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The Lost King

The Lost King

Comedy · Drama · History · 2022

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

Movie details

The Lost King

“Her story made history.”

2022 Comedy · Drama · History 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

77 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

64 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Lost King?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Written by

Steve Coogan · Jeff Pope

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Philippa Langley

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

John Langley

Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd

Richard III/Pete

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Richard Buckley

James Fleet

James Fleet

John Ashdown-Hill

Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

Richard Taylor

A

Adam Robb

Max Langley

Court is in session

Put The Lost King on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.