The Kid Who Would Be King
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
6.2/10
828 votes
Rating consensus
62/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~62/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Alexander "Alex" Elliot
Dean Chaumoo
Bedders
Tom Taylor
Lance
Rhianna Dorris
Kaye
Denise Gough
Mrs. Elliot
Angus Imrie
Merlin
Patrick Stewart
Old Merlin
Rebecca Ferguson
Morgana
Genevieve O'Reilly
Sophie
Noma Dumezweni
Mrs. Lee
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Mr. Kepler
Mark Bonnar
Mr. Jeffreys
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Joe Cornish
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