The King and I (1956)
"More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!"
ThumbScore
👍 85%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
🎬 93%
(RT: 93%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha
Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn
Is The King and I good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 419 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 93%.
Overview
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King. Wikipedia ↗
