In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
"The eighth wonder of the world."
Top Billed Cast
Naomi Watts
Ann Darrow
Adrien Brody
Jack Driscoll
Jack Black
Carl Denham
Andy Serkis
Kong / Lumpy
Colin Hanks
Preston
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Englehorn
Jamie Bell
Jimmy
Kyle Chandler
Bruce Baxter
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2019-05-30
They just couldn't leave him on his island could they...
King Kong is directed by Peter Jackson and Jackson co-writes the screenplay with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It's based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell and Kyle Chandler. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Andrew Lesnie.
After completing the hugely successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson turned his attentions to a reimaging of that daddy of classic creature feature...
G GenerationofSwineVerified TMDB Critic
2023-01-10
05 is the worst of the Kong movies, mainly because it tries to do way too much. It tries to be epic, and because it tries to be epic it drags. DRAGS.
Watching through it, there is about an hour and a half that I would cut, mostly because it's not necessary for a movie like this. There was character development... but too much of it. There was plot, but too much of it.
If the movie was trimmed down with an eye to making it flow, it would have been decent. But instead they let it run too long with with not enough happening in it to be an exciting monster movie.
The result was kind of a ...
B BarbaGianniVerified TMDB Critic
2026-08-01
The best of the remakes produced so far, second only to the original of '33.\
Kong and the other Island's creatures are detailed in their alternate evolution and the work behind each is enormous.\
The colonial atmosphere and mentality of the era are also well represented and are very reminiscent of Cooper's original.\
Jack Black has given the best of himself in the film, skis and interested only in profit is an interesting and multifaceted character with motivations that are more or less shareable; but the real star of the show is none other than Andy Serkis who masterfully played Kong mana...
