Movies Like Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

If you liked Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), a science fiction and action movie directed by Ishirō Honda, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also action and science fiction
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
2
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and action
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
3
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and action
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan…
4
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and fantasy
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for…
5
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi…
6
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and action
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon…
7
Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action
Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries…
8
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fiction
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from…
9
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and science fiction
With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine…
10
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
11
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
★ 7/10Also action and science fiction
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
12
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and action
War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity…
13
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
★ 7/10Also action and science fiction
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return…
14
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also action and fantasy
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to…
15
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and science fiction
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving…
16
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action
With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.
17
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also action and science fiction
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels…
18
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the…
19
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's…
20
Shin Godzilla (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also action and science fiction
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's…