King of the Hill (1993) movie poster

King of the Hill (1993)

"When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 88%
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Runtime
1h 43m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (173 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
86

Cast

Jesse Bradford as Aaron Kurlander · 70% avg
Jeroen Krabbé as Mr. Kurlander · 74% avg
Lisa Eichhorn as Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen as Miss Mathey · 74% avg
Spalding Gray as Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern as Lydia · 73% avg
Cameron Boyd as Sullivan
Adrien Brody as Lester · 69% avg

Is King of the Hill good?

Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 173 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 88%.

Overview

Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return. Wikipedia ↗

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