During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! was released in 1956 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 436 reviews, giving Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 54%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Godzilla, King of the Monsters! than critics were.
With a score of 64%, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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