King Kong (1976) movie poster

King Kong (1976)

"The most exciting original motion picture event of all time."
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👍 70%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
AdventureFantasy

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Director
John Guillermin
Runtime
2h 14m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.3/10 (908 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
61

Cast

Jeff Bridges as Jack F. Prescott · 73% avg
Jessica Lange as Dwan · 70% avg
Charles Grodin as Fred S. Wilson · 71% avg
John Randolph as Captain Ross · 78% avg
René Auberjonois as Roy Bagley · 74% avg
Julius Harris as Boan · 75% avg
Jack O'Halloran as Joe Perko · 74% avg
Ed Lauter as Carnahan · 72% avg

Is King Kong good?

Most people think so. 70% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 58%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1027 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#19 / 22 · 1976
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Fantasy Movies on MGM+ (#13)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Wikipedia ↗

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