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Movie Info

A husband (Dan Wyllie) and wife (Bojana Novakovic) take extreme measures to deal with their loud, lowlife neighbor.
  • Genre:
    comedy, drama, mystery and thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Rolf de Heer
  • Writer:
    Rolf de Heer
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Cast & Crew

Dan Wyllie
Max
Bojana Novakovic
Therese
Gary Waddell
King
Roman Vaculik
Otto
Michaela Cantwell
Maria
Lily Adey
Mirabelle
Luke Ford
Shrek
Anthony Hayes
Escobar
Nathan Hoare
Baby Rupert
Rolf de Heer
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Rolf de Heer
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Critic Reviews for The King Is Dead!

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  • The screenplay comes with a wealth of comical gags and observations about suburban life that many audiences should identify with.

    October 17, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review…

    Glenn Dunks

    Onya Magazine

  • If this film had a more propulsive plot, veered into Straw Dogs territory and retained its dark laughs, I imagine we would be talking about an Australian classic.

    September 27, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Adam Ross

    The Aristocrat

  • The King is Dead!, while not as brilliant as Bad Boy Bubby or Alexandra's Project, shares with those films a unique and perverse vision of Australian suburbia ... De Heer's always bold, and here he's bold again. The Independent King is certainly not dead.

    July 24, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

    CJ Johnson

    Film Mafia

  • The King is Dead has some great comic asides, and the finale paints Max and Therese into a genuinely dangerous and entertaining corner.

    July 16, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Simon Miraudo

    Quickflix

  • The King is Dead! is a deliciously dark genre mash-up, coy and explorative but tight and insular, sprayed with wry laughs and a genuinely foreboding undertone.

    July 16, 2012 | Full Review…

    Luke Buckmaster

    The Daily Review/Crikey

  • Black comedies rarely come as carefully measured or as full-blooded as this marvellously engaging lark, which is essentially a revenge fantasy for anyone who has ever suffered the prolonged trauma of living with a bad neighbour.

    July 13, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Jim Schembri

    3AW
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