Mighty Joe Young (1998)★ 5.7/10

PG · US,GB · 114 min · December 25, 1998

• Action
• Adventure
• Family
• Thriller

Directed by: Ron Underwood

Written by: Merian C. Cooper, Ruth Rose, Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner

A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.