The Rivals of Amziah King
Black Bear Pictures | Release Date: August 14, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistChase HutchinsonMar 12, 2025
Patterson’s latest film sees him painting on a broader canvas with such boundless care and unwavering confidence that it becomes beautiful to witness him spreading his wings as fully as he does here. Read full review
90
ColliderNate RichardMar 18, 2025
It's a joyous, heartfelt, hilarious, and emotional dramedy that won't leave your mind. Read full review
83
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 18, 2025
Like the Church potluck to which Amziah King introduces his one-time foster daughter Kateri, The Rivals of Amziah King is a gleeful mashup of genres and tones blending bluegrass music, comedy, revenge, and heist-thriller elements into a tasty homestyle buffet full of eccentric characters and thick Southern accents. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreMar 13, 2025
While The Rivals of Amziah King is as overstuffed as a comfy sofa, if it’s about one thing in particular, it’s about the work that goes into holding together a community. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 12, 2025
The director, Andrew Patterson, has a vision — of life, and of how to tell a story — that he enacts with so much confidence and verve that even when what he’s doing doesn’t totally work, you may find yourself going with it, because this is what independent filmmaking is about: unfurling a story on the high wire. Read full review
58
IndieWireRyan LattanzioMar 12, 2025
There’s too much movie here, but isn’t that better than none at all? Patterson’s big swings in filmmaking transcend the occasional shakier sum of their parts. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMar 12, 2025
The problems with The Rivals of Amziah King emerge in the stitching, when Patterson (working with editor Patrick J. Smith) must turn a series of fine vignettes and memorable musical interludes into a coherent narrative. Read full review
40
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 12, 2025
McConaughey may be a capable driver, but this is an unwieldy vehicle – oversized, overlong and altogether way too many parts to run smoothly. Read full review
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