The Kid Who Would Be King

Name: The Kid Who Would Be King
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Released: 2019-01-16
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Denise Gough

2019·Movie·PG·120 min·★ 6.2(835)

Action Adventure Fantasy Family More English titles

“An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.”

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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South Korea	Disney Plus	wavve, Google Play Movies

About The Kid Who Would Be King

The Kid Who Would Be King is a 2019 English-language action, adventure and fantasy film directed by Joe Cornish. The cast is led by Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, FXNow.

The Kid Who Would Be King was produced by Working Title Films, Big Talk Studios, and TSG Entertainment and made in United Kingdom. It was released on January 16, 2019, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $59 million, it went on to gross $32 million worldwide.

Director: Joe Cornish
Writers: Joe Cornish
Release date: January 16, 2019
OTT release: April 2, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $59 million
Box office: $32 million
Production: Working Title Films, Big Talk Studios, TSG Entertainment

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The Kid Who Would Be King cast & crew

The Kid Who Would Be King was directed by Joe Cornish and written by Joe Cornish.

The cast features Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Alexander "Alex" Elliot, Dean Chaumoo as Bedders, Tom Taylor as Lance, Rhianna Dorris as Kaye, Denise Gough as Mrs. Elliot, and Angus Imrie as Merlin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Electric Wave Bureau, cinematography is by Bill Pope, and it was produced by Eric Fellner and Rachael Prior.

Is The Kid Who Would Be King worth watching?

The Kid Who Would Be King holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 835 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and fantasy, The Kid Who Would Be King is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Kid Who Would Be King

In United States, you can stream The Kid Who Would Be King on Disney Plus, fuboTV, and FXNow, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on April 2, 2019.

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