The King's Speech (2010)

The King's Speech rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 733K votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic88%

TMDb7.733/10· 9K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 88/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The King's Speech

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Cast of The King's Speech

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  Colin Firth

  as King George VI

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  Geoffrey Rush

  as Lionel Logue

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  Helena Bonham Carter

  as Queen Elizabeth

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  Guy Pearce

  as King Edward VIII

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  Timothy Spall

  as Winston Churchill

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  Michael Gambon

  as King George V

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  Jennifer Ehle

  as Myrtle Logue

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  Derek Jacobi

  as Archbishop Cosmo Lang

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  Freya Wilson

  as Princess Elizabeth

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  Ramona Marquez

  as Princess Margaret

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  Richard Dixon

  as Private Secretary

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  Robert Portal

  as Equerry

The King's Speech facts

Budget

$15M

Box office

$414.2M

Our take on The King's Speech

Tom Hooper's 2010 Oscar winner follows the future King George VI as he fights a crippling stammer with the help of an unorthodox speech therapist on the eve of war. Warm, witty and quietly stirring about friendship and courage, it turns a private struggle into stirring drama. If its restraint and uplift moved you, seek out humane historical dramas about overcoming personal adversity under public pressure.