When Elvis Valderez is honourably discharged from the Navy, he heads to the small Texas town of Corpus Christi, where he introduces himself to Pastor David Sandow, his long-lost father, soon becoming a stalwart member of the church.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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GoodWatch score 78May 5, 2006 · 1 h 45 min · R
Helmets Are Hardly Heroic, Battle in the Rain, French Jerk +9
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In the United States, The King streams on Philo, Fandor, and Cineverse, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 58).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
TV Tropes lists 72 tropes for it, including Helmets Are Hardly Heroic, Battle in the Rain, and French Jerk.
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