The Tickle King

The Tickle King

Directed by Dylan Reeve, David Farrier

Produced by HBO Documentary Films

201722 min7.0 / 10

A follow-up documentary that escalates the unsettling investigation into a fetish underworld, tracking the real-world consequences and threats faced by the filmmakers themselves.

Featuring new, previously unseen footage documenting the bizarre and unsettling things that happened to filmmakers David Farrier and Dylan Reeve as Tickled premiered at film festivals and theaters in 2016. Lawsuits, private investigators, disrupted screenings and surprise appearances are just part of what they encounter along the way. Amidst new threats, the duo begins to answer questions that remained once the credits rolled on Tickled, including whether the disturbing behavior they uncovered will ever come to an end.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Tickle King scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Tickle King easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Tickle King end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Tickle King violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Tickle King sad? 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.

84/ 100

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Rarity88

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Surprise95

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Love70

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