Where to watch The Return of Godzilla (1984) tonight
The Return of Godzilla (1984) runs 1 h 43 min and averages 7.2 from 358 TMDB members. After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
- Runtime
- 1 h 43 min — ends 9:43 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Action, Horror
- Released
- December 15, 1984
- TMDB rating
- 7.2 / 10 from 358 votes
- Director
- Koji Hashimoto
- Starring
- Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Shin Takuma
- Language
- Japanese
- Original title
- ゴジラ
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), Criterion Channel (subscription), Cinemax Amazon Channel (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), Cinemax Apple TV channel (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Return of Godzilla?
- The Return of Godzilla is 1 h 43 min long (103 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:43 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Return of Godzilla rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for The Return of Godzilla.
- Is The Return of Godzilla a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Science Fiction and Action hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Return of Godzilla?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), Criterion Channel (subscription), Cinemax Amazon Channel (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), Cinemax Apple TV channel (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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