Movies Like Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
If you liked Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), a science fiction and action movie directed by Jun Fukuda, 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.
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
★ 7/10Also action and science fictionJournalists 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…
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and fantasyThe 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…
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also action and fantasyGodzilla 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…
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fictionInventor 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…
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The Return of Godzilla (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and actionAfter 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…
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also action and science fictionA mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
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Godzilla 1985 (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also action and science fictionOriginally 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…
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fictionAn 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…
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Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and actionWar 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…
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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and actionAstronauts 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…
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Godzilla Minus One (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and actionIn postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back…
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Shin Godzilla (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also action and science fictionWhen 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…
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and actionTwo fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away…
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
★ 7.3/10Also action and science fictionAfter the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear…
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Destroy All Monsters (1968)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and actionAt 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.
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fictionManga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate…
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also action and fantasyMothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.
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Mothra (1961)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and fantasyShipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's…
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also action and science fictionJSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the…
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
★ 7.7/10Also action and science fictionA burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen…