The Rivals of Amziah King
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Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business.
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- Mar 10, 2025
A wholly original celebration of community lifting each other up, breaking bread, and harmonizing in song together—yet still manages to be a backwoods heist, epic, crime/revenge thriller. Incredibly moving film with a stellar performance from McConaughey and an incredible…
Kevflix And ChillMar 11, 2025It may be early in the year, but THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING is already one of the best films I’ve seen in 2025. Andrew Patterson’s vision is utterly infectious as he immerses us in the unique subculture of beekeeping in the American South through its people, music, and way…
Matt NegliaMar 13, 2025This is absolutely fantastic
Amanda the Jedi - Mar 10, 2025
The Rivals of Amziah King is a southern small-town crime drama with enough charm, heart, and honey to receive a standing ovation at SXSW. Carried by two fantastic performances from Matthew McConaughey and Angelina LookingGlass in her breakthrough role. Loved this film, my…
moviemattk ✌🏻Mar 10, 2025MM introduced this movie as “for film lovers and farmers” and he’s somehow not wrong.
Brian TallericoMar 15, 2025Instant Classic
LetMeExplain - Jun 27, 2026
A shape-shifting, soul-stirring, sonically sumptuous delight. Director Andrew Patterson bounces from his lean and efficient Twilight Zone riff debut The Vast of Night into this sprawling and shaggy (complimentary) sophomore feature, a piece so expansive and richly built…
Mitchell BeaupreMar 13, 2025A genre and tonal mishmash (bee heist movie, greasy blues musical, wacky comedy) and yet it all hums — supported by McConaughey in his peak form all stinky, sweaty and mumbling. Not what I was expecting at all but all the more interesting for it.
JackJun 30, 2026OH, y’all were NOT KIDDING. This is a good old-fashioned crowd-pleaser, with incredible music and deeply felt performances. McConnaughey hasn’t been this good in over a decade, and Angelina LookingGlass has phenomenal presence as the audience identification character. The…
Daniel Bayer
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Mar 18, 2025
It's a joyous, heartfelt, hilarious, and emotional dramedy that won't leave your mind.
Nate Richard
Collider
Mar 18, 2025
Like the Church potluck to which Amziah King introduces his one-time foster daughter Kateri, The Rivals of Amziah King is a gleeful mashup of genres and tones blending bluegrass music, comedy, revenge, and heist-thriller elements into a tasty homestyle buffet full of eccentric characters and thick Southern accents.
John Fink
The Film Stage
Mar 12, 2025
McConaughey may be a capable driver, but this is an unwieldy vehicle – oversized, overlong and altogether way too many parts to run smoothly.
Adrian Horton
The Guardian
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How long is The Rivals of Amziah King?
The movie is 2hr 10min long.
What's The Rivals of Amziah King about?
Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business.
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