Kong: Skull Island vs The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Kong: Skull Island). Kong: Skull Island is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 59m. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the older of the two (2001 against 2017). Both are action, adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Kong: Skull Island posterKong: Skull Island2017 VS The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring posterThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
Kong: Skull IslandThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 8.4/10
Year20172001
Length1h 58m2h 59m
GenresAction, Adventure, FantasyAction, Adventure, Fantasy
Country–New Zealand
DirectorJordan Vogt-RobertsPeter Jackson
Main castShea Whigham, Tom Hiddleston, Eugene Cordero, Samuel L. Jackson, John OrtizLiv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Ian McKellen

Synopsis

Kong: Skull Island

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

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