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'''The Showa era ran from 1954 to 1975 and is one continuous timeline. The films are:'''

Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla Raids Again

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs Godzilla

Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Son of Godzilla

Destroy All Monsters

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Gigan

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla

and Terror of MechaGodzilla.

The film All Monsters Attack comes in between Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Hedorah, but takes place in the real world.

'''In 1984, Toho rebooted Godzilla and thus began the Heisei series. The films in this series are:'''

Godzilla 1954

The Return of Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

I recommend that you watch these films in order as they feature the same characters from multiple films and a sort-of-over-arching plotline.

'''Eventually, TriStar got the rights to make a Godzilla movie and made the 1998 movie, GODZILLA. However, not many fans like it due to it's poor interpretation of Godzilla.'''

GODZILLA (1998)

'''Disappointed with the 1998 movie, Toho started making Godzilla films again. This started the Millennium series. However each film in this series (with the exception of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS) was a reboot. The first timeline consists of:'''

Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

The second timeline consists of:

Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

The third timeline consists of:

Godzilla (1954)

GODZILLA (1998)

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack!

'''The fourth timeline consists of many films, though they are only mentioned briefly. You don't need to watch those films to understand this timeline though. Regardless, I will list all of the films in this timeline and mark the ones you don't need to watch in italics. The films are:'''

Godzilla (1954)

'' Rodan ''

'' The Mysterians ''

'' Varan the Unbelievable ''

'' Mothra ''

Dogora

'' Gorath ''

'' Frankenstein vs. Baragon ''

'' King Kong Escapes ''

War of the Gargantuas

Space Amoeba

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

The fifth timeline consists of:

Godzilla: Final Wars

'''After the Millenium series ended with Godzilla: Final Wars, Toho decided not to make any more Godzilla movies so they could give the series a rest. However, they granted Legendary the rights to make Godzilla films. In 2014, Legendary began their own cinematic universe shared by Godzilla and King Kong. The films in this series of films will be:'''

Godzilla (2014)

Kong: Skull Island

Godzilla 2

Godzilla vs. Kong

'''Toho saw how successful the 2014 film was, and so announced a new Godzilla film not too long ago that is now due to come out in Japan on the 29th of July. It's unknown if this will start off an entire new series of films or just be a standalone film with no sequels.'''

Godzilla: Resurgence

I honestly hopes this helps, cause it took me a while to write.