The Tickle King
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.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- unsettling
- darkly comic
- paranoid
- documentary night
- true crime marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David Farrier documents bizarre and unsettling events that happen to the filmmakers after their earlier investigation.
The film centers on competitive tickling, fetishism, homoeroticism, and the communities surrounding them.
The strange subject matter remains entertaining while the filmmakers’ experiences become unsettling and threatening.
New footage specifically documents what happens to Farrier and his collaborators during the aftermath of their reporting.
Films like The Tickle King, and why
Tickled
investigative documentary filmmaking confronts an eccentric fetish subculture and escalating personal danger
The Imposter
darkly comic investigative nonfiction uncovers disturbing behavior beneath an unusual subject
The Nightmare
short-form documentary storytelling builds unease through strange real-world revelations and personal stakes
Movie Details
- Directors
- David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
- Release Date
- 2017-02-27
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (44)
Cast
- David Farrier
- Dylan Reeve
- Kevin Clarke
- David D'Amato
- Marko Realmonte
- Jordan Schillaci
- T.J. Gretzner
- Seychelle Gabriel
- Jacob Latimore
- Dulé Hill
Common questions
- What is The Tickle King about?
- 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.
- What is The Tickle King like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tickle King as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Tickle King violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Tickle King as mild.
- Which films are like The Tickle King?
- Films with a similar feel include Tickled, The Imposter, and The Nightmare.
- How long is The Tickle King?
- The Tickle King runs 22 minutes.
