Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to make a love letter to the era and to Kong specifically, We are probably not going to improve on a film that was a classic the moment it came out in…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to make a love letter to the era and to Kong specifically. We are probably not going to improve on a film that was a classic the moment it came out in 1933. Anything in this film is there be…"Collider / Rotten Tomatoes interviews, 2005 source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
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.
Age: 38 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure
The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 8 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | 10 | 27 |
| 2020 | 7 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 33 |
| 2022 | 11 | 27 |
| 2023 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 35 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
| This title (2005) | 3 | 1 |
● This title (2005): advocacy 3 · explore Adventure →
Cast & Crew
Richard Taylor (director) · Christian Rivers (director)