The Kings Speech
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
10 May 1968, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
12 September 1985, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, England, UK
12 January 1948, London, England, UK
19 October 1940, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
22 October 1938, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
24 August 1970, Pitesti, Romania
February 26, 2017
It's a handsomely mounted, finely acted and, above all, intelligent drama that puts flesh on the bones of historical figures.
March 11, 2016
Simple, moving and incredibly enjoyable.
February 16, 2013
A powerful back story does not necessarily improve a movie, but The King's Speech has a pretty irresistible one. It might even end with a dramatic night at the Oscars in February.
February 20, 2015
It's an uplifting audience pleaser that also showcases film-making arts and crafts at an exalted level.
February 16, 2013
Classic, rousing entertainment loaded with both humor and poignancy.
February 16, 2013
A polite, occasionally rousing, and more often than not, boring affair.
February 16, 2013
The King's Speech is the rare work of art that's also an immense crowdpleaser.
February 16, 2013
In The King's Speech, Colin Firth once again reminds us of what a great actor he is.
February 26, 2017
It's the kind of role that's tailor-made for Colin Firth.
February 20, 2015
Watching Firth agonisingly stammer his way through the closing speech at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium in 1925 is a masterclass in acting.
February 20, 2015
The film is richly rooted, with splendid trappings, including pea-soup fogs. For all the pomp and protocol, it's an intimate story about a scared man who must find his voice if he is to rise, in regal stature, above his epaulets.
February 23, 2016
It is a film that knows its limits -- and then transcends them almost casually, but with resonant and powerful effect.
