King Kong (1933)
"Beauty conquered the beast!"
Critics Score
🎬 94%
(RT: 97%, MC: 92) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham
Fay Wray as Ann Darrow
Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin as Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy as Charles Weston
Is King Kong good?
Most people think so. 81% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 94%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world. Wikipedia ↗
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What Reddit Thinks
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Top comment: "Probably a good investment. Here's the teaser trailer for anyone who hasn't seen it yet."
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Top comment: "another fun fact: the original King Kong theme is heard in the background when the last line is said"