Message from the King

2016
R
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Jacob King, a mysterious outsider from South Africa, arrives in Los Angeles to look for his missing younger sister.Jacob King, a mysterious outsider from South Africa, arrives in Los Angeles to look for his missing younger sister.Jacob King, a mysterious outsider from South Africa, arrives in Los Angeles to look for his missing younger sister.

Director
- Fabrice du Welz
Writers
- Oliver Butcher
- Stephen Cornwell
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

18K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Fabrice du Welz
Writers
- Oliver Butcher
- Stephen Cornwell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trailer 1:32

Official Trailer

Photos68

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Storyline

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Trivia
Chadwick Boseman stated in an interview that he based his accent he uses for the Marvel character Black Panther from a film he was working on where he played a man from South Africa. This is the film to which he was referring.

Goofs
Towards the end of the film when Jacob is giving a goodbye sendoff to Kelly and her daughter on the bridge before they get on the bus, there are no official charter bus stops on the 6th Street Viaduct Bridge or any Los Angeles bridges (which has since been demolished) Only in emergencies are unofficial stops made. This was solely created for the movie.

Quotes
[first lines]
Woman: [on voice message, crying] Jacob, it's Bianca. I'm in trouble. I need your help, please. I have something they want. Jacob, I don't know what to do. Please, call me.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Chadwick Boseman Movie Moments We Love (2020)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Solid revenge thriller

The story is nothing really special. Guy comes to LA to look for his sister and he gets tangled in the mess that she was in. He uses his tough South African skills to punish people. Liam Neeson did it with great success, Chadwick Boseman does it too.

It was the acting that was pretty decent, though, as well as the portrait of the city as a corrupt place that feeds on hope and takes it all away. The "message from the king" is that you may have a lot of money and live in a big rich place and still be just as rotten as the most crime ridden places in Africa.

Bottom line: a linear and predictable story that only highlighted the good acting and subtle message on the background.