Underplayed Gems

King of California (2007)

King of California poster
Directed by
Mike Cahill
Genre
drama film, comedy film, adventure film, comedy drama, treasure hunt film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 386 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mentally ill father believes there is buried treasure under a local shopping center. His teenage daughter tries to take care of him while she gets pulled into his scheme.

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What happens

King of California is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Cahill. It premiered on January 24, 2007, at the Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in North America on September 14, 2007. It stars Michael Douglas as a mentally ill man who thinks he has discovered buried treasure, and Evan Rachel Wood as his weary daughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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