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1. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle

Votes: 43,425

2. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against each other--the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong--with humanity caught in the balance.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry

Votes: 242,312 | Gross: $100.92M

3. Kong: Skull Island (2017)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly

Votes: 349,014 | Gross: $168.05M

4. King Kong (2005)

PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 447,473 | Gross: $218.08M

5. Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With the help of the powerful Dragonballs, a team of fighters led by the saiyan warrior Goku defend the planet earth from extraterrestrial enemies.

Stars: Doc Harris, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil, Sean Schemmel

Votes: 148,159

6. Rampage (2018)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Votes: 185,282 | Gross: $101.03M

7. The Jungle Book (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba

Votes: 292,345 | Gross: $364.00M

8. The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 172,870 | Gross: $175.75M

9. King Kong (1976)

PG | 134 min | Adventure, Horror

A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph

Votes: 35,604 | Gross: $52.61M

10. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis

Votes: 80,459 | Gross: $70.59M

11. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 79,419 | Gross: $9.35M

12. King Kong (1933)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror

A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.

Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher

Votes: 91,087 | Gross: $10.00M

13. Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

Directors: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Aziz Ansari

Votes: 225,248 | Gross: $161.32M

14. Puss in Boots (2011)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An outlaw cat, his childhood egg-friend, and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor, and regain the trust of his mother and town.

Director: Chris Miller | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 192,714 | Gross: $149.26M

15. King Kong Lives (1986)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure

Kong falls from the twin towers and he appears to be alive. However, his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.

Directors: John Guillermin, Charles McCracken | Stars: Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, Peter Elliott, George Antoni

Votes: 6,837 | Gross: $4.71M

16. Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender, Son Goku, continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origins. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.

Stars: Jôji Yanami, Kyle Hebert, Masako Nozawa, Sean Schemmel

Votes: 87,994

17. Mighty Joe Young (1998)

PG | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth

Votes: 30,836 | Gross: $50.63M

18. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

PG | 143 min | Adventure, Drama

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm

Votes: 21,279 | Gross: $45.90M

19. Ape vs. Mecha Ape (2023)

84 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Recognizing the power of its captive giant Ape, the military makes its own battle-ready A.I., Mecha Ape. But its first test goes horribly wrong, leaving the military no choice but to release the imprisoned giant ape to stop the robot.

Director: Marc Gottlieb | Stars: Tom Arnold, Anna Telfer, Lisa Ellee, Jack Pearson

Votes: 376

20. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)

Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith

Votes: 11,252 | Gross: $2.73M

21. Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Mr. Joseph Young

Votes: 5,791

22. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher

Votes: 6,986 | Gross: $4.36M

23. King Kong Escapes (1967)

G | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Family

The evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.

Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada

Votes: 3,203

24. Ape vs. Monster (2021)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An ape, lost in space, crash-lands back to Earth. The vessel oozes a sludge that triggers massive growth in both the ape, as well as a passing Gila monster. Their paths cross again, leading to a giant brawl.

Director: Daniel Lusko | Stars: Eric Roberts, Arianna Renee, Katie Sereika, Shayne Hartigan

Votes: 979

25. Konga (1961)

Unrated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Dr.Decker comes back from Africa. During one year, he came across a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee and he decides to use his chimp, 'Konga' to 'get rid of them'.

Director: John Lemont | Stars: Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Conrad, Claire Gordon

Votes: 2,164

26. Son of Kong (1933)

Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Family, Horror

The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston

Votes: 5,309 | Gross: $1.34M

27. Queen Kong (1976)

Not Rated | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

Director: Frank Agrama | Stars: Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Roger Hammond

Votes: 677

28. Ape (1976)

PG | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.

Director: Paul Leder | Stars: Rod Arrants, Joanna Kerns, Alex Nicol, Nak-hun Lee

Votes: 1,979

29. Equinox (1970)

GP | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor.

Directors: Jack Woods, Dennis Muren, Mark Thomas McGee | Stars: Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner, Robin Christopher

Votes: 3,477 | Gross: $0.25M

30. King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Based on the events of the motion picture King Kong (2005), this game allows the player to play as man, or as Kong. When the crew arrive at Skull Island, they are faced with many thrills and challenges throughout.

Director: Michel Ancel | Stars: Jamie Bell, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 2,185

31. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)

Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group of aliens visit Earth to plant the Tree of Might, a plant that grants cosmic power by draining the Earth's life force.

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki

Votes: 8,569

32. Bye Bye Monkey (1978)

113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A man walking on the beach near New York City finds the corpse of King Kong. He also finds Kong's orphaned son, and takes it to a friend who lives in the city, and they decide to raise it.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Geraldine Fitzgerald

Votes: 1,382

33. Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order (2024)

90 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A group of world leaders awakens a creature beneath the ocean floor, and mankind's only hope rests on an alliance between the giant ape and his mechanical arch-nemesis.

Director: Marc Gottlieb | Stars: Ashley Ahlquist, Sean Young, Jared Rivet, Eric Rolland

Votes: 18

34. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

TV-14 | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Goku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Mayumi Tanaka

Votes: 2,807

35. Kong: The Animated Series (2000–2001)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After scientist Lorna clones Kong, her grandson Jason brings a teacher who steals stones controlling Kong Island. Jason, friend Tan, shaman Lua, and Kong retrieve the stones, restoring balance.

Stars: Kirby Morrow, Scott McNeil, Saffron Henderson, Daphne Goldrick

Votes: 281

36. King of the Lost World (2004)

R | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's action-adventure classic, four plane crash survivors encounter danger in a world that time forgot.

Directors: Stuart Gillard, Leigh Scott | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Denton, Rhett Giles, Sarah Lieving

Votes: 1,967

37. Kong: King of the Apes (2016–2018)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

Kong is saved as a young ape by a young boy, Lucas. Lucas and his family raise kong but Lucas' twin brother is jealous and tries to get rid of Kong.

Stars: Lee Tockar, Viv Leacock, Vincent Tong, Sam Vincent

Votes: 379

38. Goliathon (1977)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.

Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee, Feng Ku, Wei-Tu Lin

Votes: 2,202 | Gross: $0.02M

39. Donkey Kong (1981 Video Game)

E | Action

Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.

Director: Shigeru Miyamoto

Votes: 2,165

40. The Mighty Kong (1998)

G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Boosting this family-friendly take on the 1933 film are the acting talents of Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore.

Director: Art Scott | Stars: Dudley Moore, Jodi Benson, Randy Hamilton, William Sage

Votes: 285

41. The King Kong Show (1966– )

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

An animated series about the adventures of King Kong and his young pal Bobby Bond. Also featured were the adventures of "Tom of T.H.U.M.B.", a 6" tall secret agent.

Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Carl Banas, Paul Soles, Alfie Scopp

Votes: 180

42. Konga TNT (2020)

72 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

After becoming injected with a formula derived from an alien spaceship, a laboratory gorilla escapes from his containment and befriends two young boys. The alien formula causes the gorilla ... See full summary »

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Sébastien Godin, Pavel Lubanski, Chance Kelly, Steve Kasan

Votes: 216

43. Skull Island: Rise of Kong (2023 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Conquer waves of primal beasts and defeat the minions of your arch-nemesis. Traverse the mysterious island and uncover secrets as you encounter swamps, waterfalls, jungle, and skullite-filled caves.

Votes: 84

44. Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012)

65 min | Animation

Who runs the world? Girls. And other adventures of knight's wives.

Director: Konstantin Feoktistov | Stars: Fedor Bondarchuk, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Aleksandr Boyarskiy, Konstantin Bronzit

Votes: 1,228

45. Kong: King of Atlantis (2005 Video)

69 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The ancient empire Atlantis is returning to Earth and its evil ruler, Queen Reptilla, hoping to trick New Kong into becoming the King of Atlantis.

Director: Patrick Archibald | Stars: Daphne Goldrick, Saffron Henderson, David Kaye, Scott McNeil

Votes: 208

46. The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

50 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

In part one of this silent two-part film, an ape nicknamed King Kong by its master kidnaps the daughter of a wealthy man as part of a revenge plot by one of his lackeys. The story concludes in King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold (1938).

Director: Sôya Kumagai | Stars: Eizaburô Matsumoto, Fuminori Ôhashi, Reizaburo Ichikawa, Reiko Mishima

Votes: 65

47. Shikari (1963)

139 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

The owners of a circus set out to capture King Kong. They arrive by boat at Kong Island, only to discover that there is another monster living there. Complications ensue.

Director: Mohammed Hussain | Stars: Ajit Khan, Ragini, Helen, K.N. Singh

Votes: 71

48. Kong: Return to the Jungle (2007 Video)

81 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

Kong enters the valley of konhi where he struggles to live there.

Director: Stuart Evans | Stars: Kirby Morrow, Scott McNeil, Kathy Morse, Saffron Henderson

Votes: 91

49. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1997)

TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure

A normal day on Earth, Goku and his friends are at peace as is the rest of the world, but suddenly, a giant tree appears and threatens to absorb Earth. Goku must solve this and defeat the ... See full summary »

Stars: Don Brown, Ted Cole, Paul Dobson, Saffron Henderson

Votes: 1,609

50. Rampage (1986 Video Game)

Unrated | Action, Fantasy

In Rampage three people can play at once, each player being a different giant monster that terrorizes cities throughout North America.

Directors: Brian Colin, Jeff Nauman

Votes: 330