Godzilla: King of the Monsters
6.0 IMDb
42 Rotten Tomatoes

Where To Watch Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters follows the members of Monarch, a secretive organization studying enormous ancient creatures known as Titans. After cryptozoologist Dr. Emma Russell develops a way to communicate with and awaken these creatures, several Titans—including Mothra, Rodan, and the three-headed King Ghidorah—emerge from their dormant states. At the center of the chaos is Godzilla, who must confront Ghidorah in a battle for dominance. Meanwhile, Emma's estranged husband Dr. Mark Russell and their daughter Madison Russell become caught in the conflict as humanity struggles to survive the Titans' awakening. The film combines family drama with large-scale monster battles while expanding the mythology of Legendary's MonsterVerse.

  • Release Date: May 31, 2019
  • Director: Michael Dougherty
  • Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Dr. Emma Russell — A Monarch scientist whose actions help trigger the global Titan awakening.
  • Box Office: $387.3 million
  • Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV

More details about Godzilla: King of the Monsters and where you can watch

One of the film’s most interesting details is how deeply it connects the MonsterVerse to older Toho Godzilla mythology. Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah are all classic monsters that originated in Japanese kaiju cinema, but the 2019 film redesigned them for Legendary’s modern cinematic universe. The filmmakers also incorporated Monarch’s scientific mythology to make the Titans feel like previously undiscovered species rather than simply monsters appearing out of nowhere.

A particularly fun detail is visible in Godzilla’s underwater temple: a skeleton resembling Anguirus, a dinosaur-like creature and longtime Godzilla ally from the classic Toho films, can be seen there. IMDb’s trivia notes that the filmmakers confirmed the skeleton is indeed intended to be Anguirus.

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Did You Know

During the underwater exploration of Godzilla’s ancient temple, viewers can spot a large creature skeleton. It resembles Anguirus, a monster that first appeared alongside Godzilla in the classic Toho era.