King Cobra

Name: King Cobra
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2016-10-21
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Garrett Clayton, Christian Slater, Keegan Allen, James Franco, Alicia Silverstone

2016·Movie·NR·93 min·★ 5.9(486)

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“Sex is not a game, it's business.”

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.

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About King Cobra

King Cobra is a 2016 English-language crime and drama film directed by Justin Kelly. The cast is led by Garrett Clayton, Christian Slater, Keegan Allen. It has a runtime of 1h 33m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+.

King Cobra was produced by Digital Ignition Entertainment, Yale Productions, and SSS Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on October 21, 2016, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Justin Kelly
Writers: Justin Kelly
Release date: October 21, 2016
OTT release: October 21, 2016
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $0 million
Production: Digital Ignition Entertainment, Yale Productions, SSS Entertainment

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King Cobra cast & crew

King Cobra was directed by Justin Kelly and written by Justin Kelly.

The cast features Garrett Clayton as Sean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan, Christian Slater as Stephen (Bryan Kocis), Keegan Allen as Harlow Cuadra, James Franco as Joe Kerekes, Alicia Silverstone as Janette, and Molly Ringwald as Amy.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Tim Kvasnosky, cinematography is by Benjamin Loeb, and it was produced by James Franco and Vince Jolivette.

Is King Cobra worth watching?

King Cobra holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 486 ratings, a more divisive crime films.

At 1h 33m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, King Cobra is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch King Cobra

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It first became available to stream digitally on October 21, 2016.

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