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The King

The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.

Documentary1h 47m

🍅77%

🍅

77%

Tomatometer

🍿

54%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

Trailers

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THE KING - Official Trailer HD - Oscilloscope Laboratories

Details

DirectorEugene Jarecki

ReleasedJun 22, 2018

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$162.6K

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Charlotte Street FilmsGhost in the Machine

Oscilloscope

Cast

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Self

Tony Brown

Self

James Carville

James Carville

Self

Maggie Clifford

Maggie Clifford

Self

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self

Radney Foster

Self

Patricia Gaines

Self

Mary Gauthier

Mary Gauthier

Self

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Self

John Hiatt

John Hiatt

Self

George Klein

Self

Greil Marcus

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Night Flight Plus

Rent / Buy

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“The King pursues a wildly ambitious thesis through some fairly bumpy territory, but emerges as a provocative and insightful look at modern America.”

77% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

P

Peter Rainer

RTFilmWeek (LAist)Dec 14, 2019

Way too ambitious for its own good.

C

Claudia Puig

RTFilmWeek (LAist)Dec 14, 2019

I liked this film. This is kind of a rare documentary ride along.

T

Tara Brady

RTIrish TimesSep 6, 2018

It's all rather random, but never dull.

D

David Lamble

RTBay Area ReporterJun 2, 2020

The King is a vastly entertaining and at times uncomfortably intimate account of a life whose rise and tragic fall Jarecki asserts is a metaphor for a parallel demise of the American Empire.

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Information

Title

The King

Released

Jun 22, 2018

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studios

Charlotte Street Films, Ghost in the Machine

Woodstock

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