mothra, Minilla, Keizer Ghidorah (Monster X), Manda, Rodan, Anguirus, Zilla, King Caesar, Kamacuras, Kumonga, Ebirah, Hedorah, Gigan
18. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
103 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The Japanese government suppresses the horrifying news of Godzilla's resurrection as political tensions increase between the United States and Soviet Union, both of whom are willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
Director: Koji Hashimoto | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Shin Takuma
Votes: 2,331
Heisei era #1
Reboot sequel to Godzilla (1954)
Blu-ray [Kraken Releasing: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla solo
- social commentary on US-Soviet Cold War nuclear tension and Japanese relations
19. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
PG | 104 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Desolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.
Directors: Kazuki Ômori, Koji Hashimoto, Kenjirô Ohmori | Stars: Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Kôji Takahashi
Votes: 6,778
Heisei era #2
4K UHD [JPN Toho]
Blu-ray [Echo Bridge Entertainment: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), Mono Dolby Digital (ENG dub), ENG subs]
20. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.
Directors: Kazuki Ômori, Koji Hashimoto | Stars: Kôsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki
Votes: 7,198
Heisei era #3
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
21. Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra.
Director: Takao Okawara | Stars: Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Takehiro Murata, Saburô Shinoda
Votes: 5,505
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Heisei era #4
Godzilla vs. Mothra, Battra
22. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.
Directors: Takao Okawara, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka, Yûsuke Kawazu
Votes: 5,833
Heisei era #5
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), 2.0 DTS-HD MA (ENG dub), ENG subs]
23. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Godzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.
Directors: Kenshô Yamashita, Takao Okawara, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Jun Hashizume, Megumi Odaka, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Nakao
Votes: 5,567
Heisei era #6
24. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Unrated | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.
Directors: Takao Okawara, Ishirô Honda, Koji Hashimoto, Shûe Matsubayashi, Kenshô Yamashita, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Takurô Tatsumi, Yôko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Megumi Odaka
Votes: 7,433
Heisei era #7
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Destoroyah vs. Godzilla, Godzilla Junior
25. Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (2022)
6 min | Animation, Short
The hordes of Gigans that appeared in the previous movie attacked the earth again. In addition, a red-colored Gigan called "Gigan Rex", that rules the other Gigans has just appeared. Will ... See full summary »
Director: Takuya Uenishi | Star: Megumi Odaka
Votes: 92
Heisei era continuity Short (6min)
26. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Scout pilots for a fishing fleet are startled to discover a new monster named Anguirus alongside a second Godzilla. The monsters make their way toward Osaka as Japan can only brace for tragedy and relive the horror of Godzilla once more.
Directors: Motoyoshi Oda, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 8,321
Showa era #2
Sequel to Godzilla (1954)
Blu-ray [Criterion]
Godzilla vs. Anguirus
27. Rodan (1956)
Approved | 74 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow coworkers and discovers prehistoric nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori
Votes: 5,983 | Gross: $0.50M
Showa era (No Godzilla)
Blu-ray [JPN Toho: Mono LPCM (JPN), No ENG]
28. Varan (1958)
87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Motoyoshi Oda | Stars: Kôzô Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Koreya Senda, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 903
Showa era (no Godzilla)
29. Mothra (1961)
Passed | 101 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An expedition to Infant Island discovers a native population and tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity. Named Mothra, she sets out to rescue her fairies after they are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Furankî Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Yumi Itô
Votes: 5,293
Showa era (No Godzilla)
Blu-ray [Mill Creek Entertainment: Mono 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub), ENG subs]
Mothra solo
30. Atragon (1963)
TV-Y7 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Yôko Fujiyama, Yû Fujiki, Kenji Sahara
Votes: 1,518
Showa era (no Godzilla)
31. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing a legendary monster in a marketing scheme as Godzilla re-emerges. (Japanese Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Norman Tokar | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Yû Fujiki, Kenji Sahara, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 1,964
Showa era #3
4K UHD [JPN Toho : 4K, 4.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Blu-ray [Criterion: 4.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN), Mono LPCM (ENG dub), ENG subs]
Godzilla vs. King Kong
32. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Mothra's egg washes ashore and is claimed by greedy entrepreneurs who refuse to return it to her fairies. As Godzilla arises near Nagoya, the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yû Fujiki
Votes: 10,311
Showa era #4
4K UHD [JPN Toho]
Blu-ray [Criterion]
Godzilla vs. Mothra
- social commentary on Hydrogen bomb testing, nuclear environmental pollution, and capitalist greed
33. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A detective is assigned to protect a princess who prophecies the Earth's end with the arrival of a powerful space monster. Mothra and her fairies must persuade Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their differences or face the invader alone.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Yôsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi
Votes: 7,926
Showa era #5
Blu-ray [Criterion]
King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan
34. Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
Unrated | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Near the end of WWII, Germans transport the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster to Japan, where it is seeming lost in the bombing of Hiroshima. Years later a wild boy is found, born from the immortal heart.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Tadao Takashima, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 2,426
Showa era (no Godzilla)
35. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
G | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Astronauts investigate Planet X and encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". As one astronaut forms a romance with a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo
Votes: 7,445
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Showa era #6
4K UHD [JPN Toho]
Blu-ray [Criterion]
King Ghidorah (Monster Zero) vs. Godzilla, Rodan
36. The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
G | 92 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The sole survivor of a fishing boat recounts sightings of hairy giants. A scientist investigates, revealing mutated creatures, growing from remains of a previous monster. Nearly indestructible, they battle in Tokyo until only one remains.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Nobuo Nakamura
Votes: 3,533
Showa era (No Godzilla)
37. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young man searching for his brother steals a boat that shipwrecks on Letchi island, where terrorists have enslaved the Infant Island natives. Discovering Godzilla asleep, he and some others decide to awaken him to liberate the natives.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Chôtarô Tôgin, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 6,374
Showa era #7
Blu-ray [Criterion]
38. King Kong Escapes (1967)
G | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada
Votes: 3,191
Showa era (No Godzilla)
39. Son of Godzilla (1967)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Bibari Maeda, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 5,882
Showa era #8
Blu-ray [Criterion]
40. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
G | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
At the end of the 20th century, all of Earth's monsters have been safely rounded up and sent to Monsterland for scientific study. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleashes the monsters on the world.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Stars: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 7,576
Showa era #9
Blu-ray [Criterion]
Godzilla, Mothra, Minilla, King Ghidorah, Rodan, Anguirus, Baragon, Gorosaurus, Manda, Kumonga, Varan
41. All Monsters Attack (1969)
G | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda, Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki, Hideyo Amamoto
Votes: 5,487
Showa era #10 (no continuity)
Blu-ray [Criterion]
42. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Action, Family
An ever-evolving alien life form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity or Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Directors: Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba
Votes: 6,588
Showa era #11
4K UHD [JPN Toho]
Blu-ray [Criterion]
43. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A manga artist becomes suspicious of his employers when a garbled message is discovered on tape. As he forms a team to investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to help defeat the invaders.
Directors: Jun Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Tomoko Umeda
Votes: 5,727
Showa era #12
Blu-ray [Criterion]
44. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
G | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Family
An inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.
Directors: Jun Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Banno, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham
Votes: 6,916
Showa era #13
Blu-ray [Criterion]
45. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
G | 84 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 7,912
Showa era #14
Blu-ray [Criterion]
46. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
G | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Attempts to salvage Mechagodzilla are thwarted, causing an INTERPOL investigation that uncovers the work of a shunned biologist and his daughter, whose lives become entwined with the resurrected machine.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda | Stars: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida
Votes: 5,751
Showa era #15
Sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Blu-ray [Criterion]
47. Godzilla Island (1997–1998)
3 min | Sci-Fi
Godzilla and friends have been rounded up on monster island. They protect the island from evil monsters such as King Ghidorah and mechagodzilla
Stars: Jirô Dan, Kaori Aizawa, Maimi Okuwa, Kenichiro Shimamura
Votes: 55
Showa and Heisei eras TV short series (3min): 256 episodes
48. Zone Fighter (1973)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The last remaining survivors of the now long gone planet, Peaceland, the Zone family soon found refuge on the planet Earth, where they took on the identity of the Sakimori family and began ... See full summary »
Stars: Kazuya Aoyama, Kazumi Kitahara, Takashi Sato, Shôji Nakayama
Votes: 124
Showa era series
TV series: 26 episodes
Ultraman series with guest appearances by Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Gigan
Takes place between Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
49. Godzilla (I) (1998)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria
Votes: 203,557 | Gross: $136.31M
TriStar Pictures continuity
4K UHD [Sony Pictures: 4K (HDR10), 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG), Dolby Atmos (ENG remix)]
50. Godzilla: The Series (1998–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In this direct sequel to the 1998 Godzilla movie, Dr. Nico Tatopoulos leads a team, known as H.E.A.T, to battle giant monsters with the help of Godzilla's only living offspring.
Stars: Ian Ziering, Malcolm Danare, Rino Romano, Charity James
Votes: 2,860
TriStar Pictures sequel series
TV series: 2 seasons, 40 episodes
DVD [Mill Creek Entertainment (The Complete Animated Series): 2.0 Dolby Digital (ENG)]
51. Godzilla Singular Point (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Mystery
Brought together by a mysterious song, a grad student and an engineer lead the fight against an unimaginable force that may spell doom for the world.
Stars: Cristina Valenzuela, Bill Butts, Yume Miyamoto, Shoya Ishige
Votes: 2,202
63 (3)
TV series: 1 season, 13 episodes
Features monsters from the Showa era
Godzilla cameo
Blu-ray [JPN Toho (Parts 1-3): 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Streaming [Netflix: 5.1 Dolby Digital (JPN, ENG dub: SDI Media), ENG subs]
52. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
TV-14 | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A desperate group of refugees attempts to recolonize Earth 20,000 years after Godzilla took over, but one young man wants revenge above all else.
Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 9,525
68 (4)
Reiwa era #2
Anime Earth Trilogy # 1
Blu-ray [JPN Toho: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Streaming [Netflix: 5.1 Dolby Digital (JPN, ENG dub: Post Haste Digital), ENG subs]
53. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
TV-14 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.
Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 5,593
60 (4)
Reiwa era #3
Anime Earth Trilogy #2
Blu-ray [JPN Toho: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Streaming [Netflix: 5.1 Dolby Digital (JPN, ENG dub: Post Haste Digital), ENG subs]
54. Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
TV-14 | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Humanity, their alien allies, and Godzilla all enter their endgame as the powerful destructive entity known as Ghidorah arrives on Earth.
Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 4,901
53 (4)
Reiwa era #4
Anime Earth Trilogy #3
Blu-ray [JPN Toho: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (JPN), No ENG]
Streaming [Netflix: 5.1 Dolby Digital (JPN, ENG dub: Post Haste Digital), ENG subs]
55. Godzilla (1978–1980)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The crew of the research vessel, The Calico, investigate strange phenomena and often meet menaces that force them to summon Godzilla to help.
Stars: Ted Cassidy, Jeff David, Don Messick, Hilly Hicks
Votes: 779
TV series: 2 seasons, 26 episodes
56. Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Unrated | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.
Director: Okihiro Yoneda | Stars: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano, Kazuki Futami
Votes: 1,519
(No Godzilla, no Heisei continuity)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub)]
57. Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Unrated | 97 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Mothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.
Director: Kunio Miyoshi | Stars: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano, Hikari Mitsushima
Votes: 1,231
(No Godzilla, no Heisei continuity)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub)]
58. Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
TV-G | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.
Director: Okihiro Yoneda | Stars: Megumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki Hano, Takuma Yoshizawa
Votes: 1,096
(No Godzilla, no Heisei continuity)
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (JPN, ENG dub)]
59. Godziban (2019– )
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A multi-segment online puppet web-series featuring the Godzilla brothers.
Stars: Yumiko Takahashi, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Yuko Amami, Clair
Votes: 19
60. Godzilland (1992–1993)
Animation, Comedy, Game-Show
A trivia show about Godzilla, featuring live-action footage with animated chibi segments.
Votes: 13
61. Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A 400-foot (122-meter) dinosaur-like beast, awoken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic-bomb testing, attacks Tokyo.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Terry O. Morse | Stars: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, Akira Takarada
Votes: 8,824
Heavily re-edited American localization of Godzilla (1954)
62. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith
Votes: 11,224 | Gross: $2.73M
Heavily re-edited American localization of King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
63. Godzilla 1985 (1985)
PG | 87 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.
Directors: Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer, Ishirô Honda, Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi, Shirô Moritani | Stars: Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi
Votes: 6,876 | Gross: $4.12M
Heavily re-edited American localization of the The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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