The King of Kings (2025)
A father's greatest joy is raising his son.
AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy
Director: Jang Seong-ho · Writer: Jang Seong-ho
Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.
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Director
Jang Seong-ho
Cast
Oscar Isaac
Jesus Christ (voice) 
Kenneth Branagh
Charles Dickens (voice) 
Uma Thurman
Catherine Dickens (voice) 
Pierce Brosnan
Pontius Pilate (voice) 
Roman Griffin Davis
Walter Dickens (voice) 
Forest Whitaker
Peter (voice) 
Ben Kingsley
High Priest Caiaphas (voice) 
Mark Hamill
King Herod (voice) 
Ava Sanger
Mary Dickens (voice) 
Jim Cummings
James the Greater / Pharisee Hillel (voice) 
Dee Bradley Baker
Willa the Cat (voice) 
Fred Tatasciore
Pharisee Eleazar (voice) User Reviews (1)
Charles Dickens has a young son who loves stories of King Arthur and Camelot, of dragons and sword play - and refuses to go to bed until his father regales him with a story. This evening, though, dad tries a different tack by telling him a tale of the king of kings. The lad is suitably sceptical but is soon engrossed in a story of Jesus and the birth of Christianity. This animation uses a paternally Dickensian narration to plonk the young Walter amidst the scenarios as Jesus fights temptation in the desert, has his battles with the nasty Pharisees and recruits his group of followers who share his dream of a peaceful and more equitable world. What makes this telling a little more interesting is that it tries to tell us the stories through the eyes of the young lad. Like those bibles we got as kids that accentuate the adventure elements of the parables, that allow the imagination of a chil…
