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King Ivory

Play trailer Poster for King Ivory R,  2025,  2h 10m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 25 Reviews Tomatometer - - Popcornmeter
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From civilians to criminals to addicts to law enforcement, and everyone in between, all walks of life intersect in this thriller about the epidemic that is fentanyl; street name: King Ivory. It is business as usual for Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (James Badge Dale), battling the local criminal element, which hits too close to home when his son, Jack (Jasper Jones), gets hooked on fentanyl. In conjunction with his partner, Ty (George Carroll), and FBI counterpart, Beatty (Rory Cochrane), West makes it his mission in life to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel's local shot-caller, Ramón Garza (Michael Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Graham Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking while serving life inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester a.k.a. "Big Mac," and the local Irish Mob family outfit, led by George "Smiley" Greene (Ben Foster), along with his mother, Ginger (Melissa Leo), and uncle, Mickey (Ritchie Coster). As Holt educates West during a prison visit, "The cartels want your kids, the next generation, who want what is new, and fentanyl is new."

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Robert Daniels New York Times Dec 5, 2025
A thematically heavier, cinematically attuned picture that misses its emotional mark. Go to Full Review
Kyle Logan Chicago Reader Nov 23, 2025
3/5
King Ivory [is] a solid riff on Sicario and a collection of almost all the cliches of Traffic (including the anti-drug crusader with an addict child) with none of the visual flair. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com Nov 14, 2025
1.5/4
It’s flat, it’s grey, and it only satisfies if you want a sad, familiar mess to look down on. Go to Full Review
James Mottram Radio Times Feb 23, 2026
3/5
Writer/director John Swab conjures a gritty authenticity, with drab, grimy Tulsa locales and frenzied, handheld camerawork. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Jan 6, 2026
King Ivory is a flawed but absorbing drama with multiple storylines about people affected by the buying and selling of fentanyl. The talented acting performances hold the movie together during the most cumbersome moments. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media Dec 31, 2025
3/5
Veteran B movie maker John Swab turns in a surprisingly compelling epic thriller by telling a story about the illegal drug industry from many angles, one marred only when it falls back into B movie territory. Go to Full Review
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John Swab

Director

Rory Cochrane

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James Badge Dale

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Ben Foster

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Melissa Leo

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Graham Greene

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King Ivory

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Movie Info

Synopsis From civilians to criminals to addicts to law enforcement, and everyone in between, all walks of life intersect in this thriller about the epidemic that is fentanyl; street name: King Ivory. It is business as usual for Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (James Badge Dale), battling the local criminal element, which hits too close to home when his son, Jack (Jasper Jones), gets hooked on fentanyl. In conjunction with his partner, Ty (George Carroll), and FBI counterpart, Beatty (Rory Cochrane), West makes it his mission in life to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel's local shot-caller, Ramón Garza (Michael Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Graham Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking while serving life inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester a.k.a. "Big Mac," and the local Irish Mob family outfit, led by George "Smiley" Greene (Ben Foster), along with his mother, Ginger (Melissa Leo), and uncle, Mickey (Ritchie Coster). As Holt educates West during a prison visit, "The cartels want your kids, the next generation, who want what is new, and fentanyl is new."
Director
John Swab
Producer
Jeremy M. Rosen
Screenwriter
John Swab
Distributor
Roadside Attractions / Saban Films
Production Co
Roxwell Films
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 16, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$154.1K
Runtime
2h 10m
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