Shin Godzilla

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Shin Godzilla

Released Oct 11, 2016

2h 0m

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A mysterious monster emerges from Tokyo Bay and wreaks havoc upon Japan.

Critics Consensus

Godzilla Resurgence offers a refreshingly low-fi -- and altogether entertaining -- return to the monster's classic creature-feature roots.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

What Shin Godzilla does offer is one major counter: Godzilla's real home is Japan, and anything else feels like a glitzy vacation.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 16, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Thirty-one films and 63 years later, the monster has seldom looked better. The final shot will haunt your dreams.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2017

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Owen Williams

Empire Magazine

Coming off like a peculiar mash-up of The Host and Dr Strangelove, Shin Godzilla is weirdly paced but does add a new twist to the old formula.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 13, 2017

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It is a film less about giant monsters and a lot more about the inefficiencies of bureaucracy and the obfuscation of politics. I loved it.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 2, 2024

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though a notable experiment in furthering the legacy of this famous movie monster, it’s very far from solid entertainment.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 20, 2024

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

The movie's cast of Japanese A-listers lifts an already strong idea to create a touching, inspirational, and downright thrilling 21st-century monster movie.

Jan 17, 2024

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Mz. Ghostly.

A spectacular and horrifying remake of the original classic, Shin Godzilla starts from scratch with a brand new mythos that's just as effective in showcasing the horrors of nuclear disaster. A for sure all time greatest when it comes to the franchise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Nathan T

This movie shows what CGI can do Godzilla takes on multiple forms in this movie and one of the best atomic breath scenes I have seen in the Godzilla franchise I really hope they make a sequel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Obi-wan K

Really fine ovr

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Esteban R

Es una critica social muy sutil al gobierno japones ademas muestra algo no antes visto con godzilla dando una vista diferente de lo que es enrealidad el rey de los mountruos retratandolo como un dios encarnado, al final de todo da una referencia a los acontencimientos biblicos de Dios creando a adan y que el mismo repuebla la tierra en este caso Dios es godzilla y Adan es el ser humanoide de la punta de su cola.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Dom

I love this movie Shin Godzilla is my favorite kaiju and my favorite Godzilla amazing movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Gab v

esta buenisima la pelicula todo es perfecto como nos muestran que podriamos hacer en caso de que esto pasara es perfecto es cine

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Synopsis

A mysterious monster emerges from Tokyo Bay and wreaks havoc upon Japan.

Director: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Producer: Yoshihiro Satô, Masaya Shibusawa, Taichi Ueda, Kazutoshi Wadakura
Screenwriter: Hideaki Anno
Distributor: Funimation
Production Co: Cine Bazar, Toho Company
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m