Kingdom Come

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Kingdom Come

PG

Released Apr 11, 2001

1h 34m

Comedy

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The best and the worst of the Slocumb family are on display when Woodrow Bud Slocumb keels over from a stroke. As the town swelters in the summer heat, family tensions reach a comedic boil as the Slocumb clan comes together to remember their dearly departed.

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Critics Consensus

While it has its moments, Kingdom Come is marred by a script that's low on laughs and uneven in tone.

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Anthony Breznican

Associated Press

This story about relatives who set about annoying each other at a funeral has some heartfelt emotion, but it clashes spectacularly with unseemly gross-out humor.

Mar 1, 2019

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Mike Clark

USA Today

A heavyset daughter who never talks but eats a lot is named Delightful, which is supposed to be funny. That pretty much sums up the movie's comic tone.

Apr 13, 2001

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

While Kingdom Come follows the formula for comic combustibility, it's even more inert than Bud, who at least comes to life for a brief fantasy sequence.

Apr 13, 2001

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a well-intentioned yet wholly misguided piece of work that effectively wastes its talented cast...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 8, 2010

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Guylaine Cadorette

Hollywood.com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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YoYo

UGH. Jada being her overacting / awful acting self. What an annoying person and character. Loretta Devine is her wonderful hilarious self. That roadside convo with her son was a masterpiece 😂

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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jordan m

I tried to muster up a liking for this movie from the very beginning and just could not do it. The movie went out of its way to characterize Loretta & Jada's roles as absolute harpies, nagging their male counterparts for several minutes of screentime each as their way of starting the movie off and literally attempted to portray Jada's husband's murderous response as a joke, only to then have her continue in this vein literally the entire movie - it seemed they thought that her ultimately being correct about him cheating on her was her redemptive character arc, but it just did not work that way for me. The interactions between LL & Anthony's characters brought the movie way too far in the other extreme, which if I could forget that it's supposed to be a comedy could've made it a good movie, particularly LL's struggle with alcoholism & the non-funny matronly turn from Whoopi. The movie focused what felt like half of its screen time on Jada's character being just atrocious in every way, even splashing the well-meaning Anthony in the face in the middle of the funeral, then expected her forgiving him in the last 3 minutes of the movie to be a tidy ending. Not even the music, usually a highlight in black fold comedies, was of any note as it was all gospel music written mostly by the same guy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I absolutely love this movie. Very inspirational and based on our daily lives story. 🙏⛪

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

hilarously funny! i watch it everytime it comes on

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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If you're looking for a well written film with meaning and that has a great plot than I suggest you bypass this film. However, if you're lookig for a movie "just for laughs", I just suggest you watch Kingdom Come. I can watch this movie over and over and still fall out of my seat from laughing so hard! Great pick-me-upper!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Good movie. Good soundtrack too

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Charisse Slocumb

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Synopsis

The best and the worst of the Slocumb family are on display when Woodrow Bud Slocumb keels over from a stroke. As the town swelters in the summer heat, family tensions reach a comedic boil as the Slocumb clan comes together to remember their dearly departed.

Director: Doug McHenry
Producer: John Morrissey, Edward Bates
Screenwriter: David Dean Bottrell, Jessie Jones, David Dean Bottrell, Jessie Jones
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Fox Searchlight, Turman-Morrissey Company, Bates Entertainment
Rating: PG (Sensuality|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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