Kings & Queen (2005): Ratings & Box Office
Kings & Queen is a 2005 comedy drama directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It runs 2 hours 30 minutes and earned $3.8 million worldwide. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes 2007. Critics gave it 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 85 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 30m (150 min)
- Director
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Wellspring Media
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kings & Queen About?
The premise of Kings & Queen without spoilers.
As the wedding day nears, Nora returns to her hometown of Grenoble, confronting a complex mix of memories and unresolved feelings. She reconnects with Ismael, a talented viola player struggling with mental health challenges and institutionalization, and grapples with her father Louis’s terminal cancer diagnosis. The impending loss and past relationships intertwine, creating a poignant reflection on love, family, and the passage of time.
Kings & Queen Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cancer
- terminal cancer
- psychiatric hospital
- reference to the baron in the trees the novel
- tearing a page from a book
- burning pages of a book
- reference to apollinaire
- greek mythology
- reference to seneca
- reference to cicero
- reference to the temple of ephesus
- manuscript
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- reference to batman
- reference to peter pan
- reference to william butler yeats
- reference to sigmund freud
- birthday present
- reference to leda and the swan
- reference to zeus the greek deity
- spirit doll
- paul celan quotation
- france
- female full frontal nudity
- mother
- musician
- grenoble
- escape
- secret
- businessman
- art gallery
- viola
- writer
- hospital
- death
- family relationships
- looking up someone's skirt
- pubic hair
- female pubic hair
- three word title
- engraving
- commitment
- doublet
- third party request
- scandal
- town hall
- passion
- stranger
- german
- tree
The Director of Kings & Queen
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin.
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Director Arnaud Desplechin
More from Arnaud Desplechin
More films directed by Arnaud Desplechin, best-rated first: A Christmas Tale, My Golden Days, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument and Two Pianos.
Kings & Queen Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Kings & Queen 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 85 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
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IMDb 7.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 86% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 80%
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Metacritic 85 Metascore
User score 8.6
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Kings & Queen Box Office
Kings & Queen grossed $3.8 million worldwide. $290,973 came from the US and Canada and $3.5 million (92%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$3.8M
- US & Canada
- $291K
- International
- $3.5M
Kings & Queen Awards & Nominations
Kings & Queen won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes 2007. Its biggest night was the Golden Globes 2007, with 1 win from 3 nominations.
2 wins5 nominations3 ceremonies
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Golden Globes 2007 1 win · 3 nominations- Won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama – Helen Mirren
- Nominated Best Director – Motion Picture – Stephen Frears
- Nominated Best Motion Picture – Drama
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Actor Awards (SAG) 2007 1 win · 1 nomination- Won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Helen Mirren
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DGA Awards 2007 1 nomination- Nominated Feature Film – Stephen Frears
Kings & Queen Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Rois et reine” and “Kings and Queen”.
- Also known as
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- Rois et reine
- Kings and Queen
- Rois & Reine
- I re e la regina
- Короли и королева
- Das Leben ist seltsam
- Reyes y reina
- מלכה אחת ומספר מלכים
- Ha te nem lennél
- Reis e Rainha
- 킹스 앤 퀸
- Reis i reina
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- 国王与王后
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Kings & Queen FAQ: Box Office, Awards & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Kings & Queen, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kings & Queen?
Kings & Queen runs 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
When was Kings & Queen released?
Kings & Queen was released on May 13, 2005.
Who directed Kings & Queen?
Kings & Queen was directed by Arnaud Desplechin.
More films by Arnaud Desplechin How much did Kings & Queen make at the box office?
Kings & Queen grossed $3.8 million worldwide ($290,973 domestic, $3.5 million international).
How is Kings & Queen rated?
Kings & Queen has 7.0/10 on IMDb, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 85 on Metacritic.
What awards did Kings & Queen win?
Kings & Queen won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes 2007.
Does Kings & Queen have a post-credit scene?
No. Kings & Queen has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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