King Richard (2021)

King Richard is an inspiring, character-driven sports biopic that follows Richard Williams’ single-minded effort to turn his daughters Venus and Serena into tennis legends. You’ll watch gritty, hands-on training scenes on the hard courts of Compton, tense family meetings about strategy and sacrifice, and the slow-building payoff as raw talent is shaped into champion-level discipline. The film blends emotional family drama — full of humor, fierce protection and occasional conflict — with kinetic sports sequences and the social pressures of race and class that the Williamses must overcome. Seeing the movie, you’ll feel uplifted and moved by the family’s perseverance, drawn into powerful performances that bring both the ambition and vulnerability of the characters to life. Expect moments of tension and triumph, intimate father-daughter dynamics, and a satisfying, motivational arc that explains how two young women rose from difficult circumstances to change a sport and the world.

Actors: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

Runtime: 138 min

Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport

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