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Kong: Skull Island

PG-13

Released Mar 10, 2017

1h 58m

Adventure

Action

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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Scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. Cut off from everything they know, they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery soon becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape from a primal world where humanity does not belong.

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Critics Consensus

Offering exhilarating eye candy, solid acting, and a fast-paced story, Kong: Skull Island earns its spot in the movie monster's mythos without ever matching up to the classic original.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

There's life in the old ape yet, but he sinks like the Titanic.

Nov 20, 2017

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

Kong: Skull Island isn't a B-movie - but with its intentionally bad writing and jarring lack of cohesion, it lamely pretends to be one.

Aug 10, 2017

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Angie Han

Mashable

The humans, meanwhile, are largely left to stare in awe.

Jun 5, 2017

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

The monster action was actually pretty thrilling, but the film doesn’t do some of its main characters a lot of favors with the script.

Mar 28, 2024

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

...gives good Kong.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 15, 2024

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

The action is frequent and engaging, the CGI looks fantastic, the story-line is captivating, and the movie is paced well and rounded off with an epic final battle.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Andy B

I didn’t realise that this was an attempt to reboot Kong - I’d assumed that it was a sequel to the overlong Peter Jackson film. As a result, I’d avoided it. I shouldn’t have. This film has some excellent actors, superb special effects, a plot that romps along and a big ape. What more do you need? Tom Hiddlestone shows why he could have been considered for Loki, Brie Larsen plays a photo journalist and Samuel Jackson plays …. Samuel Jackson. Jackson’s character is really the main mover for the third act of the film as he loses control and delivers a believably psychotic performance. There is a lot wasted here, and there are some tonal issues. They’re meant to be from the early seventies, but they look more modern, Jackson’s line of “bitch, please!” doesn’t help. But these are minor niggles. At 2 hours, it comes in at about 3 1/2 weeks shorter than Jacksons overblown version. Definitely worth a watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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cesar f

Excelente pelicula, tiene buena accion de principio a fin. No me gusto que la actuacion de Samuel Jackson, como es posible que 1 solo hombre por poco elimine a Kong. Es absurdo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Carter C

My favorite thing about this movie is the acting. Probably some of the best I’ve seen in one movie. Kong’s screen time is the thing that irritates me a bit, but the visual effects and story easily make me forget about it. Awesome introduction to Skull Island after a ton of years!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Liam W

In some ways this movie was able to build off of the mistakes from the original Godzilla, but also do its own, unique thing. Kong definitely had a good chunk of stuff to do, and I liked how he was more humanized then Godzilla. Oftentimes, moments with Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson with Kong, I found bitter sweet, and I enjoyed how they were able to find the humanity in Kong. The film also reminded me a lot about Jurassic Park with John Goodman's character being like John Hammond's character, and the fact that each person in the group gets picked off one by one. Maybe a little cliche, but I often enjoyed the sequences of the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Jasper M

A very basic and predictable storyline but good action scenes!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Eric M

A fresh start for King Kong that would be greater as a tv show but retains some magic although Tom Hiddleston could have more scenes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Director

Tom Hiddleston

James Conrad

Samuel L. Jackson

Preston Packard

Brie Larson

Mason Weaver

John C. Reilly

Hank Marlow

John Goodman

Bill Randa

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Kong: Skull Island: "Groove" Trailer

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Kong: Skull Island: 'Rise of the King' Trailer

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Synopsis

Scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. Cut off from everything they know, they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery soon becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape from a primal world where humanity does not belong.

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Producer: Eric McLeod, Edward Cheng
Screenwriter: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Legendary Pictures, Tencent Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence/Action|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $168.0M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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