King of the Hill

King of the Hill (2024)

2024

Drama

6.9 from 10 with total 90 votes

1993-08-20

103 minutes

Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.

Jesse Bradford character Aaron Kurlander

Jeroen Krabbé character Mr. Kurlander

Lisa Eichhorn character Mrs. Kurlander

Karen Allen character Miss Mathey

Spalding Gray character Mr. Mungo

Elizabeth McGovern character Lydia

Cameron Boyd character Sullivan

Adrien Brody character Lester

Joe Chrest character Ben

John McConnell character Patrolman Burns

Amber Benson character Ella

Kristin Griffith character Mrs. McShane

Chris Samples character Billy Thompson

Peggy Freisen character Mrs. Thompson

Katherine Heigl character Christina Sebastian

John Durbin character Mr. Sandoz

Lauryn Hill character Elevator Operator

Jesse Zeigler character Jealous Kid

Remak Ramsay character Principal Stellwater

Fred Cherrick character Woodbine Owner

Joseph Moynihan character Woodbine Waiter

Don Richard character Mr. Farley

Masaharu Takano character Mr. Yamo

Craig Hawksley character Golfer in Orange Pants

Aelred Rosser character Other Golfer

Jason Feiner character Marble Bully #1

Jared Joplin character Marble Bully #2

David Jensen character Front Desk Clerk

Harry Governick character Second Policeman

Sarah Mermelstein character Girl at Graduation

Kimberly Jenkins character Girl at Party

Gabriel Levinson character Boy with Apple

Ron Yerxa character Donald Miller

Ron Vawter character Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Christopher Meister character Boy in Street (uncredited)

Jake Deptula character Marble Bully #3 (uncredited)