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King Kong (2005)

PG-13

7.2 IMDb 84% RT 81/100 MC
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In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

Best Release

Universal Pictures · Blu-ray

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Director

Peter Jackson

Box Office

$218,080,025

Runtime

3 hours and 8 minutes (188 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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D-Tier Universal 4K. Peter Jackson's three-hour epic got the Universal DNR treatment. Collectors have been asking for a proper 20th anniversary edition. The Panasonic UB820's HDR optimizer can help with the brightness issues.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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