Congo

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Congo

PG-13

1995

1h 43m

Action

Adventure

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Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), to the Congo to determine the whereabouts of his son's missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guide Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Ross and a mismatched search party -- including primatologist Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla -- discover a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find, even in the heart of the jungle.

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Critics Consensus

Mired in campy visual effects and charmless characters, Congo is a suspenseless adventure that betrays little curiosity about the scientific concepts it purports to care about.

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Brian Lowry

Variety

Jun 17, 2008

Feels as if the picture were edited to leave the action sequences in while removing any connecting material that might have helped them make sense.

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

Dreadfully muddled, but mildly diverting.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

May 20, 2003

This glib, overheated film about vicious primates delivers little suspense...

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Jan 15, 2026

3.5/5

It's not a good film, but it is entertaining and stupid. Just avoid comparisons to Jurassic Park

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Feb 26, 2025

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The gorilla chiller is clunky, campy, and strangely ineffective when summoning big screen thrills.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Aug 30, 2024

3/5

This is ridiculously entertaining. However it's also a complete mess with wild action set pieces and performances.

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Ben W

@Username618 Aug 8, 2026

People really went for apes, though. Planet of.

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Jeremy B

@Jeremy1988 Jul 7, 2026

You watch movies now a days and they dont measure up to movies made in the 80s 90s and early 2000s. This movie is seriously underrated and destroyed by movie snobs. Its a really fun time and has a great cast. Its an abventure film which we need more of. Despite being prodiced by kathleen kennedy its one of my favorite movies to go back and watch for a relaxing lazor beam filled fun.

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R T

@HonestT May 19, 2026

I really enjoyed this film. I stumbled upon it by accident. Unsure why everyone else is so biased. It had a lot of unique jungle adventure experiences and tied to Michael Crichton’s 1980 novel. Would totally recommend this to anyone who appreciates real film.

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James K

@Plutarch May 18, 2026

This is a cult classic. Typical good movie that gets trashed because viewers know nothing about Africa, are racist against powerful representations of black men, and movies that dont have pointless filler scenes to catch up slow viewers. Its a cute story with hilarious characters.

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lolblog T

@RT47829063 Apr 13, 2026

really difficult to watch, everything was so generic, but i liked the actress a little. 1 out of 10.

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Nicholas T

@nicktalbert2025 Mar 31, 2026

Wont get back bad movie 1995

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Synopsis

Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), to the Congo to determine the whereabouts of his son's missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guide Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Ross and a mismatched search party -- including primatologist Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla -- discover a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find, even in the heart of the jungle.

Director: Frank Marshall
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International, Kennedy/Marshall
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.1M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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