The King of Kings
for thematic material, violent content and some scary moments.
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| Primary Audience: | Family |
| Genre: | Animation |
| Length: | 1 hr. 43 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2025 |
| USA Release: |
April 11, 2025 |
The distributor of this film Angel Studios is Mormon-owned (LDS) and headquartered in Provo, Utah. It was founded by the Harmon family. Neal Harmon, the CEO and founder, is a graduate of Bringham Young University, an LDS school. He is a devout Mormon and served as a proselyting Mormon missionary in Ohio, Kentucky, and Mexico.
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| Featuring |
Pierce Brosnan … Pontius Pilate (voice) Oscar Isaac … Jesus Christ (voice) Kenneth Branagh … Charles Dickens (voice) Uma Thurman … Catherine Dickens (voice) Ava Sanger … Mary Dickens (voice) Dee Bradley Baker … Willa the Cat (voice) Roman Griffin Davis … Walter Dickens (voice) Mark Hamill … King Herod (voice) Forest Whitaker … Peter (voice) Jim Cummings … James the Greater / Pharisee Hillel / Dismas (The Penitent Thief, voice) Ben Kingsley … High Priest Caiaphas (voice) Fred Tatasciore … Pharisee Eleazar (voice) James Arnold Taylor … Melchior / Matthew / Thomas / Phillip / Young Jesus (voice) Vanessa Marshall … Mary of Bethany / Adulteress (voice) Mick Wingert … Gaspar, a wiseman / Pharisee Mahaliell (voice) Imari Williams … Balthazar, a wiseman / Bartholomew (voice) Frank Todaro … Gestas, the impenitent thief (voice) Millicent Miereanu … Martha (voice) |
| Director |
Seong-ho Jang (Seongho Jang) |
| Producer |
Mofac Studios [Korea] Dennis Won-Kuk Cho (Dennis Cho) Seong-ho Jang (Seongho Jang) Woo-hyung Kim See all » |
| Distributor |
 Angel Studios |
“Charles Dickens attempts to perform a recital of A Christmas Carol before an audience at a London theatre, only to be constantly interrupted by his overly rambunctious son Walter, who very noisily acts out the exploits of King Arthur backstage with the aid of his rotund feline sidekick. The performance ruined, Dickens considers punishing the boy, but his wife Catherine suggests the writer instead try to lure Walter away from his obsession with the Round Table by offering him another story about a king even greater than Arthur.
Walter doesn’t believe such a thing is possible but reluctantly agrees to give his father’s story a listen, but only with the caveat that he be allowed to abandon it once boredom sets in.
Settling down by the fire, Charles describes to Walter the world of long ago. As the storyteller tells him of the birth of Christ, Walter’s imagination is ignited. He sees the old stable, the visit from the angel, the three wise men and the shepherds. He is shocked by the tyranny of King Herod as he searches for the newborn Jesus. He is thrilled by the daring escape that sends Mary and Joseph into hiding to keep Jesus safe.
With Charles Dickens’ words in his ears and his imagination running wild, Walter feels a connection with this story and feels he is able to experience what it was like in Christ’s time. From his humble beginnings to forming his band of faithful disciples, to performing miracles, Walter vividly sees and feels all that is happening. As the story unfolds, Charles and Walter’s relationship begins to deepen.
Watching the events unfold, Walter feels the pain of Christ’s persecution, crucifixion and ultimately to his resurrection. Charles guides his son through his sadness and helps him to understand that the story had to end this way. As Jesus is resurrected to bring his light into the world, the bond between father and son is made solid. Charles and Walter at last find the connection they were seeking.”
- Violence: Moderate — flogging, thorn crown, crucifixion, Herod’s command to kill babies, man’s ear severed, man whipped, some scary scenes including a demon possessed man
- Profane language: None
- Vulgar/Crude language: None
- Nudity: Adam and Eve discreetly naked
- Sex: Story of the woman caught in adultery
- Drugs/Alcohol: Wine at the Last Supper
- Wokeism: None
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Moral rating: Excellent! / Moviemaking quality:
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I also like the brief glimpse that hints children see God/Jesus through their fathers. Some things are left out, but enough of the Gospel accounts are portrayed in a Biblically accurate and kid-friendly way to get the key events across. The only thing I wish they had added was to show that Jesus, his disciples, and most of his early followers were Jewish, not just the Pharisees. Or if they had included Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea to show not all of the religious leaders were against Jesus.
I also hope those who see this movie will recognize Dicken’s A Christmas Carol is a parable in which Ebeneezer Scrooge becomes repentant, saved and redeemed: born again. Well done Angel Studios and everyone involved in crafting this movie.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Excellent! / Moviemaking quality: 5