Godzilla Minus One
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki · 2023 ·
Godzilla Minus One (2023) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 2 award wins — Won Best Visual Effects, Academy Awards 2024
Toho Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (98% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (96%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (81/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
- Celluloid Score 87% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded action, drama pick
Not ideal for
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Is Godzilla Minus One worth watching?
Yes — Godzilla Minus One earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Yamazaki's lean, emotional Godzilla revival won the Oscar for visual effects on a fraction of Hollywood budgets.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Godzilla Minus One about?
In postwar Japan, a kamikaze survivor joins civilians fighting a newly emerged Godzilla that embodies national trauma and atomic dread.
Critic Reviews
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