# The Tickle King (2017)

> A compact, darkly comic documentary follows David Farrier and his collaborators as an investigation into competitive tickling gives way to unsettling consequences for the filmmakers themselves.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/299245

## Facts

- Runtime: 22 min
- Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
- Director: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
- Cast: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, Kevin Clarke, David D'Amato, Marko Realmonte, Jordan Schillaci, T.J. Gretzner, Seychelle Gabriel
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6595908/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: unsettling, darkly comic, paranoid, documentary night, true crime marathon

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