The King's Speech fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Calm and low-key
The King's Speech is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and wholesome. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
A real life story, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
The performances, direction, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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The King's Speech is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 88). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 58 min
The King's Speech runs 1 h 58 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 91 and audiences 85 out of 100, so both groups see The King's Speech much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $414 million worldwide, 27.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+45GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The King's Speech in 59 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 143 storytelling tropes for The King's Speech, including Anachronism Stew, "Anger Is Healthy" Aesop, Love Ruins the Realm.
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