In 1999, a Japanese nuclear reaction accident, tied to the discovery of giant monster fossils in The Philippines, killed nuclear engineer Joe Brodyās (Bryan Cranston) wife. Now, Brody is obsessed with discovering the secret of what really happened, a secret that involves a giant monster known as a MUTO. Brodyās son, Ford (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) gets
Godzilla (1998)
Dr. Niko Tatopolous (Matthew Broderick) is drafted onto a team that is investigating attacks by a giant monster. They quickly discover that a huge, radioactive lizard does exist and it is heading toward New York. Waiting in the city is Tatopolousās ex-girlfriend, Audrey Timmonds (Maria Pitillo), who is trying to get a break as a
Godzilla: Monster Planet (2017)
Giant monsters rose up all over the Earth, with the final one being Godzilla, and destroyed the planet. Two alien races showed up at the last minute to helpāone of them religious fanaticsābut they failed. A single spaceship escaped, with a mixed crew, looking for a new world. Twenty years later, overly emotional and always
Godzilla Anime Trilogy: Monster Planet; City on the Edge of Battle; The Planet Eater (2017/18)
Giant monsters rose up all over Earth, with the final one being Godzilla, and destroyed human civilization. Two alien races arrived at the last minute to helpāthe highly religious Exif and the engineering-obsessed Bilusaludoābut they failed. A single spaceship escaped, with a mixed crew, looking for a new world. Twenty years later, with things looking
Son of Godzilla (1967)
In a faraway island, scientists experimenting with radioactive weather control (yes, you heard that correctly,Ā radioactive weather control) accidentally cause huge praying mantises to grow into humongous praying mantises.Ā The big bugs unearth and break open an egg and out pops a toad man… I mean a baby Godzilla. The full size Godzilla shows up, so the
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
Giant monsters rose up all over Earth, with the final one being Godzilla, and destroyed human civilization. Two alien races arrived at the last minute to helpāthe highly religious Exif and the engineering-obsessed Bilusaludoābut they failed. A single spaceship escaped, with a mixed crew, looking for a new world. Twenty years later, with things looking
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
Giant monsters rose up all over Earth, with the final one being Godzilla, and destroyed human civilization. Two alien races arrived at the last minute to helpāthe highly religious Exif and the engineering-obsessed Bilusaludoābut they failed. A single spaceship escaped, with a mixed crew, looking for a new world. Twenty years later, with things looking
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
In a teal world, a group of āeco-terroristsā breaks into a Monarch facility, taking Dr. Emma Russell (Vera Farmiga) and her monster communication device, as well as her daughter Madison (Millie Bobby Brown). Their plan is to wake the ancient monsters all over the world and let them remake the planet. Monarch, lead by Dr.
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
During WWII, Skikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki), a cowardly, failed-kamikaze pilot, freezes in fear when given a chance to kill Godzilla, a monster that then kills most of the mechanics on Odo island. Returning to Tokyo, Skikishima meets a young woman, Noriko (Minami Hamabe), with a baby, and to support them, gets a dangerous job clearing mines
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
A sailor steals a yacht, and with his hesitant companions, goes in search of his lost brother. A storm maroons them on an island where terrorists are making ingredients for nuclear bombs and a giant shrimp patrols the sea. Luckily, King Kong… I Mean Godzilla is napping on the island. QUICK REVIEW: New franchise director
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Since the 1954 destruction of Godzilla, Japan has been attacked multiple times by giant Monsters. A military force created to battle these threats has kept the country more or less safe (OK, Tokyo has been stomped a few times, but can’t make an omelet…) but cannot deal with a new Godzilla that appears out of
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
A direct sequel to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (and the only film in the “millennium series” to carry any continuity) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (also known as Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.) starts with an injured Godzilla somewhere in the ocean and a damaged Mechagodzilla in the shop. As politicians fret, the twin fairies from