Best movies like Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
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Plot Summary:
The 5th film in the original Godzilla franchise marked a turning point in the series. Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra must put aside their quarrelsome ways to become allies and defend earth from 3 headed Dragon King Ghidorah.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, stylized, tense, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, scary
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King Kong Escapes (1967)
Plot Summary:
King Kong is brought in by an evil genius to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, natural horror, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Dogora (1964)
Plot Summary:
The Earth is attacked by a giant jellyfish monster from outer space that, for some reason, has a sweet tooth for diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 958
Genere: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, detective, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, poliziottesco
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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, cult film
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Space Amoeba (1970)
Plot Summary:
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Plot Summary:
In his 13th film, Godzilla takes a supporting role to the far more prominently featured Jet Jaguar, an Ultra-Man like robot. Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race. Jet Jaguar decides to stop the attack by recruiting Godzilla and enlarging himself to Monster-size.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, psychotronic, silent, corny, cult film
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Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Plot Summary:
The 9th Godzilla film was the last made by the original Godzilla creators, and was meant to be a grand finale. Aliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on Monster Island and are using them to destroy earth's major cities. It is up to the daring crew of the super rocket ship X-2 to infiltrate the aliens' headquarters before the Earth monsters and King Ghidrah annihilate the planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, grindhouse, suspense, classic horror, natural horror, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (1994)
Plot Summary:
When Mothra went into outer space to stop a meteor from reaching Earth, she accidentally took with cells from Godzilla and remaining cells from Biollante that inhabited our atmosphere. The combined cells went through a black hole and created a new creature, Space Godzilla. Space Godzilla heads to Earth to confront Godzilla, Junior Godzilla, and the new G-Force robot, MOGERA.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Plot Summary:
Great monster fight sequences are a highlight of the 14th Godzilla film. Aliens armed with a mechanical Godzilla intend to take over the planet. The earthlings summon the legendary King Seesar to assist Godzilla in the battle to defend earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: futuristic, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, cult film
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Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Plot Summary:
A new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, scary, exciting, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla's 12th film. After a accepting a job at a monster-themed park, a man learns his new employers are actually aliens who plan to use Ghidorah and Gigan to destroy earth. Godzilla and Anguirus must battle them to defend earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, gothic horror, cult classic, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, scary, exciting, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, cult film
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Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
Plot Summary:
To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, exciting, offbeat, serious, psychotronic
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Plot Summary:
The aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: natural horror, depressing, dark, daikaiju, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Plot Summary:
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 and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, cult classic, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, scary, atmospheric, unusual plot structure
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Shiragami combines the DNA of roses with some extracted from Godzilla's cells. He names his creation "Biollante".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: natural horror, psychotronic, daikaiju, serious, suspenseful, fast, scary, cult film
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Gappa the Triphibian Monsters (1967)
Plot Summary:
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, retro, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, daikaiju, scary, humorous, semi serious, campy
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Son of Godzilla (1967)
Plot Summary:
The 8th Godzilla film is aimed at an even younger audience than its predecessors. In the South Seas, scientists conducting weather experiments encounter gigantic mantises and a giant spider that are attacking Godzilla's offspring.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, exciting, offbeat, suspenseful, grindhouse, classic horror, humorous
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War of the Monsters (1966)
Plot Summary:
After a treacherous expedition to retrieve a giant opal, disaster strikes as the opal reveals itself to be an egg which spawns Barugon, demon dog from Hell! Armed with a deadly tongue and cold beams, Barugon wreaks havoc on Japan. Gamera comes to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, classic horror, natural horror, scary, serious, suspenseful, gay cinema
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Plot Summary:
Forty-two years after her first visit in Tokyo, Mothra returns to warn mankind that they must return Mechagodzilla, along with Godzilla's bones, to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. If not, dire consequences will follow. However, Godzilla is once again on the rampage, and Mechagodzilla is Japan's only defense.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, exciting, captivating, daikaiju, natural horror, psychotronic, cult film
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Plot Summary:
The 4th film in the Godzilla franchise restores the serious tone of the original Godzilla film. A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can build luxury condos. After a storm, a giant egg washes up on a nearby beach. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo. It's up to Mothra defend its egg and Japan from Godzilla. One of the most popular films in the original Godzilla series.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, epic, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary
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Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Plot Summary:
The 7th film in the Godzilla series. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization. They also discover a sleeping Godzilla and decide to wake him up to aid in their plan to free the natives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, classic horror, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Plot Summary:
After a 7 year hiatus, Godzilla returned to the screen to take on King Kong in the 3rd film in the Godzilla franchise. A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently revived Godzilla.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult classic, daikaiju, grindhouse, psychotronic, retro, suspense, classic horror, natural horror, scary, serious
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Plot Summary:
Evil Space Aliens called the Xilians unleashes all the Earth's monsters to lay waste to most of the world's major cities, including Tokyo, New York, Sydney, Shanghai and Paris. It is up to Godzilla and the Earth Defense Force to vanquish the monsters and aliens to rescue the world in the ultimate "Save the Earth" battle.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Australia, China, USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, psychotronic, exciting, captivating, tense, futuristic, apocalyptic, suspense, scenic
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Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Earth is headed for disaster and when an archeological research team visits Infant Island to find out why, they discover two tiny women who reveal that the Earth is fighting back for all the harm humans have done here and sends out the evil Battra to destroy us. The Cosmos, as the girls are called, offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately, Godzilla also appears and a three way battle begins that threatens to destroy Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Plot Summary:
The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: natural horror, sad, daikaiju, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, parody, light, thought provoking, unusual plot structure
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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Plot Summary:
In the 6th Godzilla movie, mysterious aliens from the Planet X ask earth's people to help them save their world from the dreaded Ghidorah (aka "Monster Zero") by letting them "borrow" Godzilla and Rodan. Monster mayhem ensues on Planet X, but it's soon discovered that the aliens have other intentions for the monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, daikaiju, suspense, classic horror, natural horror, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three ancient guardian beasts awaken to protect Japan against Godzilla.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, scary, post modern
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Godzilla 2000 (1999)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, suspense, serious, suspenseful, daikaiju, natural horror, psychotronic, light, humorous
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
Plot Summary:
After the appearance of a new Gojira (Godzilla), the Japanese government builds a robotic Godzilla from the bones of the original monster that attacked Tokyo in 1954 to stop the beast.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, fast, cult film
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Godzilla (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when Godzilla, King of the Monsters, arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 432000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, intense, suspenseful, psychotronic, saga, action adventure, epic, psychological, breathtaking