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Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

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2018 | 101 min | Animation, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    60% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $876K worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 51K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita

  • Mamoru MiyanoHaruo Sakaki (voice)
  • Yuki KajiAdam Bindewald (voice)
  • Tomokazu SugitaMartin Lazzari (voice)
  • Takahiro SakuraiMetphies (voice)
  • Junichi SuwabeMulu-elu Galu-gu (voice)
  • Kana HanazawaYuko Tani (voice)
  • Kenta MiyakeRilu-elu Belu-be (voice)
  • Kenyu HoriuchiUnberto Mori (voice)
  • Kazuya NakaiHalu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
  • Kazuhiro YamajiEndurph / Munak (voice)