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films that are elevated or sophisticated in their themes, style, and execution, often blurring the lines between traditional genre conventions and arthouse or experimental cinema. These movies are often considered to be a combination of commercial appeal and artistic merit, combining elements of popular genres such as crime, science fiction, or horror, with more serious and thought-provoking themes, innovative cinematography, and a focus on character development. High art genre movies are often more character-driven and less reliant on conventional plot structures, and they challenge the audience's expectations while providing a unique and engaging viewing experience.
Tends to focus on psychological horror, tension building (suspense), and the supernatural, particularly involving ghosts (yūrei) and poltergeists.
Godzilla and his pals get into all kinds of crazy shenanigans
Sci-fi horror. Updated regularly.
Last update: 3/17/24
Horror featuring curses. Updated weekly.
To understand the franchise:
JP Shōwa era (1954–1975) - Daikaijū movies and a toku TV series.
JP Heisei era (1984–1995) - New timeline sequel to the 1954 film that ignores the Shōwa era.
JP Millennium era (1999–2004) - Anthology where each film is a standalone story, with the 1954 film serving as the only previous point of reference.
* In this era, Mechagodzilla (2002) and Tokyo SOS (2003) are the only films to share continuity and are also connected to Mothra (1961).
JP Era Reiwa (2016-now) - Toho's complete reboot of the franchise.
US Americanized (1956, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1985) - 5 re-edited Japanese films, adding different footage with American actors.
FR Frenchnized (1957) - Obscure re-edited French dubbed that combines elements of the 1954 (JP) and 1956 (US) versions.
ITA "Codzzilla" (1977) - Re-edited and colorized Italian dubbed that uses the US version (1956) plus WWII newsreel and clips from other monster movies.
US Hanna-Barbera (1978-1979) - TV animated series
US TriStar Pictures (1998–2000) - USA remake and a TV animated series.
US Monster Verse (2014-now) - USA Legendary Pictures reboot, plus King Kong and other characters owned by Toho Co with movies, TV series and animations.
Godzilla go roar :)
There’s only one place where you can get clones, time travel, simulated realities, irradiated and irritated giant lizards, and space fights and beyond. (Maybe not all at once, but we can dream.) Anything’s possible in this creative nebula known as science fiction, and with its long and historic association with cinema, we present our choices of the greatest science-fiction movies ever: The 150 Essential Sci-Fi Movies!
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Link: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-sci-fi-movies-of-all-time/
Creature horror. Updated weekly.
Moveis that have had a IMAX release. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_released_in_IMAX
Updated with movies released up to and including 2022-12
This Collection features all Godzilla films made by Toho as well as other Toho productions that are related and officially counted in-canon. (Summary from original list)
This list is in no way official and the original list on imdb is now gone that explained all the connections.
Best of East Asian cinema (non-anime) - Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.
My personal rankings of Godzilla and MonsterVerse movies. American and Japanese mixed.
Películas de terror que he visto
Kaiju films and other movies with giant monsters
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
All the Godzilla movies.
Toho productions
1954
1956
1955
1962
1964
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1984
1985
1989
1991
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2016
2023
Hollywood productions
1998
2014
2019
2021
2024
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Recommended Movies
by Gary