The King fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The King is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
The devil made me do it.
You are here: The KingTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with The King
The King2006
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:The Path (2016)Human Capital (2013)Big Love (2006)The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)Mahaan (2022)Head-On (2004)Dark Blue Almost Black (2006)Joe (2014)Eddington (2025)Homebound (2025)Lawn Dogs (1997)L.I.E. (2001)Baby (2018)In a Better World (2010)Biutiful (2010)Tyrant (2014)Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968)On Board (1998)Carancho (2010)Raat Akeli Hai (2020)Seven Seconds (2018)Snow Angels (2007)Sacred Games (2018)The Sopranos (1999)Tom at the Farm (2014)The Club (2015)Awarapan (2007)The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)The Salesman (2016)Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story (2020)Deadwind (2018)The Child (2005)He Was a Quiet Man (2007)Faces (1968)Sling Blade (1996)The Housemaid (2010)Return to Paradise (1998)2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)Metro Manila (2013)Beach Rats (2017)Chance (2016)Mamma Roma (1962)Fish Tank (2009)Divines (2016)Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)Ill Manors (2012)Return to Seoul (2022)Top Boy (2011)The Deep End (2001)Animal Kingdom (2016)City of Men (2007)Babel (2006)We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)Una (2017)Black Snake Moan (2006)Lolita (1962)A Sun (2019)Candy (2006)4 Blocks (2017)Winter's Bone (2010)Cairo Conspiracy (2022)Boy Wonder (2010)Vaastav (1999)The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The King is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 58). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, and violence.
1 h 45 min
The King runs 1 h 45 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The King higher (66) than critics (58). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The King in 8 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 72 storytelling tropes for The King, including Helmets Are Hardly Heroic, Battle in the Rain, French Jerk.
6.6
