Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Godzilla, King of the Monsters! end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Name: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1956
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata

Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!

Directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda

Produced by TOHO, Jewell Enterprises

195681 min6.5 / 10

A creature-feature disaster film that uses an unstoppable monster to explore Cold War anxieties and the destructive potential of human weapons.

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.

Clusters

Man-Made Monsters Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Crime and Betrayal Stories Vengeance Over Introspection Asian City Movies

Genres

Science Fiction Horror

Keywords

Giant Monster Reporter Tokyo, Japan Dinosaur Alternate Version Kaiju Animal Horror Godzilla Egotistical Tokusatsu

Questions people ask

Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does Godzilla, King of the Monsters! end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Godzilla, King of the Monsters! sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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