The Rivals of Amziah King

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The Rivals of Amziah King

R

In Theaters Aug 14

2h 10m

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Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah's rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

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The Rivals of Amziah King is a sprawling, unpredictable, and genre-blurring epic, anchored by Matthew McConaughey's charm and Angelina LookingGlass's striking debut.

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Andrew Patterson

Director

Matthew McConaughey

Actor

Kurt Russell

Actor

Cole Sprouse

Actor

Tony Revolori

Actor

Rob Morgan

Actor

Gregory Nussen

Slant Magazine

7h

2/4

The film’s first half is rollicking and textured with a lived-in, distinctly Southern feel, but director Andrew Patterson ultimately does way too much to endear us to it.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

3d

A-

One of McConaughey's all-time best performances and a luminous, remarkably assured debut from LookingGlass, one of the most enchanting scores of the year. It's immersive, moving, shocking, scary, and characters you will miss when they are gone.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

03/14/2025

A new classic of the American South that hums with earnest adoration for the people of this region, what they do, and how they celebrate life.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

1d

Gripping, powerful and genuinely heartfelt. gripping, powerful and genuinely heartfelt. Angelina LookingGlass gives a raw, emotionally honest breakthrough performance.

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Cain Noble-Davies

FILMINK (Australia)

3d

17/20

… at once grand in scope and rather jarring, both in tone and genre.

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Jeanne Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

5d

THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING may be a small, quitter movie, but it still packs a punch, tells a worthy tale --- and features a cast of actors who are more than capable of creating a memorable movie-going experience.

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Synopsis

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah's rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

Director: Andrew Patterson
Producer: James Montague, David Heyman, Will Greenfield, Jeffrey Clifford, Teddy Schwarzman, ProducerMichael Heimler, Michael Heimler
Screenwriter: James Montague, Andrew Patterson
Distributor: Black Bear
Production Co: Black Bear
Rating: R (Language|Some Grisly Images)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 10m

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