King Kong (1933)

1933 • 104 minutes
4.5
272 reviews
97%
Tomatometer
G
Rating
Eligible
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It was beauty killed the beast. The original and still the best of the great ape series. On a mysterious and dangerous island, a film producer captures a giant ape and brings him back to New York in the hopes of capitalizing on his prize. But the imprisoned ape, known as Kong, has the hots for screen beauty Fay Wray and escapes in pursuit of her. Before his famous and tragic fall from the Empire State Building, he wreaks havoc on the city. A classic beauty and the beast story that features some of the finest stop-motion effects ever filmed. Recently selected as one of the top 50 American films of all time by the prestigious American Film Institute and inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Co-starring Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot.
Rating
G

Ratings and reviews

4.5
272 reviews
Heli Smoke
July 17, 2020
I first saw this movie in 1955 when I was 5 years old. Some of the most terrifying scenes ever for a 5 year old were in this movie: Stomping on natives, Kong raising his face on the Subway in front of the train; Kong looking in at a brunette while she's sleeping, picking her up and then dropping her........The remakes don't come close, but the remake with Jack Black was 4 star, especially the Cinematic colors.
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Bookish Love
January 22, 2016
This movie has always stood on its own, and is truly a work of art! I really loved how the movie was made, (even though they used string puppets) its still a very fun movie to watch and is cool to think about! Really love classics like these! :D
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Jason Kimbro
October 19, 2019
King Kong. Citizen Kane. Psycho. Gone with the Wind. Lawrence of Arabia. The Godfather. Taxi Driver. Halloween. Platoon. Die Hard. Goodfellas. I could keep going, but simply listing King Kong with the rest of these films should say enough
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