Godzilla vs. Kong

"One will fall."

2021 1h 54m EN

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7.5

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75%

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METACRITIC

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6.3

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★7.5TMDB · 10,860🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 263,824

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Synopsis

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In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

“One will fall.”

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Cast

Alexander Skarsgård
Nathan Lind
Rebecca Hall
Ilene Andrews
Kaylee Hottle
Jia
Brian Tyree Henry
Bernie Hayes
Millie Bobby Brown
Madison Russell
Julian Dennison
Josh Valentine
Demián Bichir
Walter Simmons
Eiza González
Maia Simmons

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Wingard
Writers: Michael Dougherty, Max Borenstein, Zach Shields
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Godzilla Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adam Wingard, shot by Ben Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Holkenborg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Josh Schaeffer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Alexander Skarsgård and Rebecca Hall and Kaylee Hottle carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Wingard directs. Ben Seresin behind the camera. Tom Holkenborg scores. Josh Schaeffer cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Part of the "Godzilla Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Adam Wingard, shot by Ben Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tom Holkenborg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Josh Schaeffer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Alexander Skarsgård and Rebecca Hall and Kaylee Hottle carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "One will fall.".
10IMDB entry: tt5034838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1110,860 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "giant monster", "dinosaur", "creature feature", "kaiju".
13Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Seresin
Original score: Tom Holkenborg
Editing: Josh Schaeffer
Production design: Owen Paterson
Costume design: Ann Foley
Makeup / hair: Laine Rykes
VFX supervisor: John 'D.J.' Des Jardin
Sound: Ethan Van der Ryn
Stunt coordinator: Kyle Gardiner
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $470,116,094
Return: 235% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 75% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 59/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 263,824 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

3 wins & 20 nominations total

Part of

Godzilla Collection

An American multimedia franchise and shared fictional universe which is centered on a series of monster films featuring Godzilla.

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Adam Wingard

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What people are saying

SWITCH.2021-03-24
★ 8/10
As pure popcorn entertainment and the culmination of the Monsterverse saga, 'Godzilla vs. Kong' delivers the goods in an unexpectedly big way. This film is essential viewing for those who might like to watch a lizard punch an ape. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-godzilla-vs-kong-hugely-entertaining
JPV8522021-03-31
★ 7/10
Satisfying through and through. Also they seemed to learn from the past mistakes (with Godzilla and Godzilla: King of the Monsters) of doing too much with the human characters, here they are thankfully just window dressing for the battle between the two titans. 3.75/5
sykobanana2021-04-01
★ 8/10
Oh Yeah! THE monster movie of the year is here and just how good is it! Is the plot predictable? Yep - I'd guessed 80% of it 2 months ago. Is it silly? You bet. Are the humans essential? Nah, but we didnt come here for them. We came to see Kong and Godzilla slug it out. And we got that! The scenes with the Kaiju are well thought out and choreographed (can we say that for digital fights?). And do they ever deck it out. The devastation you see on the poster gives away how much of Hong Kong gets destroyed (there will be extra land available for building now). The movie is directed and paced well - the first half sets things up for the multiple confrontation between the Kaiju; and the second half lets loose. None of the actors are given much to do and most seem to sleepwalk through it, but Rebecca Hall is easily the best (she is always a delight to watch), Kyle Chandler channels Coach Taylor for a couple of scenes, Julian Dennison (from Hunt for the Wilderpeople) gets some good lines and Demian Bichir is having fun as the evil rich dude (never trust rich people...in movies or real life). The sound design and score are both on point, but everything here subsides when the Kaiju are around. The CGI is great - and like Peter Jackson's Kong, you actually feel for the great big monkey. This movie is some first class popcorn, needing to be enjoyed on the biggest screen you can find.