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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
Best tv shows and movies like Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995):
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Carnosaur 2 (1995)
Plot Summary:
A team of scientists go to a nuclear mining facility to investigate a possible meltdown and instead find a large amount of cloned dinosaurs.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, natural horror, cult horror, independent film, rough, serious, fast, light, unusual plot structure, humorous
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Gargantua (1998)
Plot Summary:
Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local doctor Alyson Hart, they soon become caught up in the investigation of a series of recent drownings with unexpected results. As Jack explores the surrounding ocean for a mysterious marine creature, Brandon discovers and befriends a three-foot-long baby creature that is able to leave the ocean and walk on land. As more dangerous and giant creatures come onto the island, and the military begins to take offensive action, Jack must risk everything to save the creatures, the island and his son. Written by ADAM G. THOMAS.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, disaster movie
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Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)
Plot Summary:
International terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turns out to contain living dinosaurs. The army commando team now have to think fast, if they want to prevent the extinction of the human species, instead of the reptiles.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: natural horror, scary, independent film, rough, serious, unusual plot structure, humorous, suspense, entertaining, slasher
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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Plot Summary:
During WWII, a human heart taken from Dr. Frankenstein's lab and is kept in Japan where it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and eventually becomes an indestuctable humanoid. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, classic horror, offbeat, psychotronic
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Plot Summary:
This final installment of the recent Gamera trilogy begins with schoolgirl Ayana discovering a large egg in a cave that, according to legend, houses demons. The egg hatches into a small monster, which Ayana decides to raise and quickly develops a psychic bond with. As Ayana's monster, named Iris, grows to adulthood, the flying turtle Gamera begins to take an interest in this new potential threat. Who will be the victor in the final battle, and how much of Japan will be left standing at the end?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, post modern, cult film
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The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Plot Summary:
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror, prehistoric, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Plot Summary:
A hibernating species of giant carnivorous bird is awakened on a Japanese island shortly after the Japanese military encounters an unidentified mass moving beneath the water off-shore.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, suspenseful, semi serious, 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. Megaguirus (2000)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes! During a test of the Dimension Tide, eggs appear in the city of Shibuya and hatch into terrifying Meganurons! These creatures need water to grow and flood the city of Shibuya by breaking underground water veins. As they multiply and grow, they start to feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras! And now they target Godzilla for energy to feed to the larva of their queen, which eventually hatches into the terrifying 60-meter Megaguirus who also begins to attack Godzilla for his energy. Now a 3-way battle between Godzilla, the Megaguirus, and humans begins! Will Godzilla win? Will humanity survive?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, fast, 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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Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)
Plot Summary:
A strange meteor lands in Japan unleashing hundreds of insect-like "legion" creatures which find their way into Tokyo. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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Reptile 2001 (1999)
Plot Summary:
A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, fast, cult film
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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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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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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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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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Python 2 (2002)
Plot Summary:
The beast is back.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: natural horror, suspense, scenic, scary, serious, suspenseful, fast, ridiculous, cult film
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Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010)
Plot Summary:
On a lush tropical island, working under a secret government charter, Martin Drake has not only grown sprawling acres of giant vegetables, but inadvertently spawned two mammoth reptiles as well. Now they've broken free of their enclosures, and Drake has only one option: kill the creatures before word gets back to Washington and they close him down. When Drake's first team of well-armed mercenaries gets wiped out within hours of setting down in the jungle, he turns to one lone hunter, The Cajun, to go in single-handedly. But will The Cajun be cunning enough to find the creatures and destroy them before they turn the blue waters red with the blood of tourists. The only hope is to bring the monsters together and make them fight. When one emerges victorious, that will be the time to strike and kill the other. It's a risky plan, but ultimately the only one that may work. One of David Carradine's last movies.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, mockbuster, fast, computer animated, psychotronic
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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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Shin Godzilla (2016)
Plot Summary:
From the mind behind Evangelion comes a hit larger than life. When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, natural horror, captivating, dark, political, stylized, cult classic, daikaiju
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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 vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Plot Summary:
Time travelers from the 23rd century return to 1992 to warn Japan that Godzilla will cause a catastrophic nuclear incident in the 21st century and suggest a way to rid the world of him forever. They intend to go back to 1944, to Ragos Island, where a dinosaur was exposed to radiation from the Bikini H-Bomb test and became Godzilla. Upon completion of this task, King GidorĂ¢ appears in 1992 and the visitors' true plan is discovered. They wish to destroy Japan so it will not become the dominant economic force. Luckily for the Japanese, Godzilla was still created and will now fight GidorĂ¢.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: natural horror, mythical, daikaiju, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, psychotronic, corny, cult film