The King of Kings

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The King of Kings

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A father tells his son the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice. The King of Kings invites us to rediscover the enduring power of hope, love, and redemption through the eyes of a child.

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Putting the Christ story in an approachable frame for children, The King of Kings isn't the most sophisticated example of family animation but makes for a solidly watchable Sunday school.

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A meaningful offering from Angel Studios, The King of Kings movingly tells the story of the four Gospels with reverence and grace, and is revelatory for believers of all ages.

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John Anderson

America Magazine

Your spiritual results may vary.

May 7, 2025

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Carlos Aguilar

Variety

A serviceable if uninspired take on a story told countless times in just as varied formats.

Apr 11, 2025

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

It’s impossible to watch a film in which Jesus Christ says it’s wrong to profit from religion and then watch the filmmakers panhandle for extra money at the end. At least, not without imagining the screen getting struck by lightning.

Apr 11, 2025

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

A retelling of the story of Jesus with a weird mixture of vaguely biblical and Valley Speak.

May 13, 2025

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

[The characters] Walter and his cute computer-animated cat are meant to be the young audience’s conduit into the biblical tale, but too often they come off as an annoying distraction.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 10, 2025

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Gissane Sophia

Lady Geeks Media

Jang Seong-Ho’s The King of Kings is a gorgeously animated film that tells a familiar and comforting story through exceptional voice acting.

Apr 27, 2025

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James K

The first minute of the move is a great but of context setting, and is fantastically done, introducing us to Charles Dickens, the storyteller for the rest of the film. The next nine minutes though, were extremely painful to watch. Dickens is shown as having adopted the "gentle parenting" technique popular today. Apart from not being a parenting technique that Dickens would have used, it results in egocentric children. And yet this parenting is presented positively. Once the story became about Jesus, it went much better. There are some stylistic and theological things that I don't love, but the poor parenting at the beginning means I'll never watch this with my kids.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Melly

Beyond gorgeous film. Teared up through most of it. Really touched my heart!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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erika

The King off Kings was a great movie enjoyed the cinema at the Aurora location

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Obi

Please see this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Mari

Such a cute way to explain Jesus to young kids

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Mary

The unique storytelling of the storyline was interesting but not enough to engage me for the entire hour and 45 minutes of the film. Alas, I only made it through the first 20 minutes and fell asleep... My mom enjoyed it though!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Jang Seongho

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Kenneth Branagh

Charles Dickens

Uma Thurman

Catherine Dickens

Mark Hamill

King Herod

Pierce Brosnan

Pontius Pilate

Roman Griffin Davis

Walter Dickens

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Synopsis

A father tells his son the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice. The King of Kings invites us to rediscover the enduring power of hope, love, and redemption through the eyes of a child.

Director: Jang Seongho
Producer: Jang Seongho, Kim Woo-hyung
Screenwriter: Jang Seongho
Distributor: Angel Studios
Production Co: Mofac
Rating: PG (Violent Content|Thematic Material|Some Scary Moments)
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)