Godzilla (1954)
-
Showtimes
-
Movie Details
We didn't find this title in your area
Videos & Photos
- Three Reasons Criterion Trailer for Godzilla (01:38)
- Trailer 1 (01:00)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.
Cast
- Toshi Okuzaki
- Masa Yamaguchi
- Akira Takarada
- Mayu Iwasaki
- Momoko Kôchi
- Kuni Hashimoto
- Akihiko Hirata
- Izumi Woods
- Takashi Shimura
- Fuyuki Murakami
- Sachio Sakai
- Toranosuke Ogawa
- Ren Yamamoto
- Hiroshi Hayashi
- Seijirô Onda
Letterboxd User Reviews
4.1
238.3K
102.8K
83.3K
- Sep 22, 2023
I wonder if Oppenheimer ever watched Godzilla
Patrick WillemsMay 12, 2014I showed this to my dad for the first time tonight, and this was his response after the final frame: "Well, that wasn't about Godzilla at all." I think I may have a new convert on my hands. Mission accomplished!
SilentDawnJul 6, 2013"For those watching at home, this is no play or movie!" One of cinema's all-time great analog technical achievements, a film that can't help but be read as a kind of psychic national catharsis. There were even two or three effects shots that, at least in my weirdo…
matt lynch - May 11, 2023
Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived. What could kill it now?
Joe ADec 15, 2020what a nuclear bomb does to a mf
adamboltJan 21, 20201945: atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 1954: this movie is released. In a nutshell, this is why movies are an interesting art form.
Will Sloan - Apr 4, 2019
The war was won, but the United States needed to stake their claim on Japan. Instead of letting the Soviet's declaration of war with the imperialist country force Japan into surrender, the U.S. unleashed the most destructive weapon the world had ever seen up until that…
Sally Jane BlackJul 2, 2019the underwater sequences are mesmerising. a country still lingering over the national loss of so many citizens, and the horrifying fear that more could be lost via nuclear fire, creating a creature to serve as national catharsis in a time of attempted healing is extremely…
Logan KennyMar 19, 2021Is there a more mournful monster movie?
Josh Larsen
Queue Community Reviews
91%
Community 501
Top Reviews
- RayRay is "meh" onGodzilla
It had massive flaws, but for being released in 54’ you can’t critique it too harshly. Pacing was the worst aspect of the film by a mile, was slow and boring with no depth of characters. The effects on the other hand were well done for the time, only hinderance were the cutaways
Hardy Reviews is "meh" onGodzillaI could see why this was popular for its time and why people still like it. The acting out of some of the actors was really bad, the look of Godzilla was cool but you could clearly see that some of the scenes were just toys moving around, I sign of the times, it had potential.
nevan lovedGodzillasuch a masterful classic, one of the original big blockbusters to actually deliver with innovative filmmaking and overall quality regarding every aspect. the performances are amazing and the narrative holds up today as strong as ever. a must-watch for fans of real cinema
- Craig Bennett lovedGodzilla
A fundamental event in the shaping of my taste in film. Must’ve been about 6 when I saw this and it was my gateway to all things Kaiju and then mecha. My love for King Kong, Cloverfield, Pacific Rim, Voltron, etc, all started here.
Avery Malachite lovedGodzillaI get it now... It's not about Godzilla at all! It's about the overdose of melodrama purposed to tie into our humanity & call out our self-destructive tendancies as a human race! ..... I think MEDIA LITERACY +
Konnor Trelz lovedGodzillaThe classic Godzilla film that would go on to inspire a franchise under the name and effectively found the kaiju genre in public interest. Truly a horrifying movie with one of my favorite depictions of Goji.
- CvptvinHowdy likedGodzilla
The original may be slow compared to the flashy Godzilla we have today, but having better characters always makes for a better overall experience. Plus, I enjoy old monster movies, just like with King Kong.
Luke Edwards lovedGodzillaThe earliest sci fi "spectacle" Ive seen and it was insane. For this to have come out literally 9 years after the country was nuked TWICE is insane. If you're a fan of Gojira, you need to see this movie.
James Fennell likedGodzillathe OG, Ishiro Honda cooked and created a franchise that would live on for 70+ years , the music , the story and the design of Godzilla are all iconic
Atom Users Reviews
Metacritic
As crass as it is visionary, Godzilla belongs with--and might well trump--the art films Hiroshima Mon Amour and Dr. Strangelove as a daring attempt to fashion a terrible poetry from the mind-melting horror of atomic warfare.
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
Godzilla is still the most awesome of tacky movie monsters.
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Not that Honda's original Godzilla is a message movie first and foremost. It's a horror flick, and an ingenious one at that, with visual effects so vivid that gimmicky spin-offs became an enduring staple of popular film.
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
Full Screen Image Viewer
Target Exclusive Showing
Don't Have The Password?