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      Godzilla

      1998, Sci-fi/Action, 2h 18m

      150 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Without compelling characters or heart, Godzilla stomps on everything that made the original (or any monster movie worth its salt) a classic. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      During a nuclear test, the French government inadvertently mutates a lizard nest; years later, a giant lizard makes its way to New York City. Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick), an expert on the effects of radiation on animals, is sent by the U.S. government to study the beast. When the creature, dubbed "Godzilla" by news outlets, emerges, a massive battle with the military begins. To make matters worse, Niko discovers that Godzilla has laid a nest of 200 eggs, which are ready to hatch.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Scenes of Scary Horror|Mild Bad Language)

      • Genre: Sci-fi, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Roland Emmerich

      • Producer: Dean Devlin

      • Writer: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $136.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Columbia Pictures

      • Production Co: Centropolis Film Productions, Fried Films, Independent Pictures, TriStar Pictures

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      Cast & Crew

      Matthew Broderick
      Jean Reno
      Maria Pitillo
      Hank Azaria
      Kevin Dunn
      Harry Shearer
      Arabella Field
      Vicki Lewis
      Doug Savant
      Malcolm Danare
      Lorry Goldman
      Roland Emmerich
      Ute Emmerich
      William Fay
      Peter Winther
      David Arnold
      Ueli Steiger
      Peter Amundson
      David Siegel
      Oliver Scholl
      Oana Bogdan
      Robert Woodruff

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      • Jan 29, 2021

        I think I was one of the few people on the planet that actually enjoyed Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. My God was it too long (2 hrs, 18 min!) and the characters were paper cutouts, and Godzilla looked like a freaking mutated dinosaur from Jurassic Park. But damn if it wasn't pure popcorn entertainment when Godzilla finally starts stomping through Manhattan.

        mark b Super Reviewer
      • Jun 20, 2016

        Ferris Bueller, you're NOT my hero. Dear sweet baby Jesus this was a bad movie. The lead track from the soundtrack was a P Diddy rap sampling Led Zeppelin's Kashmir song that even was laughable. Godzilla terrorizes New York City, we find out he is really a she (don't make fun or PC Principal will get you), builds a nest in Madison Square Garden and has babies that are like Jurassic Park velociraptors. This movie is so so so bad.

        patrick w Super Reviewer
      • Dec 13, 2015

        Not as good as it should of been, Very little to remember but a few nice shots of New York destruction, The cast were boring and Godzilla wasn't as fierce as it should of been and it was too predictable that it was hard to really enjoy but they did try a few new ideas like the babies but they weren't much of a threat to really take seriously, It's worth a watch but you will feel let down more than wowed.

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      • May 23, 2014

        Roland Emmerich re-envisions the "King of the Monsters" in the big, dumb action film Godzilla. When New York City comes under attack from a mysterious monster the military calls in a team of experts to discover what it is and how to defeat it. Starring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, and Hank Azaria, the casting is rather peculiar. But even more bizarre, is the lampooning of film critics Siskel & Ebert as an ineffectual mayoral team. The script is just terrible in all kinds of ways, but it's almost made up for by the exciting and dynamic action sequences. While it's incredible cheesy and stupid, Godzilla kind of works as a mindless popcorn film.

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