The King's Daughter

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The King's Daughter

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Released Jan 21, 2022

1h 31m

Fantasy

Adventure

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Known as The Sun King, Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. Obsessed with his own mortality and the future of France, Louis turns to his spiritual advisor, Père La Chaise (William Hurt), and the royal physician to help him obtain the key to immortality. Believing a mermaid (Fan Bingbing) contains a force that grants everlasting life, Louis commissions a young sea captain to search the seas and capture the mystical creature. Further complicating his plans is his orphaned daughter, Marie-Josèphe (Kaya Scodelario), who returns to court with an abundance of elegance and an inherent defiance of authority. With a rare solar eclipse approaching, Louis will discover where his daughter's true loyalties lie as he races against time to extract the mermaid's life-giving force.

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Critics Consensus

A muddled mess that was clearly tinkered with in post-production to little avail, The King's Daughter is a royal disappointment.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

The movie looks (and sounds) just terrific, even as it lurches rather inelegantly in pursuit of the magic the characters so clearly seek.

Apr 24, 2022

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A very colorful French bonbon with no substance, and it might just give you indigestion.

Jan 26, 2022

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

The King's Daughter might be more fascinating than the movie itself, which has its moments of campy delights but is eventually sunk by the meandering story, some over-the-top performances and underwhelming special effects.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 22, 2022

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

The most amazing piece of this production is the setting. Much of the movie was shot on the actual grounds of Versailles and that gives the production both a great feel of authenticity and grandeur.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2023

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

The best thing that can be said about The King’s Daughter is that it is mercifully short at 90 minutes, though even that far overstays its welcome.

Rated: .5/4

Sep 23, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Its not nearly as rancid as its seven-year delay would indicate, especially considering all the truly dreadful movies that hit the multiplex seemingly nanoseconds after filming has completed.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 23, 2022

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Diana

all of it was horrible

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/22

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ARch123

I enjoyed the movie. It has a good message. The cinematography was amazing. The costumes didn't quite go with the time period, but seeing as it's a fantasy movie it could work. I would watch it again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/22

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Eleni P

Entertaining, nice colors, great messages. Acting not that great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/20/22

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Len

bad acting but has a few good visuals and cgi

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/22

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Dr. Marissa

Its always nice to see someone Ive interviewed on the Red Carpet looking so good on the Big ScreenPierce you are agelessand you still got itGreat acting all around!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/22

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Red

The scenery was beautiful. Great period costumes. Predictably love story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/22

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King Louis XIV

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Marie-Joseph D'Alember

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Yves De La Croix

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Known as The Sun King, Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. Obsessed with his own mortality and the future of France, Louis turns to his spiritual advisor, Père La Chaise (William Hurt), and the royal physician to help him obtain the key to immortality. Believing a mermaid (Fan Bingbing) contains a force that grants everlasting life, Louis commissions a young sea captain to search the seas and capture the mystical creature. Further complicating his plans is his orphaned daughter, Marie-Josèphe (Kaya Scodelario), who returns to court with an abundance of elegance and an inherent defiance of authority. With a rare solar eclipse approaching, Louis will discover where his daughter's true loyalties lie as he races against time to extract the mermaid's life-giving force.

Director: Sean McNamara
Producer: David Brookwell, Paul Currie, Wei Han, Sean McNamara, Hong Pang, Leo Shi Young
Screenwriter: Ronald Bass, Barry Berman
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Lightstream Entertainment, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Lightstream Pictures Australia, Bliss Media, TKD Film Rights, Kylin Pictures
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Suggestive Material|Some Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2022, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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