The Kid Who Would Be King fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Kid Who Would Be King is thrilling, fast-paced, and spectacular.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wondrous, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Kid Who Would Be King is included with a subscription to Disney+, fuboTV, and FXNow in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on FXNow. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 0 min
The Kid Who Would Be King runs 2 h 0 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Kid Who Would Be King higher (78) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $59 million to make and earned $32 million worldwide, 54% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+71GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Kid Who Would Be King in 85 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Kid Who Would Be King, including Off with His Head!, Casting Gag, Scaled Up.
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