Not without its flaws for sure, but a film with a lot of fun to share and convictions to uphold.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 14, 2024

The themes and messages of the film were relatable and thoughtfully packed in a whimsical coming of age adventure.

| Original Score: B | Mar 8, 2023

Cornish’s family adventure film can be entertaining and is flawlessly produced, though it almost lands on the wrong side of the fence in terms of the fun by taking itself a bit too seriously.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

The movie may prove forgettable for adults, but this critic wants to send it back in time to the 10-year-old me, who would love this sort of thing.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 4, 2022

Made with a panache missing from other attempts at modern quest movies.

| Original Score: B | Aug 17, 2021

It's an instant classic.

| Original Score: 4 / 5 | Jun 25, 2021

It is charming, inventive, smartly written, and delightfully performed by a talented juvenile cast.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 1, 2021

The Kid Who Would Be King is a welcome break from the movies that take the King Arthur legend too seriously. Through wit, emotion, and imagination, the film makes the story fun again.

| Mar 25, 2021

There are flashes of that Cornish flair and moments of impressive comedy, but every grasp for pathos finds only empty space.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 15, 2020

Packed with history, politics, family drama, and the kind of depth you may not expect from a film with kids in the leads. With all of that being true, both kids and adults will appreciate and admire the movie; it's an unapologetic blast.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2020

The movie has the freshness, innocence, and energy of youngsters on the threshold of adulthood, embarked on a grand heroic adventure.

| Feb 19, 2020

Grab the kids and go see it. Go laugh, maybe get a bit weepy and get fully engaged in a cracking story. Are you not entertained?

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 29, 2020

Joe Cornish's timely retelling of Arthurian legend is an adventure for the whole family.

| Dec 6, 2019

Did the world really need another blowhard Arthur and a Round Table of gritty, humorless fanatics? The Kid Who Would Be King's good-natured positivity seems much more appropriate to the moment.

| Nov 22, 2019

A perfectly pleasant, if a touch innocuous, rejigging of the Arthurian legend for a modern audience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 21, 2019

It's got a great kid-energy to it, but also [has] real adventures, real danger, and real stakes.

| Sep 17, 2019

[Joe] Cornish's attempt at merging a classic legend with our modern day issues is successful.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 31, 2019

Film fans have waited eight years for Joe Cornish to make his follow-up to Attack the Block, but The Kid Who Would Be King is unfortunately a tad underwhelming.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 3, 2019

[This] should play well with very young audience members, but dragged-along adults are likely to be disappointed.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 14, 2019

SUMMARY Family fun with a killer wit - destined for greatness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 5, 2019