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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 14 Jan 2019

Might be smarter that the average live-action kids’ movie, but it’s hamstrung by a lack of visual imagination and a generic script…

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By Jon Negroni (5) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 14 Jan 2019

Kids will recognize a film that takes their opinions on these topics seriously, which gives the adventure even more purpose beyond the standard…

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By Matt Goldberg (248) for Collider (1,032) on 14 Jan 2019

It's good that there's a film like The Kid Who Would Be King for pre-teens who not only want to go on a fun quest, but will feel ready to take…

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By Ciaran Kerr (26) for Film Bunker (26) on 14 Jan 2019

As a relatively small-scale British kids' film, my expectations were set quite low…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Screen International (2,241) on 14 Jan 2019

[An] earnest, entertaining and imaginative old-meets-new adventure…

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By Adam Fresco (54) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 13 Jan 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King is an enjoyable family romp that never takes itself too seriously, outside its core message of unity and how working…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 13 Jan 2019

Cornish relies on Western audiences’ memory of chivalry, swords in stones, ladies in lakes, “the Once and Future King” and Round Tables…

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By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 12 Jan 2019

Though the varied life lessons of the film are repetitive and unpersuasive, there is something infectiously funny and sarcastically endearing…

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By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 12 Jan 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King blows the dust off an old tale, and makes it invigorating and inspiring for viewers who will be forming their own…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 12 Jan 2019

Joe Cornish’s long-awaited and largely delightful follow-up to “Attack the Block” is a unicorn of a children’s fantasy movie: It’s…

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By Monica Castillo (380) for TheWrap (3,203) on 12 Jan 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King is a charming story of fantasy, pop-culture references and myth-making…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Jan 2019

The action is lively and quick-paced, and then suddenly over — at which point the film gets to hammer down some of its more wholesome messages…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Jan 2019

With its retro-video-game score and “Goonies”-style gang of misfit characters, the movie plays like a throwback to Spielberg-produced adventure…

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