Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

1h 20m

Sci-Fi

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A U.S. newsman (Raymond Burr) in Tokyo recounts the story of a huge dinosaur roused from the sea by an atomic blast.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Sep 9, 2024

8/10

Godzilla captures the fear and anxiety of the past through the story of a giant monster.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 18, 2024

3/4

The integration of the new footage into the old is smoothly done.

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

May 21, 2019

The pleasure of watching a Godzilla movie is still intact with this re-cut, but it seems slightly lesser than the original, a little more obvious.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 7, 2012

B-

Granddaddy of all Japanese monster films.

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Christopher Long

Movie Metropolis

Feb 3, 2012

7/10

It's hard not to chuckle at the fiftieth cutaway to an oddly passive Burr after watching a scene from the Honda original, but this cut shouldn't be dismissed either.

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Rob Humanick

Suite101.com

Oct 10, 2011

3/5

Compared to the "Japoteurs" propaganda that was barely a decade out, it's an astonishing leap forward.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 30, 2026

This movie started it all thus my *4* star Rating!!!

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Conor T

@RT72920782 Sep 26, 2026

Get’s too much hate, it’s good with a great human lead, but kind of takes away the point of the original Japanese cut.

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Frank D.

@frankindeath01 Mar 5, 2026

Enjoyed it as a kid still good Classic Toho Film

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Vincent W.

@Gojirilla5419 Dec 29, 2025

It honestly surprised me, I heard that the movie was mid but when I finished it I had a better understanding of the original. It’s also a decently good movie on its own!

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Jaxon V

@RT06110605 Nov 14, 2025

A decent American version of the Japanese 1954 classic.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 30, 2025

Success in 1 hour and 20 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color and black and white versions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Terry Morse

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Ishirô Honda

Director

Raymond Burr

Steve Martin

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Yamane

Momoko Kochi

Emiko

Akira Takarada

Ogata

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Synopsis

A U.S. newsman (Raymond Burr) in Tokyo recounts the story of a huge dinosaur roused from the sea by an atomic blast.

Director: Terry Morse, Ishirô Honda
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Takeo Murata, Ishirô Honda
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd., Jewell Enterprises
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $148.9K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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