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The King and I

Play trailer Poster for The King and I G Released Mar 19, 1999 1h 25m Kids & Family Musical Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Anna, an English schoolteacher, travels to the kingdom of Siam to teach children and finds her challenge with a stubborn king. But even as a wondrous friendship grows between Anna and the arrogant monarch, an evil sorcerer is conjuring up a plot to steal the throne.
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Charmless and shoddily animated, The King and I pales in comparison to its classic namesake in every way.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media OK for kids, but classic movie version is a better bet. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 1/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 24, 2005 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Rated: 3/5 Apr 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shermaya W Very boring and uninspiring movie Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/23 Full Review robert c An insult to the original. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie is so funny. yes the people on here say its awful but if you want a nice relaxing movie that will make you laugh choose this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bonitinho, trejeitos exagerados e musicais como toda animação carece de ser, a história em si me agrada mais que a obra, tanto que os exageros me faz torcer o nariz, entretanto por ser uma animação infantil, perdoável, as piadinhas funcionam, os personagens cativantes, o Rei embora grosseiro e machista, se redime e rende um bom final "felizes para sempre"... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Does everything have to be a song? I get it's a musical, but it seems like they through in a song even when it WASN'T necessary! Anyway, despite what these butt hurt people say, it's still a decent film! Too much singing involved; otherwise enjoyable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member OK for kids and has some decent animation but this take on the classic musical prefers to ignore what made its source material great in the first place and instead decides to be a ripoff of Disney and The Prince of Egypt, even though the "cartoon musical" subgenre of animation was becoming outdated by the time the movie came out. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Anna, an English schoolteacher, travels to the kingdom of Siam to teach children and finds her challenge with a stubborn king. But even as a wondrous friendship grows between Anna and the arrogant monarch, an evil sorcerer is conjuring up a plot to steal the throne.
Director
Richard Rich
Producer
Peter Bakalian, Arthur Rankin Jr., James G. Robinson
Screenwriter
Margaret Landon, Oscar Hammerstein II, Arthur Rankin, Peter Bakalian, Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler, Brian Nissen
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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