Godzilla

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Godzilla

PG-13

2014

2h 3m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Richard Lawson

Vanity Fair

This isn't a thinking man's Godzilla, exactly, but it's certainly clever where it counts.

Jan 5, 2015

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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

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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

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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

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Royly L

Always had very very fond memories of this movie as I watched it as a kid. Just rewatched in today, and it was SPECTACULAR. This movie has everything: from post-apocalyptic cities to halo jumps and cool military stuff to megalophobic monsters in the mist... absolute top-notch effects, cinematography, concept art-inspired settings, and good characters. Had an absolute blast watching it. They sure don't make 'em like this anymore. The early 2010s truly is the golden age of cinema and American culture in general. Let's bring it back!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/25

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Tauhid E

finally this was done, to gojira.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/25/25

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Leaburn O

There’s something weirdly dull about this film. The backstory is not engrossing and something about the dark backdrop makes it sleepy to watch. There’s nothing I enjoyed even though production value was good. The 98 version was as far more fun to watch. Never want to see this bore fest again. Watched on DVD.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/23/25

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Rafael S

It's a really cool movie, Godzilla was good in this movie, even being a bit of a hero, but it could have had less human drama and more monsters, it was a good start

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/25

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Vincent W

It’s not for everybody, some might hate the lack of Godzilla and the darkness of visuals. But if you can get past it, 2014 is a pretty well put together movie, recommend it to any Godzilla fan.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Evan C

This is the movie that introduced me to Godzilla. Big piece of my childhood

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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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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