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The Kid Who Would Be King

2019 film directed by Joe Cornish
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The Kid Who Would Be King

Summary

The Kid Who Would Be King is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,372 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kid Who Would Be King's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King was directed by Joe Cornish[4].
  • Joe Cornish wrote the screenplay for The Kid Who Would Be King[5].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's composer is recorded as Christophe Beck[6].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's genre is adventure film[8].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Rebecca Ferguson[9].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Tom Taylor[10].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Patrick Stewart[11].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Angus Imrie[12].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Louis Ashbourne Serkis[13].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Denise Gough[14].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Dean Chaumoo[15].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Rhianna Dorris[16].
  • A cast member of The Kid Who Would Be King was Genevieve O'Reilly[17].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King was produced by Nira Park[18].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King was produced by Tim Bevan[19].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King was produced by Eric Fellner[20].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's production company is recorded as Working Title Films[21].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's production company is recorded as Big Talk Studios[22].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's director of photography is recorded as Bill Pope[23].
  • The original language of The Kid Who Would Be King was English[24].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's review score is recorded as 90%[26].
  • The Kid Who Would Be King's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Nira Park[18], Tim Bevan[19], and Eric Fellner[20]. The Kid Who Would Be King was directed by Joe Cornish[4]. Joe Cornish wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Rebecca Ferguson[9], Tom Taylor[10], Patrick Stewart[11], Angus Imrie[12], Louis Ashbourne Serkis[13], and Denise Gough[14].

Publication

Publication dates include February 14, 2019[28], April 18, 2019[29], January 25, 2019[30], and February 15, 2019[31]. The original language of The Kid Who Would Be King was English[24]. Genres include fantasy film[7] and adventure film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Reception

Reviews include 90%[26], 6.9/10[27], and 66/100[32].

Why It Matters

The Kid Who Would Be King ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,372 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

film London Patrick Stewart Rebecca Ferguson United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . insidekino.com. insidekino.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mtrcb rating → Parental Guidance
    Publication date → +2019-02-14T00:00:00Z, +2019-04-18T00:00:00Z, +2019-01-25T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Joe Cornish
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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