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Godzilla: Final Wars2004

Name: Godzilla: Final Wars
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Survival
Released: 2004-12-04
Rating: 6.2

“Farewell, Godzilla.”

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura

6.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 6.3Rotten Tomatoes 54%TMDB 7.1

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Year

2004

Runtime

125 min

Box Office

Budget

$19,500,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$12,000,000

🏆 3 nominations total

The premise

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

Horror Vault's take

After decades of destruction, Godzilla is finally contained — but Earth's hard-won peace shatters when a global monster rampage pushes civilization to the brink. A mysterious alien race arrives with suspicious timing, and humanity finds itself weighing a desperate, unthinkable gamble. Director Ryuhei Kitamura cranks the kaiju chaos to maximum overdrive in this franchise-celebrating spectacle. It's loud, audacious, and unapologetically over the top.

Content: Frequent Large-Scale Destruction, Stylized Violence, Intense Action Sequences