What is the best order to watch Godzilla?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

How many titles are in Godzilla?

Godzilla currently includes content across multiple formats. Use the section filters to view specific content types and the order variants to choose your preferred viewing order.

Should I watch Godzilla in release order or chronological order?

Release order is best for first-time viewers as it preserves the creators' intended narrative reveals. Chronological order is great for rewatches and understanding the timeline better.

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Godzilla

edited 2026-05-21

A complete viewing order for the Toho Godzilla franchise — all 29 Toho theatrical films across four production eras (Showa, Heisei, Millennium, Reiwa), plus the 1998 TriStar reimagining and the Netflix anime Godzilla: Singular Point. Includes a release-order view and per-era timeline variants so viewers can pick a self-contained continuity.

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films5 items · 5 unwatched

01FILM

2016The 2016 Toho reboot co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with Anno also writing the screenplay. A mysterious creature emerges in…

2h 0m

02FILM

2017The 2017 first film of the Polygon Pictures CGI animated trilogy, co-directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita and written by Gen Urobu…

1h 29m

03FILM

2018The 2018 second film of the Polygon Pictures animated trilogy, co-directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. Picking up immediately aft…

1h 41m

04FILM

2018The 2018 third and final film of the Polygon Pictures animated trilogy, co-directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. After the events…

1h 31m

05FILM

2023The 2023 Toho film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who also supervised visual effects. Set in immediate postwar Japan, the film fo…

2h 5m

animation1 items · 1 unwatched