Godzilla movies. And by a lot, we mean a lot. The franchise began in 1954 in Japan, co-created by Honda Ishirō , making its North American debut in 1956 with Godzilla, King of the Monsters! The 1956 version was, for all intents and purposes, an adaptation of the original, featuring new footage edited into the 1954 film. It was so popular, it spawned what is still the longest-running film franchise to date, consisting of 36 features, which vary in tone, style, and target audience. Despite the franchise's tonal cacophony, Godzilla has remained a pop-culture mainstay, inspiring television shows, music, literature, video games, action figures and more. Here is the definitive list of all the Godzilla films, including the MonsterVerse movies in which Godzilla appears.