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Godzilla (1954)

7.6 IMDb 94% RT 79/100 MC
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Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

S-Tier

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Director

Ishirō Honda

Box Office

$562,711

Editor's Notes

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The 1954 original. Criterion's S-Tier 4K preserves the grain of the black-and-white negative and the restoration gives Honda's creature feature the clarity its early special effects deserve.

noted Apr 11, 2026

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