The King of Staten Island

2020 • 137 minutes

4.0

102 reviews

76%

Tomatometer

Eligible

About this movie

Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up & The 40-Year-Old Virgin) directs Saturday Night Live breakout Pete Davidson in a bracing comedy about love, loss and laughter on Staten Island. Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow, HBO's Euphoria) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Oscar®-winner Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with his buddies and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. When his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Ratings and reviews

4.0

102 reviews

Taylor Nichol

June 16, 2020

Could have been a really good 90 min movie, but they kept in 45 mins of useless stuff. Could probably skip the first half of the movie and you wouldn't even know it. The second half is really great, but the beginning is kind of a slog. A lot of repeated thoughts in multiple scenes. It suffers a lot because Pete is so unlikable for a great part of the movie. The preview looked great, but the movie is scattered. Worth a watch, but probably don't spend $20 on it...

60 people found this review helpful

Ash

November 29, 2020

I went into this thinking it was a completely different story, but I loved the actual story. The plot, the characters, the actors. Everything made this movie great. The ending was amazing as well; tying everything up in a nice bow. Just *chefs kiss* wonderful. I would definitely recommend this movie to my friends and family. It is definitely an 18+ movie but that is what Pete Davidson is about. His comedy is amazing, and I'm so grateful to see him on the big screen. It was nice to see some actors that are very well known, as well as some small actors. I bought this on Google Play to watch and I enjoyed it so much, I hope to get a DVD version so I can have a hand-copy. I want to congratulate the Producers, the Actors and Actresses, the Directors, the Screenwriters, and the Costume Designers; you all made a brilliant movie that is now one of my top faves. I love it so much.

Ryan Kovacsik

September 7, 2020

Pretty great movie. Believable characters (not necessarily likable, just like life!) and authentic feeling story. Lots of intensity, depth and humour. I liked it a lot.

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