Arthur the King
Lionsgate | Release Date: March 15, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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6
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11
Negative:
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatAlan NgMar 15, 2024
Get ready for a heart-pumping experience with Arthur the King—a sports drama that will leave you cheering for more. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithMar 14, 2024
Not many performers can please an audience as much as Mark Wahlberg, but the pooch comes close. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowMar 15, 2024
It is really three movies in one, all watchable, but the pieces do not always mesh. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 13, 2024
Obviously, being a dog lover goes a long way toward one’s enjoyment of Arthur the King. But even if you’re not, you won’t be able to resist this canine thespian who manages to convey a world of information merely through barks. And he doesn’t even need those. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchKatie WalshMar 15, 2024
If you’re a dog person, it will be impossible to resist the tale of Arthur and his knights of extreme sports. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 13, 2024
Arthur the King is a sweetly sentimental story all but guaranteed to move any dog fancier to tears. Read full review
60
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiMar 14, 2024
Mark Wahlberg leads a good ensemble cast while sweetly interacting with Arthur the dog, and it’s cute and heartwarming, with the film doing exactly what it aims for. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMar 14, 2024
Wahlberg and company manage to hold your attention, and not just because there’s a cute dog in the frame. Read full review
60
ColliderNate RichardMar 13, 2024
Arthur the King plays out like both your typical sports movie and your average dog flick. It's sometimes emotionally manipulative and full of melodrama, yet that doesn't stop it from being a perfectly fine way to spend 90 minutes at the movie theater, especially for dog lovers. Read full review
60
VarietyCourtney HowardMar 13, 2024
This true-life tale about perseverance, compassion and second chances cuts right to the quick. While it doesn’t stray from a predictable path, the journey is rarely dull, making our travels and these characters’ travails feel worthy of the big screen. Read full review
58
IndieWireRyan LattanzioMar 13, 2024
[A] sturdily enjoyable if emotionally uninsightful heart-tugger that aims straight down the middle of the audience for a mildly reassuring experience mostly made with families in mind. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMar 14, 2024
The film, “based on the incredible true story” that happened in 2014, is an efficient, fun but by-the-numbers movie that has the distinction of being shot on location in the Dominican Republic, which looks quite lovely onscreen. Read full review
50
The Associated PressLindsey BahrMar 14, 2024
Maybe the movie will direct some eyes toward the existence of the Arthur Foundation, but while the movie goes down easy enough it is, on the whole, a bit unsatisfying. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 13, 2024
Rather than truly being inspiring or moving, Arthur The King manipulates and frustrates. Adventure racers may be encouraged to forge their own path, but this film is far from trailblazing. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMar 13, 2024
I should have been more affected by Arthur the King because, after all, “Old Yeller” conditioned my generation to erupt in tears whenever a dog’s fate looks dire. And yet, all I saw were the familiar gears churning underneath. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonMar 13, 2024
The film is named after the dog. The memoir upon which the film is based is about the transformative meeting with this dog. It seems clear that this should be a story about a dog! So it’s baffling to realize that the dog is almost an afterthought. Instead, it’s yet another star vehicle for Mark Wahlberg to unconvincingly sell himself as a likable everyman. Read full review
40
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerMar 18, 2024
A frequently heartstring-tugging inspirational dog movie that does little to excel beyond acceptability yet manages to not be a complete drag to watch. Read full review
37
Washington PostThomas FloydMar 13, 2024
There are no gambles in this crossbreed of sports movie and doggy drama that dutifully — and lazily — stays on course from beginning to end. Heartstrings are tugged, dogs are adored and it’s all inoffensively inspirational. Read full review
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