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King Ivory
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Synopsis
Based upon extensive research with law enforcement, gangs, inmates, migrants, and addicts, an exposé on fentanyl trafficking, and its effect on all walks of life.
Cast
- James Badge Dale
- Ben Foster
- Michael Mando
- Rory Cochrane
- Ritchie Coster
- George Carroll
- Graham Greene
- Melissa Leo
- Sam Quartin
- Jasper Jones
Moviegoers are saying
King Ivory delivers a gritty, Traffic-inspired take on the fentanyl crisis that showcases strong performances from James Badge Dale and Ben Foster, but struggles to escape the shadow of superior crime dramas. While reviewers praise its authentic, meat-and-potatoes approach and John Swab's personal direction, most feel it lacks the narrative strength and character development to truly stand out in the crowded crime thriller genre.
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- Nov 11, 2024
Do u guys follow anyone else that gets screeners like me Cool to see another denis in the early making
EdenNov 17, 2025"The rain falls on the just and the unjust, just the same." I admire what this was going for, but it just doesn't have the strength or stamina to stand alongside Traffic. No offense to the director John Swab, but he ain't no Steve Soderbergh. It's essentially the same…
The Moving Pictures ReviewNov 10, 2025King Ivory is an authentic, gritty, and well made crime thriller with visceral action sequences, a timely story, and strong performances from the entire cast, namely James Badge Dale and Ben Foster. However, it's indebted to several far better films and pales in comparison…
Connor Carey - Sep 3, 2024
for a dollar name a woman😔 although, i was sat next to a fine fine man with glasses plsssss hmu husbandt i imagined a whole life of us together in the duration of this film
arabellaNov 13, 2025The writer-director John Swab often uses rural Oklahoma as a setting to interrogate American violence in his accomplished, yet sometimes scuzzy genre works. His newest film, “King Ivory,” is a thematically heavier, cinematically attuned picture that misses its emotional…
Robert DanielsNov 13, 2025saw this tonight with my friends. first feature film. i will always cherish the memories i made with this one. including the ones i made tonight.
dbarcena - Oct 19, 2025
gritty. raw. honest. this isn’t an action movie. it’s a slow and calculated character study… that character being fentanyl. oh and I’m in this. justice for Lago!
dbarcenaSep 3, 2024The only women they know are mothers and they’re not mothering
JennySep 4, 2025A totally solid ‘cops vs the drug trade’ movie. One of those ones that shows you storylines from all elements—the cops, the dealers, the addicts, the help—and slowly weaving everything together. James Badge Dale was my main draw card for this, and he was great as the lead…
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Metacritic
Nov 13, 2025
While this slick film wants to use their stories to put faces to the fentanyl epidemic, Swab’s genre instincts get the better of him.
Robert Daniels
The New York Times
Nov 7, 2025
Unfortunately the film is both overlong and underdeveloped.
Barry Levitt
The Daily Beast
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