King Kong vs The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.9/10 for King Kong). The Count of Monte Cristo is the shorter watch at 2h 58m compared with 3h 8m. King Kong is the older of the two (2005 against 2024). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

King Kong posterKing Kong2005 VS The Count of Monte Cristo posterThe Count of Monte Cristo2024
King KongThe Count of Monte Cristo
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 8.0/10
Year20052024
Length3h 8m2h 58m
GenresAction, Adventure, DramaAction, Adventure, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter JacksonAlexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Main castJack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell, John SumnerLaurent Lafitte, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Pierfrancesco Favino

Synopsis

King Kong

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.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

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