King Kong

  • Theatrical - Wide 2005-12-12
Box Office Gross: $562,363,449
Running Time: 188 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Universal Pictures, WingNut Films, Big Primate Pictures, MFPV Film

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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.

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