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King, The (2006)

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Release Date: May 19, 2006 (LA/NY)
On DVD: October 10, 2006
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality involving a teen, some violence and language.
Director: James Marsh
Writer: Milo Addica, James Marsh
Cast: Gael GarcĂ­a Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James, Paul Dano, Laura Harring

A troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, returns to his childhood home in Corpus Christi, Texas to reunite with his father. Read more

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Grade: A- The King stars Gael García Bernal as a young man out of the military who goes on a quest to find the father he never knew. His father, played by William Hurt, turns out to be an evangelical right-winger who has no interest in accepting a bastard child into his happy life, but Bernal's disturbed character continues to push.

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