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The King of Staten Island

2020Movie2 h 17 minR

ComedyDrama
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.5/5Metacritic676.9Rotten Tomatoes76%83%

A moving, melancholic comedy movie about everyday modern life and growing up.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

Growing up isn’t easy… especially when life keeps holding you back.

Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Feels like

  • Coming-of-Age Dramedy
  • Staten Island
  • Semi-Autobiographical
  • Grief and Healing
  • Family Relationships
  • Existential Angst
  • Slacker Culture
  • Character-Driven
  • Modern American Life

Cast

24 of 45

Crew

Directed by
Judd Apatow
Written by
Pete Davidson, Judd Apatow, Dave Sirus
Produced by
Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
Music by
Michael Andrews

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Facts

July 22, 2020 · 2 h 17 min · R

Released
July 22, 2020
Runtime
2 h 17 min
Age rating
R
Content
Drug Use, Strong Language
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$35 million
Box office
$2 million
Available in
87 countries

Tropes

Too Smart for Strangers, Darker and Edgier, Batter Up! +9

  • Too Smart for Strangers
  • Darker and Edgier
  • Batter Up!
  • Celebrity Paradox
  • Family Relationship Switcheroo
  • Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
  • Deconstructed Character Archetype
  • Hitler Ate Sugar
  • Real After All
  • Parent with New Paramour
  • Only Sane Man
  • Manchild

12 of 26 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The King of Staten Island?"

Questions about The King of Staten Island

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The King of Staten Island?

fuboTVPeacockUSA NetworkAmazon Prime Video Free with AdsPeacock Premium+Amazon MX Player

In the United States, The King of Staten Island streams on fuboTV, Peacock, and USA Network, and it is free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 4 other countries.

Is The King of Staten Island worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.1, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 67).

Will The King of Staten Island make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly cringe comedy (7 of 10) and situational comedy (6 of 10).

Is The King of Staten Island plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was The King of Staten Island a box office flop?

Budget$35 million
Box office$2 million

Yes: it cost about $35 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 6% of its budget.

What tropes does The King of Staten Island use?

Too Smart for StrangersDarker and EdgierBatter Up!Celebrity ParadoxFamily Relationship SwitcherooFoolish Sibling, Responsible SiblingDeconstructed Character ArchetypeHitler Ate SugarReal After AllParent with New ParamourOnly Sane ManManchildand 14 more

TV Tropes lists 26 tropes for it, including Too Smart for Strangers, Darker and Edgier, and Batter Up!.