King Kong (2005)

King Kong rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 465K votes

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic81%

TMDb6.889/10· 8K votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 81/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About King Kong

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.

Cast of King Kong

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  Naomi Watts

  as Ann Darrow

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  Adrien Brody

  as Jack Driscoll

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  Jack Black

  as Carl Denham

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  Andy Serkis

  as Kong / Lumpy

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  Colin Hanks

  as Preston

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  Thomas Kretschmann

  as Captain Englehorn

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  Jamie Bell

  as Jimmy

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  Kyle Chandler

  as Bruce Baxter

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  Evan Parke

  as Hayes

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  Lobo Chan

  as Choy

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  John Sumner

  as Herb

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  Craig Hall

  as Mike

King Kong facts

Budget

$207M

Box office

$562.4M

Our take on King Kong

Peter Jackson's 2005 adventure returns to a classic monster tale with grand scale and full-hearted romance. In 1933 New York, an overreaching movie producer pushes his cast and hired crew toward mysterious Skull Island, where they find Kong, a giant ape immediately taken with the film's leading lady. Jackson leans into spectacle and old-Hollywood atmosphere while treating the beast-and-beauty bond with real feeling, so the action carries emotional weight alongside its set pieces. It suits viewers who enjoy sweeping, sincere blockbusters and don't mind a long, immersive runtime. Come for the island's dangers and the creature effects, stay for the surprising tenderness at its center.