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Kong: Skull Island
2017
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2992
- IMDb #2786
- Google retired #1710
- Rotten Tomatoes #2222
- Metacritic #2374
- Letterboxd #3493
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2367
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2563
- Metacritic Critics #2205
- Metacritic Audience #2627
- Criticker #2610
- Douban #2080
- Kinopoisk #3981
- AlloCiné #2846
- Trakt #2258
Every rating
39–86
out of 100
In the final days of the Vietnam War, a team of scientists and soldiers embarks on an expedition to an uncharted island in the Pacific. They quickly discover the island is a primordial realm ruled over by the mighty Kong. Their arrival provokes the colossal ape and the other terrifying creatures that call the island home.
Details
- Director
- Jordan Vogt-Roberts
- Writers
- Dan Gilroy, Derek Connolly, John Gatins, Max Borenstein
- Based on
- King Kong
- Studio
- Legendary Pictures, Tencent Pictures
- Released
- 8 March 2017
- Country
- China, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $185.0M
- Box office
- $566.7M
- Awards
- 1 win, 16 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →1 win from 17 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
| Annie Award 2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Jance Rubinchik, Adrian Millington, Alberto Martinez Arce, Kyle Winkelman | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2018 | Best Film Special / Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2018 | Best Fantasy Film | Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2018 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Jeff White, Tom Peitzman, Stephen Rosenbaum, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2018 | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Jakub Pistecky, Chris Havreberg, Karin Cooper, Kris Costa for "Kong" | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2018 | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Florent Andorra, Alexis Hall, Raul Essig, Branko Grujcic | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2018 | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | Nelson Sepulveda, Aaron Brown, Paolo Acri, Shawn Mason | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Teaser Poster | Kong: Skull Island | Winner |
| Best Action | Kong: Skull Island | Nominee |
| Best Action Poster | Kong: Skull Island | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy / Adventure Poster | Kong: Skull Island | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy/Adventure TV Spot | Kong: Skull Island | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Kong: Skull Island | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Jakub Pistecky, Chris Havreberg, Karin Cooper, Kris Costa for "Kong" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | Nelson Sepulveda, Aaron Brown, Paolo Acri, Shawn Mason | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Florent Andorra, Alexis Hall, Raul Essig, Branko Grujcic | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Jeff White, Tom Peitzman, Stephen Rosenbaum, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi | Tom Hiddleston | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Sci-Fi | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Fantasy Film | Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia | Nominee |
| Best Film Special / Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus | Nominee |
Annie Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Jance Rubinchik, Adrian Millington, Alberto Martinez Arce, Kyle Winkelman | Nominee |