Americanized Godzilla: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 5 h 42 min. Because of the Godzilla franchise success in Japan, heavily re-edited "Americanized" versions of some films were made for a theatrical release more suitable for the American audience.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

   1 h 21 min · ★ 6.5

   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…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)

   1 h 18 min · ★ 6.4

   A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

3. 
   Movie 3

   King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

   1 h 36 min · ★ 6.6

   When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an…

4. 
   Movie 4

   Godzilla 1985 (1985)

   1 h 27 min · ★ 6.8

   Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels…