King of the Hill

Movie · Drama · Biography

Academy Award® winning director Steven Soderbergh creates one of the most vivid depictions of the Depression ever captured on film in this poignant story of a 12-year old St. Louis boy (Jesse Bradford) who must fend for himself when his mother is sent to a sanitarium and his father leaves to work as a traveling salesman. Surviving by his wits and the help of his street savvy friend, Lester (Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody), the boy overcomes extraordinary odds in this exceptional adaptation of A.E. Hotchner's memoirs.

1993 · 1h 42m

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King of the Hill

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Academy Award® winning director Steven Soderbergh creates one of the most vivid depictions of the Depression ever captured on film in this poignant story of a 12-year old St. Louis boy (Jesse Bradford) who must fend for himself when his mother is sent to a sanitarium and his father leaves to work as a traveling salesman. Surviving by his wits and the help of his street savvy friend, Lester (Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody), the boy overcomes extraordinary odds in this exceptional adaptation of A.E. Hotchner's memoirs.

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1993
Run Time
1 hr 42 min
Rated
PG-13
Region of Origin
United States
© 1993 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.