Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Humanity, alien allies, and Godzilla confront the arrival of the reality-defying destroyer Ghidorah in an apocalyptic anime finale steeped in ecological and existential ideas.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- ominous
- philosophical
- apocalyptic
- kaiju marathon
- anime night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film thematically ambitious and emotionally stronger than its predecessors, but considered its animation, music, and kaiju action uneven and the trilogy ultimately mediocre.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film explicitly develops themes of nihilism, hope, harmony with nature, and the consequences of humanity's struggle against Godzilla.
Ghidorah arrives as a powerful destructive entity, and the film frames the endgame through life-and-death and nihilistic concerns.
The story brings humanity, alien allies, Godzilla, and previously established character drama into an endgame as the third film in the animated trilogy.
Polygon Pictures presents Godzilla and Ghidorah through Japanese anime production, with critics specifically noting the unusual anime interpretation of Ghidorah.
Films like Godzilla: The Planet Eater, and why
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
anime science fiction and kaiju spectacle combined with ecological and existential themes
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
animated Godzilla action centered on humanity's survival against an overwhelming giant monster
Shin Godzilla
anime-inflected kaiju science fiction with apocalyptic scale and philosophical concerns
Pacific Rim
alien invasion, giant-monster destruction, and human responses to an unknowable cosmic threat
Movie Details
- Directors
- Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
- Release Date
- 2018-11-09
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (409)
Cast
- Mamoru Miyano
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Kana Hanazawa
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Yuki Kaji
- Reina Ueda
- Ari Ozawa
- Daisuke Ono
- Kenyu Horiuchi
- Kazuya Nakai
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Godzilla: The Planet Eater about?
- Humanity, alien allies, and Godzilla confront the arrival of the reality-defying destroyer Ghidorah in an apocalyptic anime finale steeped in ecological and existential ideas.
- What is Godzilla: The Planet Eater like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Godzilla: The Planet Eater as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Godzilla: The Planet Eater violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Godzilla: The Planet Eater as moderate.
- What did critics think of Godzilla: The Planet Eater?
- Critics generally found the film thematically ambitious and emotionally stronger than its predecessors, but considered its animation, music, and kaiju action uneven and the trilogy ultimately mediocre.
- Which films are like Godzilla: The Planet Eater?
- Films with a similar feel include Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Shin Godzilla, and Pacific Rim.
- How long is Godzilla: The Planet Eater?
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Godzilla: The Planet Eater?
- In United States, Godzilla: The Planet Eater streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
In Ember's collections
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- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters2017
- Revival of Evangelion1998
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla2002
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah1971
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle2018
- Terror of Mechagodzilla1975
