The Timeline

Explore the films behind the 70 year long Godzilla Franchise.

October 27, 1954

Godzilla

1954

Godzilla rises from the Pacific to attack Tokyo in the definitive cinematic allegory for humankind’s disregard for nature and itself.

April 27, 1956

Godzilla King of the Monsters

1956

An atomic bomb blast awakens a centuries-old, fire-breathing behemoth that rises to terrorise Japan and devastate the nation.

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

It’s a kaiju battle for the ages as the infamous King Kong is brought to Japan for a brutal brawl with Godzilla.

1964

Mothra Vs. Godzilla

The mighty Mothra is summoned to stop a returning Godzilla’s rampage in the duo’s debut cinematic clash.

1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra join forces to save Earth from the three-headed alien invader kaiju, King Ghidorah.

1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster

While exploring Planet X, two astronauts witness attacks by the dreaded Monster Zero, launching an intergalactic battle between kaiju and humankind.

1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

The citizens of Letchi Island call on Godzilla and Mothra to save them from the Red Bamboo terrorist group and the crustacean kaiju, Ebirah.

1967

Son of Godzilla

A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantises, a castaway woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt as his own.

1968

Destroy All Monsters

Earth’s kaiju are confined to Monster Island until alien forces cause them to break free and rampage across world capitals.

1969

All Monsters Attack

A boy named Ichiro befriends Godzilla’s adopted son Minilla as they learn how to confront their respective bullies.

1971

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla takes on smog monster Hedorah, a kaiju perpetuating the perils of humankind’s pollution.

1972

Godzilla vs. Gigan

Godzilla and Anguirus defend Earth from a space kaiju summoned by evil aliens disguised as theme park employees.

1973

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla in a battle to defend humankind from subterranean monster Megalon, and the returning space kaiju, Gigan.

1974

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

When Earth-hungry aliens unleash the robotic Mechagodzilla on humankind, only King Caesar, and Godzilla can stop it.

1975

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Godzilla must once again face its alien-built metallic adversary Mechagodzilla, along with mad scientist-controlled kaiju, Titanosaurus.

1984

The Return of Godzilla

A new Godzilla’s Tokyo rampage triggers world panic and the threat of nuclear war in a story evocative of the original 1954 Godzilla.

1989

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Misguided genetic engineering and human greed wreaks havoc as Godzilla is forced to defend Earth from plant-hybrid kaiju Biollante.

1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla confronts archnemesis King Ghidorah in a cataclysmic, time-transcending battle for the fate of Earth’s future.

1992

Godzilla vs. Mothra

The majestic Mothra returns to confront fellow moth Battra, along with Godzilla in this complex multi-kaiju melee.

1993

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla squares off against an all-new incarnation of Mechagodzilla, the pinnacle of human engineering built to defeat the King of the Monsters.

1994

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Godzilla, Little Godzilla, and humankind’s mecha M.O.G.U.E.R.A battle space-born psychic monstrosity SpaceGodzilla to save Earth.

1995

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

A war-weathered Godzilla and Godzilla Junior face a foe born of the aftermath of 1954’s Godzilla in an apocalyptic battle with the evil kaiju Destoroyah.

1998

Godzilla

The American military pursues Godzilla and its offspring on, above, and below the streets of New York City.

1999

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

A new era begins as alien creature Orga attempts to harvest Godzilla’s DNA in a hyper-adaptive kaiju clash.

2000

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

When a black hole weapon releases prehistoric insects in modern Japan, humankind relies on Godzilla’s might to protect them from Megaguirus.

2001

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla battles Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Baragon as the Guardian Monsters fight to protect Japan from total annihilation.

2002

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Humankind confronts the King of the Monsters with a biomechanical Mechagodzilla known as Kiryu, built on the bones of the original 1954 Godzilla.

2003

Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

Mechagodzilla (aka Kiryu) and Mothra team up to protect Japan from Godzilla’s latest rampage, but a sacrifice must be made in order to restore peace.

2004

Godzilla Final Wars

It’s the ultimate kaiju extravaganza as Godzilla battles a series of fan-favorite monsters before a decisive confrontation with a merciless new foe.

2014

Godzilla

An American soldier and his father are pulled into an escalating crisis as Godzilla emerges from the sea to combat new monsters that threaten humanity.

2016

Shin Godzilla

An unlikely task force races to stop the metamorphic rampage of a new Godzilla before Japan is swallowed up in the process.

2017

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

20,000 years after humanity flees Earth to escape Godzilla-imposed extinction, a group of space-faring human refugees attempt to take back their home planet.

2018

GODZILLA: The Planet Eater

Struggling human refugees confront Godzilla and an all-new incarnation of King Ghidorah in the final installment of the anime trilogy.

2018

GODZILLA: A City on the Edge of Battle

With the help of a new Mechagodzilla, a group of human refugees continue their fight to reclaim Earth from Godzilla in this sequel to Planet of the Monsters.

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch fights to survive a battery of monsters as Godzilla battles Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah.

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

Kong collides with an enraged Godzilla on a perilous journey to find his true home.

2023

Godzilla Minus One

In postwar Japan, a new terror rises; Godzilla. Will the devastated people be able to survive… let alone fight back?

2024

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla and Kong unite against a new threat, now in theaters.