Godzilla Minus One

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Godzilla Minus One

PG-13

Released Dec 1, 2023

2h 5m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.

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Critics Consensus

With engaging human stories anchoring the action, Godzilla Minus One is one kaiju movie that remains truly compelling between the scenes of mass destruction.

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Audience Says

An instant classic addition to the franchise, Godzilla Minus One has terrific special effects and a really entertaining story to match.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

The result is a celebration of homegrown courage, with the vastly overpowered citizens fighting to protect the fragile progress of their rebuilt lives and to banish Godzilla back to the depths of the sea.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Yamazaki’s screenplay has subtly framed Shikishima as a stand-in for the nation at large, sloughing off macho Imperial dogma from underneath a suffocating shroud of survivor’s guilt.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 3, 2024

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David Sims

The Atlantic

Godzilla himself takes up only a slim chunk of a run time largely devoted to people running around in awe and horror. That is why Godzilla Minus One is a great film rather than merely an impressive feat of monstrous visual effects.

Feb 6, 2024

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

...goes beyond being a great monster movie to simply being a great movie - heartrending, frightening, and ultimately redemptive.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 4, 2024

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Vera Wylde

Council of Geeks

This is easily, by a pretty wide margin, the best human movie that's ever been in a Godzilla movie.

Sep 23, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... a film as much about the legacy of World War II on Japan’s citizens as it is about a giant lizard rising from the sea to wreak havoc on the island nation.

Aug 9, 2024

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jason

Now this took Godzilla back to a different level. Epically written and shot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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MrGray

This is one of the hands down best Godzilla movies. Period. The setting is absolutely perfect, as we see postwar Japan from a Japanese perspective, not filtered through an American lens. One could say the "monster" is a metaphor for the atomic bomb, and that point is driven home when they describe (and show) Godzilla's fiery breath leaving burned-in images of people on the sides of the buildings left standing. A phenomenon that Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors described. The characters are well written, and we see growth and acceptance of their new reality, but the movie also gives mankind hope in the face of our nuclear nightmare, and the ending is guaranteed to bring that message home with a vengeance. It's one of the most satisfying, yet believable, movie endings ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Mz. Ghostly

A Godzilla film too good to sum up in a blurb. From the captivating story revolving around human characters, to the award winning special effects, Minus One stands out in a long history of cinema as one of the best of its respective series.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Phillip

Whats not to like! Another absolute home run for Shin!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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G W

BEST Gojira ever. Great screenplay. Oscar worthy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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GandalfCow

An absolute GOAT of a movie. literally perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Takashi Yamazaki

Director

Ryûnosuke Kamiki

Koichi Shikishima

Minami Hamabe

Noriko Oishi

Munetaka Aoki

Sosaku Tachibana

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Kenji Noda

Yuki Yamada

Shiro Mizushima

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Synopsis

Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Kazuaki Kishida, Keiichiro Moriya, Kenji Yamada
Screenwriter: Takashi Yamazaki
Distributor: Toho International
Production Co: Robot Communications, Toho Company
Rating: PG-13 (Creature Violence and Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.9M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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