Release Date
November 1, 2019 (Limited)
Director
David Michôd
Writer
David Michôd, Joel Edgerton
Cast
Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp with Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn
Studio
Running Time
140 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some strong violence, and language
What is The King about?
Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life —... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Hey, look, Netflix made the Outlaw King again. A year after giving audiences the technically beautiful yet emotionally flat medieval drama, the studio has unveiled another beautifully filmed yet emotionally flat medieval drama—this one called The King, about the early days of Henry V’s reign. Full movie review »
