Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Movie · PG · 114 min · ★ 6.3 · 53% critics
After a childhood tragedy, a young woman devotes her life to protecting an unusually gigantic gorilla she raised. When a wildlife expert offers a safer home at a California refuge, they relocate—only for a ruthless poacher from the past to track them down, putting the gentle giant and everyone around him in danger.
Based on Mighty Joe Young
Also known as Mighty Joe
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (882 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, kid-friendly giant-animal adventure with heart, humor, and bursts of danger, in the vein of The Little Vampire; Not for you if you dislike sentimental stories or predictable rescue set pieces.
Pros: big-hearted family adventure; impressive creature effects; plenty of action | Cons: thin character depth; formulaic story beats; cartoony villains
Themes
- dying and death
- gorilla
- uganda
- poacher
- remake
- primatologist
- giant ape
- king kong
Awards & recognition
- Genesis Award
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Charlize Theron
as Jill Young
Bill Paxton
as Gregg O'Hara
Rade Šerbedžija
as Strasser
Peter Firth
as Garth
David Paymer
as Harry Ruben
Regina King
as Cecily Banks
Robert Wisdom
as Kweli
Naveen Andrews
as Pindi
Lawrence Pressman
as Dr. Baker
Linda Purl
as Dr. Ruth Young
Directed by Ron Underwood