King Kong

King Kong

Adventure • NR • 1933 • 1 hr 44 min

7.2

7.9

Staring

Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Victor Wong

Directed By

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Written By

Leon Gordon, James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose

Attributes

Genre

Adventure Fantasy Horror

Release Date

April 7, 1933

User Reviews

Iconic, textbook monster flick. If you’ve ever enjoyed a blockbuster, you can thank this film

Far more enjoyable than I was expecting. Kong will forever remain King of the Empire State Building.

Joshua Tsopanarias

For a person who usually gets very bored watching movies from 60’s and before, this is an above average film even in modern time

The sheer gratuitous spectacle makes up for a slow beginning.

That’s a real nice Empire State Building you got there. Be a shame if a giant monkey were to climb on top of it.

Alan John Gerstle

A product of its era, Kong is sympathetic after being taken from his environment, although ironically, portrait of Africans is insulting.

An instant classic. Revisiting this is always a treasure, especially with not only how historic it is, but for its novelty in the B&W era.

John Scognamiglio

Really great creature feature from the 30s…stop motion holds up really well

Paden Cruise Beck

A classic tale, simple story with a complexly sympathetic monster. Tells the story the best it has even been told. Truly an iconic film.

Great film for the time but it hasn't aged well. Still worth a watch to see how impressive the effects were back then.

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Ratings

7.2 – Based on 3k ratings

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