Kings

Kings

Don't let your family get caught in the crossfire

Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Produced by CG Cinéma, Bliss Media

201792 min5.6 / 10

An intimate family drama set in the tense days before the 1992 LA riots, balancing domestic warmth against the encroaching threat of systemic violence.

A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kings sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Kings violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Kings end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Kings easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Kings scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Kings

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kings

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kings, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kings, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kings, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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