How to watch the Americanized Godzilla films in order
There are 4 Americanized Godzilla films, about 4.4 hours in total. The first was released in 1956, the latest in 1985. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Because of the Godzilla franchise success in Japan, heavily re-edited "Americanized" versions of some films were made for a theatrical release more suitable for the American audience.
- 1
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
27 Apr 1956 · 81 min
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
- 2
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
21 May 1959
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
- 3
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
26 Jun 1963 · 96 min
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
- 4
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
23 Aug 1985 · 87 min
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 o
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.