King Richard

King Richard

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

  • Released: 2021-11-18
  • Runtime: 138 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Stars: Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, Daniele Lawson, Layla Crawford, Erika Ringor, Noah Bean, Josiah Cross, Vaughn W. Hebron, Jimmy Walker Jr., Brad Greenquist, Johnno Wilson, Robert Nuscher, Christopher Wallinger, Chase Del Rey, Connie Ventress, Vivienne Bersin, Andy Hoff, Carrie Gibson, Doug Simpson, Brandon Morales, Wil J. Jackson, Erica Shaffer, Matt Kirkwood, Chet Grissom, Alden Sherrill, Eman Esfandi, Jessica Wacnik, Jonathan Bray, Robert Walker Jeffery, Rich Sommer, Kaitlyn Christian, Geoff Nathanson, Marcela Zacarias, Jake Jensen, Chris Pentzell, Sophia Sanders, Mia Jovic, Iva Jovic, Michael Andrew Baker, Tom Holmes, Kamea Medora, Tom Degnan, Virginia Schneider, Jeff Cohn, Adam Cropper, Danya LaBelle, Rod Sweitzer, George Ketsios, Valerie Davidson, Christian Yeung, Teri Cohn, Hannah Barefoot, Mel Fair, Holly Haggerty, Mary Pascoe, Albert Ton, Ebboney Wilson, Hailey Winslow, Chris Wolfe, Gunner Wright, Tory N. Thompson, Sean Berube, Sean Fabian Billings, Sophia Bui, Kika Cicmanec, John Dinan, Diana Dray, Mathew Trent Hunnicutt, Jeni Jones, Trent Longo, Johnny Mansbach, Katie McCabe, Aryn Nelson, Tristan Nokes, Dan Sachoff, Gabi Stewart
  • Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
 Comments
  • mishalkhaled - 3 June 2024
    Not too good, but either not that bad
    Usually the truth stories get to take you in the deepest moment of the main characters to show you some of the heart events and how they deal with it so with this movie I saw a lot, but most of them are braces situation, so I could end. Feel empathy for the main characters, and most of the obstacles, their faces to get their succeed, and their dream become true but Tim, I want to see the falses with they show a one time with the girls and when they walk down the street and the mother gate arguing the father about them walking down the streets and how much dangerous that could be for a little girls so I wouldn't say it's the best but I think they can perform more so I would recommend it but not hire a recommendation.
  • toroandbruin - 3 February 2024
    An Interesting Sports Movie
    There are some fields of human endeavor where, to reach the very top of the field, a person must start as a child, will start to reach professional heights quite early, will do their best work between 16 and 25, and will be over the hill at 30 or so. Chess, ice skating, mathematics and gymnastics come to mind. Nadia Comaneci was 14 when she won Olympic gold in gymnastics. Since then, the age requirement has been raised to 16 within the calendar year. Tara Lipinski was 15 when she won Olympic skating events but the age minimum in the 2024 winter games will be 17. Athletic organizations have recognized that pushing a child to reach competitive heights quite early may be doing them a disservice in terms of their development and eventual happiness as a human being.

    For parents raising a gifted child, providing a well-rounded upbringing while honing specific talents will involve a delicate balancing act. And of course the Williams sisters had an additional spotlight on them because tennis had been a predominantly white sport.

    Since Venus and Serena turned out really well as human beings (as well as being phenomenal athletes) I was really curious to see how the parents had approached their training. Since the sisters were involved in the production I assume that the depiction is at least somewhat accurate. This Oscars "Best Picture" is not on as grand a scale as many prior winners but is still worth viewing.