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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Movie · 2019 · 132 min

A loud, effects-heavy monster spectacle with earnest family drama and apocalyptic stakes, best enjoyed for its scale rather than its story.

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2019 film directed by Michael Dougherty
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Year
2019
Runtime
132 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • environment
  • survival
  • grief
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror4
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, science fiction, kaiju
Directed by
Michael Dougherty
Written by
Michael Dougherty, Max Borenstein
Starring
Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Zhang Ziyi, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Ken Watanabe, Kyle Chandler, Bradley Whitford
Music
Bear McCreary
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Runtime
132 min
Country
Japan, United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China
Languages
English

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