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Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Godzilla PG-13 Released May 16, 2014 2h 3m Sci-Fi Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe (Bryan Cranston). Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when Godzilla, King of the Monsters, arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
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With just enough human drama to anchor the sweeping spectacle of giant monsters smashing everything in sight, Gareth Edwards' Godzilla satisfyingly restores the franchise's fire-breathing glory.

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David Sims AV Club Every time Edwards' Godzilla rears up, you stiffen with excitement. Every time he roars, Edwards wants you to feel it and wince. Sep 22, 2016 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 'Godzilla' doesn't feel cynical; there's a sense of joy to the picture, of honest-to-God fun, which separates it from many of its summer movie brethren. Jun 18, 2016 Full Review Richard Lawson Vanity Fair This isn't a thinking man's Godzilla, exactly, but it's certainly clever where it counts. Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Amazingly, “Godzilla,” while actually having a trainwreck in it (two in fact), is not a complete trainwreck itself. Rated: 3/5 Oct 14, 2024 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film Godzilla isn’t a perfect film by any means, but it takes aspects of what we know about Godzilla and pieced it together in a way that felt real, intense and big. Rated: A- Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Wael Khairy The Cinephile Fix Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla is a beast of a film, and while it does brush its thick tail close to greatness, it is not without its flaws. Oct 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Us S The film's story and script are quite good, but it suffers from the fact that Gojira appears only a few times. Furthermore, Serizawa's character is incredibly well portrayed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Dennis T Good movie but for something titled Godzilla you barely see Godzilla, the only Monsterverse movie that actually made me care for the human characters Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "Godzilla" (2014) directed by Gareth Edwards is an epic movie. I've enjoyed it tremendously way back in 2014 when watching it on a big screen, and enjoyed it since then few times when rewatching it at home. In my opinion, "Godzilla" is an epic film that features the famous monster, but it also shows what would happen and how people would react to something like this. It focuses on more then few characters, and i enjoyed their simple but effective characterization. Given the outstanding cast, they all bring the gravitas to their scenes. On the visual side of things, with a budget 160 million dollars, this film is visual feast. It doesn't have many monster fight sequences, but it has a lot of terrific sets and its design is jaw dropping. Cinematography was gorgeous in this film. It features more then few locations around the globe, and they all felt distinguish and superbly filmed. As for the "King of Monsters" himself, one won't see main beast for long time, and all battles and fights were created at night or at the dawn, but it doesn't look cheap rater it looks haunting and stunning. I'm glad i watched it on the big screen in 3D back in 2014, Surprisingly in home cinema on UHD format this film looked just the way i remember it looking in cinema. Special effects and especially sound effects were really good, and sometimes haunting. Overall, "Godzilla" (2014) in my opinion is amazing film. Its an epic film in every way, and one should appreciate its production values and very well crafted storytelling. At running time 1 h 50 min I'm recommending it to all who want's to see good monster movie, with some truly haunting images. If you saw the first film of this director ("Monsters"), you'll know what i mean. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Fusion F I really wished they kept the seriousness in all MonsterVerse films because… oh man, Gareth Edwards know what movie is he in, this was amazing portrayal of Godzilla and it was stunning, I loved the sound effects, while the story may be forgettable, I thought this was a wild ride Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Gyv E An absolutely amazing Godzilla film in my opinion. Yes, others might enjoy the sequels with all the fights and all, but this Godzilla delivers the thrills, the human drama (better than others, acting was superb), and the monster fights were really spectacular to see (not too cartoony). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review Isaac R a very solid introduction to the monster verse, and a well made reboot for the series Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe (Bryan Cranston). Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when Godzilla, King of the Monsters, arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
Director
Gareth Edwards
Producer
Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Brian Rogers
Screenwriter
Max Borenstein
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros., Disruption Entertainment, Legendary Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Destruction|Creature Violence|Mayhem)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 26, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$200.7M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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