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King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives

1986 · Movie · 1h 45m · PG-13

Second of the two King Kong films by score. King Kong leads at 61.

Synopsis

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb4.0/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes7%21%
Metacritic32/10021%
TMDB5.2/10282 votes16%
Balasaur Score33100%

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