Evil Gets Schooled.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Noma Dumezweni, Rebecca Ferguson |
Director |
Joe Cornish |
Screenplay | Joe Cornish |
Music | Electric Wave Bureau |
Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Editing | Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2019 |
Produced by | Big Talk Productions, Working Title Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama, comedy |
Language | None |
Nudity | It is frequent, low impact nudity in a non-sexual context, with non-exposure of private parts and justified by the context. |
Sex | None |
Violence | It is frequent and of moderate impact with unrealistic context. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Contains scenes of horror (? - Ed.) |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements including some bullying, and language |
Runtime | 120 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 10 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Sex |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
24.com Ilan Preskovsky As it is, it’s not too difficult to recommend the film to younger audiences, especially, but those of us looking for a King Arthur retelling with a bit more with and invention, it’s hard to not be disappointed. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 34 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 153 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Kid Who Would Be King recalls classic all-ages adventures -- and repurposes a timeless legend -- for a thoroughly enjoyable new addition to the family movie canon. | 18 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 13 | |
CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen 'Goonies' meets 'LOTR' in fun but sometimes scary adventure. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 17 users | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes users 770 users | 13 | |
IMDB 2671 Netizens | 13 | |
The Movie DB Community | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 13 | |
Average .. 66% | 13 |