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Black Is King
Directed by
Beyoncé
,
Blitz Bazawule
,
Emmanuel Adjei
PG-13
2020
85m
Adventure
,
Drama
,
and more
6.0
94%
89%
7.2
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Visual album from Beyoncé inspired by 'The Lion King'.
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Where to Watch Black Is King
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Cast of Black Is King
Beyoncé
Director / Writer / Executive Producer / Music Director
Adut Akech
Naomi Campbell
Blue Ivy Carter
Connie Chiume
Lupita Nyong'o
Kelly Rowland
Moonchild Sanelly
Nandi Madida
Nyaniso Dzedze
Warren Masemola
Yemi Alade
Papi Ojo
JAŸ-Z
Pharrell Williams
Tina Knowles
Aweng Ade-Chuol
Folajomi Akinmurele
Jessie Reyez
Shatta Wale
Black Is King Ratings & Reviews
AV Club
Shannon Miller
Stylistic choices by directors and filmmakers like Kwasi Fordjour, Emmanuel Adjei, and Blitz Bazawule elevate the result into something that digs beyond aesthetics and shows an authentic appreciation for the culture's ancestral roots.
Bitch Media
Kovie Biakolo
Black is King works because it is honest: a film of hope and belonging, represented by those whose cultures and diaspora continue to survive and thrive beyond a displacement that is similar, but not the same.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Claudia Puig
I was mesmerized. It's a visually sumptuous feast.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Kneel before the queen, it says - and then rise up into your future.
NPR
Cate Young
Drawing on the themes of The Lion King - inheritance, self-identity and determination - Knowles repurposes the story as a clarion call to Black people.
Wall Street Journal
Mark Richardson
The settings and costumes are gorgeous, the dancing is virtuosic, and the music is good to great, so it's easy to get lost in "Black Is King."
Vox
Allegra Frank
Everything about Black Is King is enviable. It's not just a high-quality production. It's a multicultural masterpiece sorely needed in a world where we are striving to be less monocultural.
NPR
Eric Deggans
It's obvious that she has been very deliberate about who she works with, what she says, what it looks like. And it makes a powerful statement when you bring it all together.
Salon.com
Melanie McFarland
Black Is King is as carefully realized a construct as Beyoncé's previous videos and visual albums with the sort of vibrant cinematography and international scope tailor made for the Disney brand.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Craig Jenkins
It's an inclusive experience and a gorgeous tale of metaphysical Afrofuturism. For what it is, it's great. The question once more is: How does she top this?
Slant Magazine
Sophia Ordaz
The visual album proposes a pan-African vision of legacy, abundance, and unity.
San Francisco Chronicle
Aidin Vaziri
Visually stunning interludes.
RogerEbert.com
Odie Henderson
If nothing else, Black Is King is a jaw-dropping visual achievement.
Los Angeles Times
Lorraine Ali
A piece of timely art that entertains with eyes wide open.
Associated Press
Mesfin Fekadu
Beyoncé continues to dig deep into her roots and share her discovery with the world, like she did on the sweet masterpiece "Lemonade."
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
A sometimes thrilling showcase for African artists whose work fuses brilliantly with that of Americans who have roots on the continent.
IndieWire
Jude Dry
Overflowing with stunning visuals, "Black Is King" blends imagery from the Pan-African movement, African art and Western portraiture of African bodies, as well as Beyoncé and Jay-Z's shared vision of Black excellence within Western culture.
New York Post
Chuck Arnold
The richness in the skin tones of black people is captured throughout "Black Is King" by a host of cinematographers, but "Brown Skin Girl" is a special ode to melanin-blessed beauty.
Variety
Jeremy Helligar
What the world needs now is love, sweet, love, and this colorful reminder of the power and glory of Black, here in America but even more so in Africa.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
This visual feast based on Beyoncé's 2019 album "The Lion King: The Gift" finds its moments of glory in the strength of its images, which are more arresting than the story or the subtext.
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