Overview
A woman's journey of healing reveals the complexities of love and pain.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- intimate
- heated
- melancholic
- reflective evening
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film a thought-provoking and fully realized examination of love and co-dependency, while some considered it overlong and overheated.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tony's memories examine how her relationship with Georgio became suffocating and destructive.
Tony's rehabilitation after a serious ski accident parallels her difficult reassessment of the past.
Tony and Georgio's turbulent romance is conveyed through intense, overheated confrontations and reconciliations.
Tony's reliance on medical staff and pain relievers accompanies her effort to free herself from destructive attachment.
Films like My King, and why
Blue Valentine
shared focus on volatile romantic attachment, emotional dependency, and the destructive rhythms of an intense relationship
Revolutionary Road
shared exploration of obsessive love, co-dependency, and a woman reassessing a damaging partnership
Scenes from a Marriage
shared intimate relationship drama, heightened performances, and psychologically probing examination of romantic conflict
The Worst Person in the World
shared romantic melodrama centered on passion, instability, and the painful aftermath of emotional entanglement
Movie Details
- Director
- Maïwenn
- Release Date
- 2015-10-21
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (818)
Cast
- Vincent Cassel
- Emmanuelle Bercot
- Louis Garrel
- Isild Le Besco
- Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin
- Patrick Raynal
- Paul Hamy
- Yann Goven
- François-Marie Banier
- Norman Thavaud
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My King about?
- After a devastating ski accident, a woman uses rehabilitation and painful memories to reclaim herself from a consuming love.
- What is My King like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My King as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is My King violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in My King as mild.
- What did critics think of My King?
- Critics generally found the film a thought-provoking and fully realized examination of love and co-dependency, while some considered it overlong and overheated.
- Which films are like My King?
- Films with a similar feel include Blue Valentine, Revolutionary Road, Scenes from a Marriage, and The Worst Person in the World.
- How long is My King?
- My King runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch My King?
- In United States, My King streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
