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Name: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Director: Michael Dougherty
Genre: action, science-fiction
Released: 2019
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 6

Godzilla: King of the Monsters has an iRankMovies score of 53.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Long live the king.

Release:2019

Runtime:2h 12m

Country:China

Director:Michael Dougherty

Language:English

Genre

ActionScience Fiction

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Keywords

MexicoBoston MassachusettsGiant MonsterCryptozoologyEco TerrorismCreature FeatureRodanKaiju

iRank54

Godzilla: King of the Monsters rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6/10· 227K votes

Rotten Tomatoes42%

Metacritic48%

TMDb6.7/10· 7K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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.

Cast of Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Kyle Chandler
as Mark Russell
Vera Farmiga
as Emma Russell
Millie Bobby Brown
as Madison Russell
Ken Watanabe
as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Zhang Ziyi
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
Bradley Whitford
as Dr. Rick Stanton
Sally Hawkins
as Dr. Vivienne Graham
Charles Dance
as Alan Jonah
Thomas Middleditch
as Sam Coleman
Aisha Hinds
as Colonel Diane Foster
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
as Chief Warrant Officer Barnes
David Strathairn
as Admiral William Stenz

Godzilla: King of the Monsters facts

Budget: $170M
Box office: $387.3M
Collection: Godzilla Collection

Our take on Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Michael Dougherty's 2019 action and science-fiction spectacle follows the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members confront a roster of god-sized creatures, chief among them the mighty Godzilla. He collides with Mothra, Rodan and his ultimate rival, the three-headed King Ghidorah, as these ancient super-species, long dismissed as myth, rise again and battle for dominance. With humanity's survival hanging in the balance, the film prioritises colossal monster clashes and sheer scale over intimate drama. It's aimed at viewers who come for towering creature spectacle, thunderous set pieces and a mythic roster of titans, and who want their kaiju action loud, enormous and unapologetically centred on the beasts.

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