Film1994107 min

The Madness of King George

Name: The Madness of King George
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1994
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Anthony Calf, Amanda Donohoe

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoryhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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"His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional comedy-drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

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