Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
In a far-future Earth ruled by Godzilla, exiled humans return from failed colonization to launch a desperate counterattack.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- tense
- austere
- monster movie night
- anime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the striking CG animation, Godzilla’s imposing presence, and energetic science fiction action while finding the human characters and writing underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The human survivors leave Earth after repeated defeats and return with a plan to defeat Godzilla and retake the planet.
Polygon Pictures presents Godzilla and the action sequences through prominent 3-D CG animation.
The story takes place after humanity has been repeatedly defeated by kaiju and has abandoned Earth for another planet.
The film reimagines Godzilla as a Japanese animated science fiction epic rather than a conventional live-action monster film.
Films like Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, and why
Pacific Rim
anime science fiction spectacle, giant-monster action, and humanity-versus-overwhelming-threat premise
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
post apocalyptic science fiction, desperate human survival, and imposing creature-driven action
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Japanese animated science fiction with militarized human factions confronting monstrous forces
Blame!
bleak future setting, stylized animation, and resistance against a dominant nonhuman power
Movie Details
- Directors
- Hiroyuki Seshita, Kobun Shizuno
- Release Date
- 2017-11-17
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (576)
Cast
- Mamoru Miyano
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Kana Hanazawa
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Yuki Kaji
- Junichi Suwabe
- Daisuke Ono
- Kenta Miyake
- Kenyu Horiuchi
- Kazuya Nakai
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters about?
- In a far-future Earth ruled by Godzilla, exiled humans return from failed colonization to launch a desperate counterattack.
- What is Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as moderate.
- What did critics think of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters?
- Critics broadly praised the striking CG animation, Godzilla’s imposing presence, and energetic science fiction action while finding the human characters and writing underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters?
- Films with a similar feel include Pacific Rim, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, and Blame!.
- How long is Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters?
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters?
- In United States, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters streams on Netflix.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo2012
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance2009
- Appleseed2004
- Godzilla: Final Wars2004
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla2002
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone2007
- Terror of Mechagodzilla1975
- Origin: Spirits of the Past2006
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus2000
- Space Battleship Yamato2010
