
King Kong Lives
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsfastimaginarylinearbig & varied
"America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a fast-moving fantasy film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.3 /10
TMDB · 131 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DEG
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











