Will Smith is enjoyable as the stubborn and ambitious father of tennis greats Venus and Serena - but don't expect anything hard-hitting.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 10, 2024

King Richard suffers from ... a conflict of interest.

| Jul 18, 2024

Anchored by Will Smith’s towering performance, “King Richard” overcomes its sanitized characterization of an exacting man to present a closer look into tough-love parenting. The result, all puns intended, is a grand slam.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 4, 2024

“King Richard” does something not often shown in media, but focuses on the psychological abuse of young, affluent teenage girls and how it leads to a negative self-image.

| Jun 10, 2024

King Richard gets the slick-production big-star sports-bio right, Slap or no Slap.

| Apr 26, 2024

King Richard is inspirational, crowd-pleasing, and is a film that shows exactly how bio-pics should be told.

| Original Score: A- | Mar 1, 2024

King Richard is undoubtedly a Will Smith vehicle that allows him to, once again, flex his dramatic chops in a way that resembles his best performance in Michael Mann’s Ali.

| Sep 17, 2023

King Richard is not your ordinary sports movie or celebrity biopic...it unfolds like a compelling slice-of-life drama that just happens to include two of the greatest names in sports history.

| Aug 10, 2023

King Richard is a MUST WATCH Movie

| Jul 26, 2023

King Richard leaves you feeling inspired and empowered as Beyonce’s Be Alive closes out the credits.

| Jul 26, 2023

The subject matter may speak more to me than to the average moviegoer due to my emotional connection to the sport, but it's the captivating story about a dedicated, loving father that ultimately grabs the viewers.

| Original Score: A | Jul 25, 2023

Whether you’re a member of the Black community, someone pursuing a dream, or simply someone that loves a feel good rags to riches story, this film will leave you inspired and a little choked up.

| Jul 19, 2023

The acting is phenomenal, with Will Smith, who plays lead Richard Williams, offering one of his best performances. It's one of those films that'll leave you feeling motivated and hopeful -- much-needed sentiments in today's world.

| Mar 31, 2023

A rare genuine crowd-pleaser with Will Smith’s best performance since Ali.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 21, 2022

Baylin and Green incorporate depth, authenticity and attention to detail, as well as a groundedness behind the film’s real heroes—the Williams sisters, of course—to create an inspirational and crowd-pleasing feature.

| Oct 10, 2022

It is a film that transcends the trappings of sports biopics by giving life to the relationships within the family.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 23, 2022

... Uplifting film that reminds us of the democratic power of love and talent to build community.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2022

Though King Richard has a familiar framework, there is an infectious power, passion, and poignancy infused in every shot, allowing this story to represent the sports drama at its strongest and most soul-stirring, in wonderfully subversive ways

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 14, 2022

An easy win rather than an all-timer.

| Jun 25, 2022

Obvious in its worst sense... [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 17, 2022