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King Cobra

Sex is not a game, it's business.

2016 · 1h 33m · NOT RATED Crime, Drama
Directed by Justin Kelly

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Overview

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.

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45%
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Rotten

King Cobra smells more like business plan than a movie.

Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
Rotten

Slater has some effective moments and Franco excels at a certain kind of scary/funny psycho, but it doesn't ultimately add up to much as either pulpy trash or expose.

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

To say it feels reasonably authentic doesn't mean it's very good.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten

King Cobra is a cut above most homoerotic masturbatory screen fantasies, but not by much.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten

The unique setting aside, there's just not much to sink your fangs into.

Pete Vonder Haar, Village Voice

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