King of the Hill
1993 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min · ★ 6.8 · 89% critics
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-08-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (169 votes)
- Budget
- $8,000,000
Themes
- hotel
- great depression
- canary
- based on memoir or autobiography
- bellhop
- tuberculosis
- traveling salesman
- marbles
- elevator operator
- lock child
- living alone
- st. louis
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Jesse Bradford
as Aaron Kurlander
Jeroen Krabbé
as Mr. Kurlander
Lisa Eichhorn
as Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen
as Miss Mathey
Spalding Gray
as Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern
as Lydia
- CB
Cameron Boyd
as Sullivan
Adrien Brody
as Lester
Joe Chrest
as Ben
John McConnell
as Patrolman Burns
Directed by Steven Soderbergh