The King of Staten Island

2020 • 137 minutes

About this movie

Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up & The 40-Year-Old Virgin) directs Saturday Night Live breakout Pete Davidson in a bracing comedy about love, loss and laughter on Staten Island. Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow, HBO's Euphoria) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Oscar®-winner Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with his buddies and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. When his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Ratings and reviews

Patient, clever, contemporary and well acted drama with some very funny moments for relief which this tale of disfunction needs. The fire-fighting scenes are extraordinarily moving, the tip-fighting scenes however should have been left on the cutting room floor. A college party reminiscent of the bar scene from Star Wars LOL! A very likeable and memorable movie. Laser Beak Man with a tattoo gun - oh no!

A thoroughly enjoyable Judd Apatow dramedy. Slightly long which, if anyone who has watched his films, is a constant in all of them but outside of that, a really great story. Pete Davidson is great acting in a story very close to his heart, managing to be funny and emotional when required. Bill Burr and Marisa Tomei are fantastic as well. There's a few great actors in smaller parts that are gems. If you want to laugh, get dem feels and just genuinely enjoy a movie, this is a great pick.

This was basically Pete Davidson randomly throwing together scenes and memories from his childhood into a disconnected nonsensical movie. I was looking forward to watching this but didn't live up to expectations...surprised Judd Apatow put his name to it.