Congo (1995) Sci-Fi Mystery Action Adventure

Rated PG-13 | Threatrical Jun 09, 1995 (US) | Genres Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action, Adventure | Runtime 1h 49m
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Congo Plot Synopsis:

A megalomaniacal C.E.O. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough and pure enough to function as powerful laser communications transmitters (or is it laser weapons?). When contact is lost with his son and the team, his sometime daughter-in-law is sent after them. She is a former C.I.A. operative and, accompanied by gee-whiz gadgetry and a few eccentric characters (including a mercenary, a researcher with a talking gorilla, and a nutty Indiana-Jones-type looking for King Solomon's Mines), sets out to rescue her former fiancé. What they all discover is that often what we most want turns out to be the source of our downfall.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

Tagline: Where you are the endangered species

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Official Trailer

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Congo Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1995 (more 1995 movies)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 109 minutes /
Genres:  Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action, Adventure
Sub-Genres:  Monsters
Directors: Frank Marshall
Stars: Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry, Grant Heslov … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Jun 09, 1995
Box Office: $81,022,101
Awards: 2
Nominations: 11

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Congo is Streaming on Netflix
Language: English, American Sign
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Congo Release Dates In Theaters: Jun 09, 1995, Netflix: Jul 01, 2021, Blu-ray: Jun 20, 2017
Writers: Michael Crichton, John Patrick Shanley
Producers: Michael Backes, Paul Deason, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, Frank Yablans
Editors: Anne V. Coates

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