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The Kid Who Would Be King

PG
Movie
2019
2h 0m
English
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
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6.2
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
78

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Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Alexander "Alex" Elliot
Denise Gough
Mrs. Elliot
Patrick Stewart
Old Merlin
Mark Bonnar
Mr. Jeffreys
Alexandra Roach
Ms. Foster
Adam Buxton
Stonehenge Tour Guide
Claudie Blakley
Riding Instructor
Myra McFadyen
Punto Patty
Adam Leese
Policeman
Joey Ansah
Policeman
Amir Wilson
Boy (uncredited)
Directed By: Joe Cornish
Written By: Joe Cornish

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Nancy L Draper says...
6 years ago
"This is how evil works, it turns people against each other to distract us from itself". One of the many timely quotes from this marvellous movie. I applaud the revival of the ideal of an Arthurian hero for this lost age. The power of one who gathers the best in others for a noble cause. The elevation of chivalry, I loved every bit of it and was awed by the moments of unexpected depth. The young actors were superb, especially Angus Imrie with all his awkward charm. When isn't it a treat to have Patrick Stewart in a film? Great cast. Beyond the CGI the production was simple but drove home the idea of a great thing happening in everyday life. As a long time fan of Arthurian legend, it was delightful to see Merlin aging backwards, which was always a favourite premise of the tale for me. I give this film a 8 (great) out of 10. Caution: the movie may be a litttle scary for very young children. [Action, Adventure, Fantasy]
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faithful soul says...
6 years ago
Very enjoyable take on the Arthurian mythos, with a great story and a good sense of humour. Excellent turn by Angus Imris, quite literally a hoot as Merlin, and its a shame we don't get more of him in the film. Some of the other performances were a little wooden, but not so bad as to spoil the film. Would be great to see a sequel too, though I am not sure where they could take it.
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CinemanicBonkers says...
6 years ago
Modern take on lord of the rings, harry potter and game of thrones and many more great fantasies. Fit for all fair ages. I deeply enjoyed watching this film, it was very entertaining, different, lots of energy and action and had a good sense of humour and a good positive message behind it and all the cast were great. XD
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GengoKenja_it says...
7 months ago
Leave it to Disney to change an iconic story to where kids are the heroes. It wasn’t a bad movie by any stretch, but after getting through the introductory part, the animated part, I kinda wished the entire movie had been animated instead.
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Featured User Reviews

corruptednoobie
8/10  6 years ago
A classic tale retold in modern times. A shtick we've all seen before in many movies. Though, not a lot can say that they are up to the standards of The Kid Who Would Be King. This film takes the story of King Arthur and flips it. Using the basis narrative to be the forefront of a very meaningfu More
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Masada
CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10  5 years ago
Convinced that I would roll my eyes a lot with this movie, I did. But then it did something wonderful and captured me in the way that The Goonies, Hook, and all those other classics did. It teaches without being too overpowerful, it situates itself within this time (make quite a few nods to Brexit E More
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Keeper70
5 years ago
Joe Cornish, an old favourite of mine from old Adam and Joe days, took time off hob-knobbing with Spielberg and Cruise to write and helm this child-friendly bash at the much-filmed legend of King Arthur. Keeping the old legendary magic from the original tale Cornish has cleverly woven in modern-day More
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JimDarko
6/10  6 years ago
It's been 8 years since Attack The Block and Joe Cornish is back with his latest kids band together on a mission to save world movie! This time around Alex and his best friend and their bullies get caught up in the myth/real world story of King Arthur and Excalibur, with a teenage Merlin to roun More
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