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Mighty Joe Young

1949 · 94 min

A charming old-fashioned adventure with a gentle giant, warm humor, and exciting set pieces that still entertain.

Tagline
Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
Overview
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour5
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, drama, action
Directed by
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by
Ruth Rose
Starring
Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Denis Greene, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Swahili

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