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  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary At the age of 16, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie resides in a mental institution. When Charlie is released and sent back to their home, Miranda finds the relatively p...

Directed By: M. Cahill

Written By: M. Cahill

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 33 m

King of California

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary At the age of 16, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie resides in a mental institution. When Charlie is released and sent back to their home, Miranda finds the relatively p...

Directed By: M. Cahill

Written By: M. Cahill

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88
Wood is excellent, but this is a career highlight for Douglas. His depiction of the manic Charlie stays surprisingly grounded and prevents the story from being a naive celebration of mental illness as a kind of freedom that it so easily could have become.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
75
When you stand back a step from the movie, you admire Douglas and Wood for starting with potentially unplayable characters, and playing them so well we actually care about a quest that, in a way, seems more designed for Abbott and Costello.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
With Douglas, the film's shambling charms slowly catch hold, thanks mainly to his personal magnetism.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
70
Douglas is a manic joy, and Wood manages to hang on for the ride.
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63
A flaky, tedious, intermittently likable fable about being crazy in a crazy world.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
If you're looking for a screwball comedy about bipolar disorder -- and who among us is not? -- then this picture fits the bill fine. However, if you're picky enough to want a good screwball comedy about bipolar disorder, well, I'm afraid the wait continues.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
38
A caper comedy that forgot to put in the laughs.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Oasis Films, King of California Productions, LDMP, Lone Star Film Group, Michael London Productions
Release Date Sep 14, 2007
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating PG-13
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