
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 118 min · ★ 6.6 · 69% critics
A team of explorers and soldiers heads to an uncharted island in the South Pacific to investigate its mysteries. Deep in the jungle, they face hostile terrain, strange creatures, and a towering guardian that turns their mission into a fight to survive and escape.
Based on King Kong
Also known as Skull Island · King Kong: Giant from Skull Island · Kong Skull Island · King Kong - Skull Island
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (11,139 votes)
- Box office
- $566,652,812
- Budget
- $300,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, colorful monster-adventure with lots of creature encounters and a simple setup, similar in spirit to Jurassic World; not for you if you need deep characters or subtle storytelling.
Pros: big monster action; striking island visuals; fun adventure energy | Cons: thin story; uneven humor and tension; underdeveloped characters
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- island
- monster
- 1970s
- expedition
- giant monster
- giant spider
- creature
- spin off
- u.s. soldier
- giant animal
- kaiju
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew

Tom Hiddleston
as Captain James Conrad

Samuel L. Jackson
as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard

John Goodman
as Bill Randa

Brie Larson
as Mason Weaver

Jing Tian
as San Lin

Toby Kebbell
as Maj. Jack Chapman / Kong Mo-Cap Services

John Ortiz
as Victor Nieves

Corey Hawkins
as Houston Brooks

Jason Mitchell
as Glenn Mills

Shea Whigham
as Earl Cole
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts