Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (26,705 ratings)

Gorillas in the Mist is based on the autobiographical 1983 book by naturalist Dian Fossey. Before the book could be brought before the cameras, Fossey had been mysteriously killed; her death provides a logical, if somewhat ghoulish climax to the film. A Kentucky girl, Fossey (Sigourney Weaver) is… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 10 min.
Directed By
Michael Apted
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 23, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Apr 13, 1999
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    This is a movie for masochists.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Sigourney Weaver gives a towering, Oscar caliber performance in Michael Apted's biopic about courageous anthropologist Dian Fossey who devoted and risked her to save Africa's vanishing breed.

  • Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

    Heartbreaking... a must-see.

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    Fascinating.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Sigourney Weaver gives an inspired performance as a woman who launches a crusade to save gorillas in Africa.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Dynamite little film. I love Sigourney in everything, so I could be a bit biased.

  • Anthony L


    Good, well balanced biopic, one of Sigourney Weaver's best performances!

  • Lady D


    An insight into the life of Dian Fossey, this a great film

  • Jason S


    Messed up movie about the woman who studied the gorillas.

  • Dean M


    Sigourney Weaver, who plays the true-life anthropologist Dian Fossey, goes slightly bananas trying to protect her beloved mountain gorillas. Remarkably, it's almost impossible to tell the real monkeys from the guys wearing the suits and, partly because they have no dialogue, they… More

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