Variety
While far from easy, both roles provide a delightful opportunity for Firth and Rush to poke a bit of fun at their profession.
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The King's Speech
The big winner at the 2011 Academy Awards (Best Film, Actor, Director and Screenplay), The King's Speech stars Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth, Colin Firth as King George VI, and also starring Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce and Michael Gambon.
Tells the story of King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be King, he engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Rush). Through his friendship with Logue, George finds his voice and confidence, and leads Britain into World War II.
Less2010Rating: M, for some language118 minsUK, Australia
DramaHistorical
- Director:
- Tom Hooper ('The Damned United')
- Writer:
- David Seidler
- Cast:
- Helena Bonham CarterGuy PearceColin FirthMichael GambonGeoffrey RushTimothy SpallJennifer EhleDerek Jacobi
The King's Speech | Awards
Winner of Best Film, Director, Actor (Colin Firth) and Screenplay at the 2011 Academy Awards. Winner of 7 BAFTA Awards 2011 including Best Film, Best Actor (Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Rush) and Best Screenplay. Winner for Best Actor, Drama (Firth) at the 2011 Golden Globes. Audience Award winner at Toronto Film Festival 2010.
The King's Speech | Reviews
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Total Film
If The King’s Speech doesn’t bring him the Oscar he just missed for that role, it’ll be a royal scandal.
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The New York Times
That film does have its attractions, notably in its two solid leads and standout support from Mr. Pearce.
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The Guardian
This handsome movie about the abdication crisis and George VI's stammer is a clever anti-Pygmalion
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Little White Lies
The piano refrain that opens The King’s Speech tells you to expect a film that prizes respectability above all else. And yet almost imperceptibly, something shifts in Tom Hooper’s period comedy.
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Hollywood Reporter
It perhaps started with "The Queen," continued with "Young Victoria" and now achieves the most intimate glimpse inside the royal camp to date with The King's Speech.
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Empire Magazine
Think the blazing joys of "Chariots Of Fire" where the race is to the end of a sentence. Can it be that the British are coming?
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The King's Speech | Release Details
The King's Speech is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Google Play and Apple TV and Foxtel and Binge and Beamafilm and Prime Video Store and Paramount+.