King Kong vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for King Kong). Touching the Void is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 3h 8m. Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2005). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| King Kong | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2003 |
| Length | 3h 8m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Peter Jackson | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell, John Sumner | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
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.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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