Kong: Skull Island

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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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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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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

More action sequences (visible and in daylight), more monsters, and a visually stunning Kong. However, most of the runtime stills belong to the humans who, unfortunately, are nowhere near to being as compelling as in the previous film.

Rated: C+

Jul 24, 2023

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Romas M

Greetings from Lithuania. "Kong: Skull Island" (2017) is a disappointing movie if you compare it to Peter Jackson's "King Kong" (2005) which was without a doubt - best Kong movie ever made. "Kong: Skull Island" on the other hand is just a monster flick with Kong in it. Kong doesn't have any personality here nor did i had any feeling towards him - i didn't care if he nor anyone else survived here - and this is the worst part of the movie - so many great actors but there isn't anyone who i would remember, except for John C. Reilly - he delivered and stole every scene he was into. I really liked first ~30 min of this movie when they were setting this story, which wasn't original nor great, but it was done very well and thought "oh were are in for a ride!". Later this film turned into a typical monster movie, but its done with style and skill. Locations are gorgeous in here, and cinematography while not as great as it was "Godzilla" (2014), still is done well. The weakest part of this movie is that it doesn't feature a lot of Kong, he is more like a side character and creature here. Special effects are nicely done here and while they are not jaw dropping, they serve their purpose here. Overall, "Kong: Skull Island" is a big budget monster flick with good special effects, some nice action scenes, settings but that is pretty much it. It is a disappointing movie considering it has one of the most iconic movie monster ever, and you don't give a damn about him watching it. "Kong: Skull Island" is definitely fun and entertaining flick to see it few times with some friends and beer.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Fusion F

The movie was good but also gory, unpredictable and a little tiring at times, the actors may be forgettable at some point but it was a fun movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Rian T

De 15 em 15 minutos de filme tem uma cena foda com frase de efeito e Rock tocando de fundo. Dito isso, ABSOLUTE CINEMA! ✋🏻🤚🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Cooper F

It was a very interesting, investing movie to watch, so good Jackson was great villain

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Isaac R

this is arguably the second best film in the franchise

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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doodle b

Terrific ly bad, Roger that!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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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: Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia, Thomas Tull, Mary Parent
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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