# The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

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**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
**Directed by**: Joe Cornish
**Written by**: Joe Cornish
**Starring**: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Denise Gough, Angus Imrie

> *An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Nostalgia gets a British reboot when a latchkey kid finds Excalibur behind the school bike shed. Alex and his reluctant crew face down Morgana’s undead horde with Merlin as bewildered life coach. The film checks every YA-quest box and doesn’t overthink it.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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