Movie

The King

2018 · 107 min

A reflective road trip through music and memory that feels like a mournful, thoughtful conversation about a country's broken promises.

Tagline: The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.
Overview: A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, race, celebrity, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
race
celebrity
power
corruption
Places: road trip
big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild