The Rivals of Amziah King

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The Rivals of Amziah King

2h 10m

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah's rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

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The Rivals of Amziah King is a sprawling, unpredictable, and genre-blurring epic, anchored by Matthew McConaughey's charm and Angelina LookingGlass's striking debut.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

03/14/2025

A new classic of the American South that hums with earnest adoration for the people of this region, what they do, and how they celebrate life.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

03/13/2025

The Rivals of Amziah King finds its way into some riotous diversions before taking a turn into what can only be described as an agricultural crime drama featuring Kurt Russell.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

03/12/2025

B-

With distinct divides inside it demarcating wry Coens-like comedy, low-key modern Western thrills, and sticky-sweet musical earnestness, Patterson’s sophomore effort is an intentionally odd duck, in ways both invigorating and infuriating.

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

Jul 30

There’s an unstoppable energy in that first hour that the rest of the film can’t match.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 11

5/5

The Rivals of Amziah King unfolds as a sprawling, intimate, and entirely unpredictable epic, the kind of movie that sets your heart on fire.

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

03/31/2025

5/5

Rivals of Amziah King is truly something special that comes around once per generation. A story that you can never predict, characters that you love to be around, and celebration of lifestyles that makes you truly love life. I loved it!

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Synopsis

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah's rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

Director: Andrew Patterson
Producer: James Montague, David Heyman, Will Greenfield, Jeffrey Clifford, Teddy Schwarzman, ProducerMichael Heimler, Michael Heimler
Screenwriter: James Montague, Andrew Patterson
Distributor: Black Bear
Production Co: Black Bear
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 10m