Best Ranked Godzilla Movies, a list by HD Movie Lists

6.5

/41289/

71

/2184/

65

/893/

2.8

/179426/

54

/228/

Audience

91

/4141/

47

/51/

2.5

age 11+

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

84

8.2

/54547/

81

/1602/

78

/520/

4.2

/289653/

98

/177/

Audience

98

/4737/

81

/35/

3.0

age 11+

Postwar Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

73

6.3

/241779/

68

/14665/

76

/9647/

2.8

/414728/

76

/393/

Audience

91

/3873/

59

/57/

4.0

age 12+

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

62

6.0

/207223/

66

/13987/

67

/5864/

2.8

/282674/

42

/353/

Audience

83

/5847/

48

/47/

3.0

age 12+

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

53

5.1

/4904/

57

/527/

64

/308/

2.5

/7816/

60

/5/

Audience

29

/137/

MAL

6.2

/20399/

age 13+

With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.

57

5.8

/5596/

65

/673/

64

/317/

2.6

/8508/

60

/5/

Audience

35

/79/

MAL

6.5

/24295/

Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

60

6.0

/9533/

65

/1132/

63

/463/

2.6

/13864/

75

/8/

Audience

44

/82/

MAL

6.4

/36373/

A desperate group of refugees attempts to recolonize Earth 20,000 years after Godzilla took over. But one young man wants revenge above all else.

75

6.8

/36424/

69

/2895/

71

/1165/

3.9

/124808/

86

/74/

Audience

75

/7094/

67

/14/

3.5

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

68

6.4

/441123/

66

/18916/

63

/8758/

3.0

/329994/

76

/330/

Audience

66

/178249/

62

/48/

3.5

age 12+

Ford Brody, 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. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator 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.

61

6.3

/9649/

69

/333/

69

/281/

3.4

/15250/

50

/12/

Audience

71

/878/

1.5

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

69

64

6.5

/5116/

68

/184/

70

/154/

3.2

/8671/

80

/5/

Audience

72

/7531/

Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.

71

67

7.0

/6999/

71

/238/

74

/216/

3.6

/11799/

65

/17/

Audience

78

/919/

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

58

54

6.0

/4621/

63

/191/

65

/169/

2.9

/7527/

60

/5/

Audience

47

/6918/

In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional weapon called the Dimension Tide is created with the intent of eliminating Godzilla. However, the new weapon might also serve as a gateway to something far more sinister.

57

54

6.0

/9313/

62

/241/

68

/244/

3.1

/12266/

57

/70/

Audience

54

/11826/

41

/23/

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

41

5.4

/203679/

59

/5580/

56

/3704/

2.2

/101387/

20

/150/

Audience

28

/303432/

32

/23/

1.5

age 11+

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

81

77

6.9

/7445/

71

/251/

78

/220/

3.8

/12810/

100

/6/

Audience

93

/180/

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.

63

59

5.8

/5577/

62

/210/

67

/178/

3.0

/9423/

57

/7/

Audience

79

/7567/

A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.

70

65

6.5

/5838/

66

/197/

72

/180/

3.3

/9473/

83

/6/

Audience

71

/7585/

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.

66

62

6.1

/5511/

66

/210/

68

/173/

3.3

/9194/

78

/9/

Audience

60

/3388/

Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.

64

61

6.5

/7201/

67

/233/

69

/186/

3.4

/11985/

56

/9/

Audience

64

/4055/

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

69

65

6.5

/6787/

63

/222/

73

/203/

3.5

/12003/

71

/7/

Audience

72

/6620/

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

50

6.1

/6879/

64

/188/

66

/158/

3.1

/5738/

27

/11/

Audience

66

/5928/

31

/6/

1.0

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

67

49

5.3

/566/

64

/31/

64

/34/

2.9

/1149/

83

/24/

Audience

73

/9441/

78

/20/

A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other monster 1950's movies. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called Spectrorama 70 consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musician Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).

59

55

6.1

/5759/

64

/200/

68

/186/

3.2

/11738/

43

/7/

Audience

59

/2472/

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

69

67

6.2

/7922/

68

/310/

70

/220/

3.3

/17161/

86

/7/

Audience

63

/8137/

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.

62

58

6.1

/6598/

64

/224/

67

/182/

3.4

/14623/

64

/14/

Audience

49

/7396/

An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.

68

65

6.4

/7585/

66

/255/

68

/221/

3.3

/18014/

82

/11/

Audience

66

/7471/

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

53

49

5.2

/5888/

56

/204/

63

/183/

2.7

/12122/

63

/16/

Audience

30

/7494/

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.

67

65

6.5

/7939/

66

/287/

70

/225/

3.4

/18966/

77

/13/

Audience

59

/1896/

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

71

70

6.5

/10327/

66

/357/

70

/258/

3.5

/23889/

92

/13/

Audience

68

/9633/

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

54

53

5.7

/8346/

58

/366/

59

/244/

2.7

/21596/

64

/11/

Audience

37

/857/

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.

80

7.5

/39731/

74

/1178/

76

/898/

4.0

/97660/

93

/75/

Audience

89

/10118/