Synopsis
An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
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Cast
- Sally HawkinsPhilippa Langley
- Steve CooganJohn Langley
- Harry LloydRichard III/Pete
- Mark AddyRichard Buckley
- James FleetJohn Ashdown-Hill
- Lee InglebyRichard Taylor
- Adam RobbMax Langley
- Benjamin ScanlanRaife Langley
- Amanda AbbingtonSarah Levitt
- Lewis MacleodTony
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
A richer, stronger, and more moving piece of work [than Philomena], a historical detective story that carries the kick of a true-life “Da Vinci Code.” - 75
TheWrap
What prevents this life-affirming account from turning boringly saccharine is the caliber of humanity that Hawkins lends Philippa. - 70
Screen Daily
A winning, if whimsical, account of an ordinary woman achieving the extraordinary. - 70
Vanity Fair
One lovely wisp of a movie. ... Offers few surprises but plenty of comfort. - 67
Collider
Like so many of Frears’ films, The Lost King works because of the compelling cast on hand. - 60
The Telegraph
Flawed but compelling ... [A] hallucinatory gimmick feels a few rewrites away from working smoothly, and the thematic linking of Philippa’s plight with that of her subject’s never quite convinces. But Hawkins is quietly impressive. - 60
Empire
Warmly funny and historically curious, Sally Hawkins’ spirited, humane performance helps overcome a slight lack of dramatic tension. - 58
IndieWire
By its final act ... “The Lost King” picks up enough steam ... yet even this last 40 or so minutes highlights how plodding the rest of the film is, how dull this story about literal grave-digging feels, when nothing less than elemental truth and a singular mission in life are reduced to, well, just a story, and not even an altogether real one at that.
