Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack · 94 min · Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action
20.9 TOPICAL score · #4,425 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Mighty Joe Young (1949, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack) has a TOPICAL score of 20.9 - ranked 4,425 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 61. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (126 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 61
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (126 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Special Effects
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 23 languages
- Still read10,656 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Terry Moore (actor #1,766), Ben Johnson (actor #444), Robert Armstrong (actor #1,706), Frank McHugh (actor #1,651)