King of the Hill
Devil Tomato mascot

Popcorn's burnt. Like this film.

— THE DEVIL TOMATO
ADVERTISEMENTReserved space
1997 · Animation / Comedy / Family

King of the Hill

BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED
26%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED
32%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
— WHERE TO WATCH
🔥 The Devil Tomato is sniffing out streaming services…
LUKEWARM · INOFFENSIVE
ICE COLD · 0–20%

Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%

An absolute cinematic disaster.

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

— THE CRITIC'S ROAST

🧂 SALTING THE WOUNDS…

— AUDIENCE VERDICT TAGS · LIVE10 TAGS
— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
1997
RUNTIME
GENRE
Animation / Comedy / Family
PLOT SUMMARY

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

STARRING CAST

Cast information unavailable.

— SUBMIT A ROAST

Public Roast Feed

@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-17 04:00 UTC

King of the Hill put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.

@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-23 15:00 UTC

King of the Hill is 90 minutes of merch-tie-in with a story bolted on as a legal afterthought.

@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-11 15:00 UTC

If King of the Hill was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-20 10:00 UTC

King of the Hill: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

— FROM THE WILD

Unfiltered Reddit Outrage

Simulated r/movies discussion threads · curated commentary timeline.

r/boxoffice · u/ExpositionDump🔥 4.1k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in King of the Hill?

Rewatched King of the Hill last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

💬 1,289 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.7k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in King of the Hill?

Everyone praising the King of the Hill performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

💬 1,878 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.6k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in King of the Hill actually is?

Honestly, King of the Hill would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

💬 1,777 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD