Opening

74% World War Z Jun 21
79% Monsters University Jun 21
62% The Bling Ring Jun 21
58% Maniac Jun 21
100% A Hijacking Jun 21
68% Unfinished Song Jun 21
100% The Attack Jun 21
—— The Haunting of Helena Jun 21

Top Box Office

56% Man of Steel $116.6M
85% This Is the End $20.7M
50% Now You See Me $11.0M
71% Fast & Furious 6 $9.6M
38% The Purge $8.3M
34% The Internship $7.1M
62% Epic $6.3M
87% Star Trek Into Darkness $6.3M
11% After Earth $4.1M
78% Iron Man 3 $3.0M

Coming Soon

—— How To Make Money Selling Drugs Jun 26
—— White House Down Jun 28
—— The Heat Jun 28
56% I'm So Excited! Jun 28

The King's Speech (2010)

tomatometer

94

Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 234
Fresh: 220 | Rotten: 14

Colin Firth gives a masterful performance in The King's Speech, a predictable but stylishly produced and rousing period drama.

96

Average Rating: 8.9/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 2

Colin Firth gives a masterful performance in The King's Speech, a predictable but stylishly produced and rousing period drama.

audience

93

liked it
Average Rating: 4.3/5
User Ratings: 103,112

My Rating

Movie Info

After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).

PG-13,

Drama

David Seidler

Apr 19, 2011

$138.8M

The Weinstein Company - Official Site External Icon

Watch It Now

Cast

ADVERTISEMENT

All Critics (234) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (220) | Rotten (14) | DVD (13)

A powerful back story does not necessarily improve a movie, but The King's Speech has a pretty irresistible one. It might even end with a dramatic night at the Oscars in February.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Newsday
Newsday
Top Critic IconTop Critic

In The King's Speech, Colin Firth once again reminds us of what a great actor he is.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Newark Star-Ledger
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Classic, rousing entertainment loaded with both humor and poignancy.

February 16, 2013
Detroit News
Top Critic IconTop Critic

The King's Speech is the rare work of art that's also an immense crowdpleaser.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: New York Post
New York Post
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Too ingratiating to resonate deeply.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: New York Times
New York Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic

The King's Speech is simultaneously cozy and majestic.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Tom Hooper delves beneath the pomp and circumstance to root out the essence of his characters, while also making them immensely relatable.

May 26, 2013 Full Review Source: The Patriot Ledger
The Patriot Ledger

It is a wonderful entertainment, a fascinating history lesson and a showcase for several delightful performances.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Canada.com
Canada.com

A polite, occasionally rousing, and more often than not, boring affair.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

A charming, personal period drama.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Us Weekly
Us Weekly

See it, then say it for yourself: The King's Speech is the best movie of 2010.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Bay Times

With a backdrop this large, The King's Speech can't help but seem monosyllabic.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out Chicago
Time Out Chicago

It's a fine, absorbing work, built with brilliance and without excessive showiness or flash. It feels, in fact, like a classic virtually upon its arrival.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Oregonian
Oregonian

The relationship between a commoner teacher and regal student provides for enough drama, and the obstacle overcome is both inspiring and unique.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine

Polished, thoughtful and touching.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Observer

Inspiring, funny, touching, and delivered with craftsmanship and artistry.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's refreshing to see a historical drama avoid grand gestures and sweeping melodrama in favor of smaller more intimate stories.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-Statesman

The King's Speech is admirably free of easy answers and simple, happy endings; it's a skewed, awards-ready version of history, but one polished to a fine, satisfying shine.

February 16, 2013 Full Review Source: AV Club
AV Club

A feel-good movie with a hearty dose of history and a hint of edge, a most-deserving Oscar winner

January 15, 2013 Full Review Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service
McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Despite the obvious movie structure that gets forced onto historical events, The King's Speech is a terrific film with great performances and an inspiring story.

October 4, 2012 Full Review Source: ScreenRant
ScreenRant

It's not quite the world-beating effort the British film press might have you thinking it is, but it's a perfectly functional, frequently enjoyable biopic that knows the right buttons to push and has all the right people pushing them.

September 28, 2012 Full Review Source: TheShiznit.co.uk
TheShiznit.co.uk

Audience Reviews for The King's Speech

The story of the stuttering king of England is a story of friendship. To behold how Geoffrey Rush slowly teaches Colin Firth to talk without fear and stutters while they are bonding, is a pleasure. Every scene between those two acting giants is pure gold. The rest of the cast is just as excellent. While the camera work is very unusual and odd at times, in the end it works in favor of the film, emphasizing the characters. The witty and smart screenplay takes a somewhat boring sounding premise and turns it into one of the most pleasing films of the year. Makes you happy.
November 4, 2010
ironclad1609

Super Reviewer

Overrated and forgettable.
January 23, 2011
CreedsDelight

Super Reviewer

    1. George 'Bertie' VI: For the second time in the lives of most of us we are at war. Over and over again we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the differences between ourselves and those who are now our enemies. But it has been in vain. We have been forced into a conflict. For we are called, with our allies, to meet the challenge of a principle which, if it were to prevail, would be fatal to any civilized order in the world. Such a principle, stripped of all disguise, is surely the mere primitive doctrine that might is right. For the sake of all that we ourselves hold dear, and of the world?s order and peace, it is unthinkable that we should refuse to meet the challenge. It is to this high purpose that I now call my people at home and my peoples across the seas, who will make our cause their own. I ask them to stand calm and firm, and united in this time of trial. The task will be hard. There may be dark days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield. But we can only do the right as we see the right and reverently commit our cause to God.
    – Submitted by Jean R (2 months ago)
    1. George 'Bertie' VI: I'm not here to discuss personal matters.
    2. Lionel Logue: Why are you here then?
    3. George 'Bertie' VI: Because I bloody well stammer!
    4. Lionel Logue: Temper.
    – Submitted by Jean R (2 months ago)
    1. George 'Bertie' VI: If I'm King, where's my power? Can I form a government? Can I levy a tax, declare a war? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority. Why? Because the nation believes that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.
    – Submitted by Typhon Q (9 months ago)
    1. Lionel Logue: Please don't smoke. I believe sucking cigarette smoke into your lungs will kill you.
    2. George 'Bertie' VI: I need to relax. My physicians say it relaxes the throat.
    3. Lionel Logue: They're idiots.
    4. George 'Bertie' VI: They've all been knighted.
    5. Lionel Logue: Makes it official then.
    – Submitted by Typhon Q (9 months ago)
    1. Queen Elizabeth: I intend to be a very great queen...to a very great king.
    – Submitted by Sarah K (16 months ago)
    1. Lionel Logue: Do you know The 'F word'?
    2. George 'Bertie' VI: F-F-Fornication?
    – Submitted by Devin F (16 months ago)

Discussion Forum

Topic Last Post Replies
The Score 5 months ago 0

What's Hot On RT

Total Recall
Total Recall

John Goodman's Best Movies

Blue Jasmine
Blue Jasmine

Woody Allen in San Francisco

Diana Trailer
Diana Trailer

Naomi Watts stars as Princess Di

24 Frames
24 Frames

Pictures from a zombie nation

Latest News on The King's Speech

April 19, 2011:
RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: The King's Speech and Rabbit Hole
This week on home video, we've got quite a few great films to choose from. Four of the new releases...
March 3, 2011:
Best of the Best Pictures!
Where does this years's winner The King's Speech place in this list of undisputed classics...
March 1, 2011:
Oscar Winners: Whose Next Role Is the Most Enticing?
Cinematical takes a look at the Oscar winners' upcoming slates and lets you know which projects are...

Foreign Titles

  • Die Rede des Königs (DE)
  • The King's Speech (UK)
Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile