The Kid Who Would Be King
An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.
2019 • 120 min • Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Family
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 0 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 62 Audience · 851 · 49%
Old-school magic meets the modern world as young Alex discovers Excalibur and rallies his friends to become modern-day knights. They join forces with Merlin to stop the wicked enchantress Morgana from enslaving humanity. It's an epic quest blending fantasy and contemporary school life.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Fantasy violence with swords and magic.
- Some intense moments with a supernatural villain.
- Minor schoolyard bullying.
What it models well
- Courage and leadership
- Teamwork and friendship
- Standing up to evil
- Finding inner strength
Talk about it after
- What makes a true knight?
- The importance of working together, even with rivals.
- How Alex faces challenges and overcomes his fears.
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Top billed cast
Director: Joe Cornish • Crew: Joe Cornish
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Reviewer notes
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersThis is one of those films that is able to be skipped and not have ever seen. Now I'm saying that it's terrible movie, because I don't think the storyline itself is terrible whatsoever. I think the problem with this movie that made the audience and myself be so down and against it, was clearly the casting choices. The casting Director was definitely the fault in the failure of this film.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersMan, I was ready to **absolutely** rail on this movie before I realised that what I had thought was the end was just the end of the second act. Now don't get me wrong, I still very much did not enjoy _The Kid Who Would Be King_, but the actual ending did turn me around on it somewhat. Hard to know for certain if this will play well for actual kids.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.2/10 (851)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $59,000,000
- Box office
- $32,140,970
- IMDb
- tt6811018
