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King of California
Charlie (Michael Douglas) gets released from an insane asylum. After moving in with Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood), the young daughter he left behind, Charlie tries to convince her that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia.
12 January 1987, New York City, New York, USA
29 June 1964, Santa Barbara, California, USA
29 September 1974, Alameda County, California, USA
13 March 1984, San Francisco, California, USA
21 February 1987, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
November 01, 2007
Quirky dramedy mixes humor and mature themes.
October 04, 2007
While the project certainly has its clever aspects, the bulk of the credit goes to Douglas.
October 05, 2007
Rambunctious and rousing from beginning to end, the hugely entertaining King of California offers Michael Douglas his best role since Traffic.
December 28, 2007
It's barely distinguishable from the many other independent films about eccentric people who do odd things, but hey, it ain't bad.
February 11, 2008
'The King of California' is an easily-entertaining film that features two bravura performances. Douglas plays the character of the loony treasure-hunter Charlie with zest, passion, comedy and, well, hyperactivity - its Jack Colton post-drugs, if you will
June 29, 2008
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October 12, 2007
King of California means to be the jewel in the crown of indie-flick quirkiness, but it's really just a bauble with ambition.
January 31, 2008
...one of those efforts that's destined to improve on subsequent viewings.
October 05, 2007
Writer-director Mike Cahill explores Charlie's foolishness with funny-sad fondness.
October 05, 2007
Intermittedly entertaining if mostly contrived.
October 12, 2007
The most remarkable thing about King of California is how the characters grow on you, and how their quixotic quest becomes ours.
August 25, 2008
For an 'adventure movie' full of quirk, King of California can feel a bit flat.