King Kelly

2012

1h 24m

Comedy

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75%

8 Reviews

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71%

250+ Ratings

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Two teens (Louisa Krause, Libby Woodbridge) use their cell phones to record their lives and post the videos online.

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Eric Kohn

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It's an unflinching update to media scholar Neil Postman's prophetic claim about the deadly impact of television on cultural identity: Smartphones in hand, we face the danger of filming ourselves to death.

Rated: A-

Nov 29, 2012

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

If social satire that elicits scornful laughter is your kind of humor, "King Kelly" will have you doubled over with guilty guffaws.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 29, 2012

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Cynical sexploitation neither thrills nor entertains.

Nov 29, 2012

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David Noh

Film Journal International

One of the cleverest, funniest and most appallingly true films of the year.

Nov 30, 2012

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

King Kelly is a film worth seeking out for fans who like social commentary mixed intelligently with entertainment.

Mar 14, 2012

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I was surprised it had decent ratings so I unfortunately started watching. If you like obnoxious high pitched ditzy voices then go for it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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a z

Ugh. I don't care how satirical this is; it's just not fun to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This extremely hard edged satire of a selfish tween girl who likes to record her life story on her Iphone is both disturbing and darkly funny. This film will surely test anyone's tolerance of spoiled brats and you may within the first 10 mins or so want to turn off this movie. PLEASE DON'T! Also don't take it too seriously. Like I said it's a satire and what Louisa Krause is doing (who plays Kelly) is giving you a VERY flattering portrayal of what some teen girls are like today. Kelly has a small fan base online. It's mostly catered to perverts that she pleasures herself to on her webcam shows. One fan, a state trooper, is smitten with her. She records every little moment of her life as a way of making herself and her fans get a window into her lifestyle. She's a typical teen with a family that loves her, but not her behavior. It becomes something they can't tolerate and when her webcam shows are brought to light during a family gathering she runs away with a best friend. They indulge (at least Kelly does) in debauchery and other shenanigans. Sex, drugs and Iphone footage of a girl who deludes herself into thinking she's the IT factor. She's not and that sad fact never comes across her mind during the duration of the film. A very disturbing, but excellent use of satire on the found footage genre. Using it as a source to attack a culture of deluded young people with their Iphones, Facebooks and other things that make them feel self-important makes the film that much more important. It shows what this type of technology can do to people especially if it's in the wrong hands who use it for wrong instead of for good. Very important this movie is and funny as hell too with a GREAT performance by Louisa Krause!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Damn good, particularly considering the characters are so intentionally awful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

The line between alternative reality reflection & lousy production sometimes looks really thin.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a webcam girl is like? Me neither, but I'm glad I was able to find out (sort of). Innovative filmmaking and excellent performances by Louisa Krause, and Rod Hill. If your in the mood for an indie film that thinks outside the box, this one is for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Andrew Neel

Director

Louisa Krause

Kelly

Libby Woodbridge

Jordan

Roderick Hill

Poo Bare

Will Brill

Ryan

Jonny Orsini

Matt

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Synopsis

Two teens (Louisa Krause, Libby Woodbridge) use their cell phones to record their lives and post the videos online.

Director: Andrew Neel
Screenwriter: Mike Roberts
Production Co: SeeThink Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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