Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Directed by Ron Underwood · 114 min · Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy
22.6 TOPICAL score · #4,254 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
Mighty Joe Young (1998, directed by Ron Underwood) has a TOPICAL score of 22.6 - ranked 4,254 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Genesis Award. Critics: 55% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 51. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (908 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
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- Critics55% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 51
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (908 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Genesis Award
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read23,755 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charlize Theron (actor #231), Bill Paxton (actor #507), Rade Šerbedžija (actor #990), Peter Firth