The MonsterVerse (Godzilla and Kong) saga has 5 released films, 9 hrs 54 in total, spread from 2014 to 2024.
That comes to 5 evenings of two hours — the median film runs 116 minutes, so an evening swallows one, rarely two.
In release order
- 2014 — Godzilla — 1 hr 56
- 2017 — Kong: Skull Island — 1 hr 58
- 2019 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters — 2 hrs 12
- 2021 — Godzilla vs. Kong — 1 hr 53
- 2024 — Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — 1 hr 55
In chronological order
- 2017 — Kong: Skull Island — 1 hr 58
- 2014 — Godzilla — 1 hr 56
- 2019 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters — 2 hrs 12
- 2021 — Godzilla vs. Kong — 1 hr 53
- 2024 — Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — 1 hr 55
Which order should you pick?
Release order. 'Kong : Skull Island' is set in 1973, before the 2014 Godzilla — but it was built as an expansion, not a starting point: it assumes you have already accepted the rules the first film laid down. Chronology makes sense on a rewatch; for a first watch it starts you on the film least representative of what the saga becomes.
Is MonsterVerse (Godzilla and Kong) worth the marathon?
Nine hours fifty for five films, five evenings — one of the lightest commitments in this selection. It is a saga built backwards from the others: instead of starting with one film and adding sequels, it assembled two creatures from separate universes and made them converge. The result owns itself entirely, and its quality rests less on scripts than on an ability to film very large things legibly.
Who it is for
Built for anyone who wants five evenings of spectacle with no narrative commitment. For anyone who accepts that the interest sits in the last twenty minutes of each film. If you want human characters to follow, they change from film to film and mostly serve as connective tissue: that is not a writing flaw, it is the design.
FAQ
What order should I watch the MonsterVerse in? Release order: 'Skull Island' expands the universe, it does not open it.
How many hours for the five films? 9 hrs 54 for five films, five evenings of two hours.
Do the Japanese Godzilla films count? No: the MonsterVerse is a separate American run, and this total covers only that.
Last updated: September 25, 2026 — TMDB data verified.