Godzilla Movies - Watch Order: MonsterVerse

2014 - 20244 Films8h 4m4 Average

This watch order presents the modern American Godzilla series from Legendary Pictures, which creates a shared universe of giant monsters, bringing Godzilla into the blockbuster era with cutting-edge visual effects and spectacular action sequences. Its interconnected storyline builds toward the ultimate showdown between Godzilla and King Kong.

The films emphasize jaw-dropping spectacle and impressive world-building. The MonsterVerse successfully modernizes the kaiju genre for the Marvel Cinematic Universe generation, delivering massive-scale monster battles with Hollywood production values while respecting the legacy of these legendary creatures.

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Godzilla

20142h 3m3.5
Director: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe

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.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

20192h 12m3.8
Director: Michael Dougherty
Cast: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Zhang Ziyi

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.

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Godzilla vs. Kong

20211h 54m4.5
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, Brian Tyree Henry, Millie Bobby Brown

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.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

20241h 55m4.1
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns

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.

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