Congo

PG-13

1995

1 hr. 43 min.

Action

Adventure

List

20%

50 Reviews

Tomatometer

29%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), to the Congo to determine the whereabouts of his son's missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guide Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Ross and a mismatched search party -- including primatologist Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla -- discover a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find, even in the heart of the jungle.

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Critics Consensus

Mired in campy visual effects and charmless characters, Congo is a suspenseless adventure that betrays little curiosity about the scientific concepts it purports to care about.

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Alec B

Enormously dumb and yet it does have a certain enduring appeal in how it reworked "King Solomon's Mines" for the 1990s. Also Laura Linney uses a diamond powered laser gun in one scene, which is why we go to the movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Clinton M

One of my favorite films from my childhood. Just pure entertaining fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Jelisije J

An underrated dark comedy adventure film that deals with a lost city and man killing apes.....a guilty pleasure film for me and IM PROUD OF IT.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Mark G

The only thing good about it is how horrible it is. Hilariously pathetic from the beginning to end accompanied by actors butchering the human language with made-up accents that fluctuate and come and go from scene to scene. In all honestly, massive waste of money and energy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/11/23

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Audience Member

Excellence in B-rate disaster films

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Andre G

The movie is very boring. A talking gorilla is pretty cool. I actually was about to shut the movie off cause it was that boring. Then all of a sudden the movie took a awesome turn at the end. It went from a family friendly boring movie to a horror show.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/10/23

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Frank Marshall

Director

Dylan Walsh

Dr. Peter Elliot

Laura Linney

Dr. Karen Ross

Ernie Hudson

Captain Munro Kelly

Tim Curry

Herkermer Homolka

Grant Heslov

Richard

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Rated: D-

Sep 7, 2011

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Brian Lowry

Variety

Feels as if the picture were edited to leave the action sequences in while removing any connecting material that might have helped them make sense.

Jun 17, 2008

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Dreadfully muddled, but mildly diverting.

Feb 9, 2006

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Mal Vincent

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...the first major mistake in a summer that has already netted several commercial blockbusters.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A great-looking, but ultimately meaningless slab of escapism.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 24, 2020

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Mike Massie

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It's riddled with faults, but it's still watchable in rare parts - if only for the infrequency in which nature-gone-amuck creature-features come to theaters.

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Synopsis

Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), to the Congo to determine the whereabouts of his son's missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guide Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Ross and a mismatched search party -- including primatologist Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla -- discover a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find, even in the heart of the jungle.

Director: Frank Marshall
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International, Kennedy/Marshall
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.1M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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