Overview
A mattress store manager's outrageous plan to win over his crush spirals into chaos and crime.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- chaotic
- witty
- irreverent
- casual movie night
- comedy night
What critics said
The limited available audience reception is favorable, though the small IMDb sample does not establish a broad critical consensus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Perry is a mattress store manager whose fake kidnapping scheme rapidly becomes more complicated than intended.
Perry invents an elaborate kidnapping to impress Lynette, turning courtship into a dangerous-looking deception.
The protagonist’s ordinary job as a mattress store manager provides the grounded counterpoint to his wild criminal plan.
The fake kidnapping of Wyatt develops into a broader crisis involving Perry, Lynette, Zane, Leila Forbes, and Sheriff Martin Mills.
Films like California King, and why
Game Night
chaotic crime comedy driven by an amateurish plan, escalating complications, and offbeat humor
Fargo
crime caper built around bungled schemes, eccentric characters, and darkly comic consequences
Raising Arizona
quirky crime comedy combining romantic motivation, inept criminality, and increasingly absurd situations
Movie Details
- Director
- Eli Stern
- Release Date
- 2025-04-10
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (19)
Cast
- Travis "Taco" Bennett
- Jimmy Tatro
- Victoria Justice
- Joel McHale
- Briana Price
- Dan Davidson
- Matt Koenig
- Christa Atkins
- Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi
- Melanie Haynes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 California King about?
- A mattress store manager’s desperate romantic scheme turns into a wildly escalating crime caper when his fake kidnapping stops going according to plan.
- What is California King like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of California King as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is California King violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in California King.
- What did critics think of California King?
- The limited available audience reception is favorable, though the small IMDb sample does not establish a broad critical consensus.
- Which films are like California King?
- Films with a similar feel include Game Night, Fargo, and Raising Arizona.
- How long is California King?
- California King runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch California King?
- In United States, California King streams on Hulu.
