5.1 Score

1998 • 1h 54min • PG • Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Mighty Joe Young

"Survival is an instinct."

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

IMDb 5.7

RT 55%

MC 51

Director

Ron Underwood

Writer

Mark Rosenthal

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Charlize Theron

Jill Young

Bill Paxton

Gregg O'Hara

Rade Šerbedžija

Strasser

Peter Firth

Garth

David Paymer

Harry Ruben

Regina King

Cecily Banks

Robert Wisdom

Kweli

Naveen Andrews

Pindi

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Charlize Theron Jill Young

Bill Paxton Gregg O'Hara

Rade Šerbedžija Strasser

Peter Firth Garth

David Paymer Harry Ruben

Regina King Cecily Banks

Robert Wisdom Kweli

Naveen Andrews Pindi

Lawrence Pressman Dr. Baker

Linda Purl Dr. Ruth Young

Mika Boorem Young Jill Young

Geoffrey Blake Vern

Christian Clemenson Jack

Cory Buck Jason

Liz Georges Jason's Mother

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