The King's Daughter

2022 94 min ★ 7.0 Fantasy, Adventure, Family

King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan

King Louis XIV

Kaya Scodelario

Marie-Josephe D'Alember

Benjamin Walker

Yves De La Croix

William Hurt

Pere La Chaise

Julie Andrews

Narrator

Fan Bingbing

Mermaid

Pablo Schreiber

Dr. Labarthe

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Jean-Michel Lintillac

Rachel Griffiths

Abbess

Paul Ireland

Benoit

Details

Director

Sean McNamara

Screenplay

Barry Berman

Tagline

"What on Earth can hold more power than a king?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$40,500,000

Revenue

$2,200,000

Production

Firstep, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Kylin Pictures, Bliss Media, Lightstream Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Gravitas Ventures, Fame Universal Entertainment, Interface Productions, Lionsgate

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

February 26, 2022

★ 2/10

MORE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "The King's Daughter is everything viewers expected: a formulaic, uninteresting story filled with old-fashioned cliches and spine-chilling visual effects - not in a good way. Not a single filmmaker and respective creative team deserve to have their work stuck in a seven-year limbo until it's released, let alone due to scheduling and budget issues. H...

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CinemaSerf

June 16, 2023

★ 4/10

Must have been tax return time for Pierce Brosnan as he "stars" in this daft historical fantasy about Louis XIV of France and his aspirations for immortality. Egged on by the ambitious "Labarthe" (Pablo Schreiber) he believes that he can live forever if her manages to get hold of a mermaid and - well, he pinches her life force. Snag is, though, his own daughter "Mary-Josephe" (Kaya Scodelerio) is ...

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JPRetana

May 28, 2026

King Louis XIV fathered so many bastards even he would have a hard time keeping track. The King’s Daughter (2022) follows one of the lesser known. You may notice that the title is not “La Fille du Roi.” This is because everyone involved is English, American, Australian, Scottish, and even Chinese — that is, anything but French. One can only wonder two things: 1) what would the French think of t...