World's Best

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World's Best

PG

2023

1h 41m

Musical

Comedy

Adventure

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In "World's Best," 12-year-old mathematics genius Prem Patel (Manny Magnus), in the midst of navigating the tumultuous hardships of adolescence, discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to pursue a career for himself as a rap superstar. While his actions may appear reckless and the quickest way for him to lose everything, Prem, empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies where he performs with his father (Utkarsh Ambudkar), is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA. As his father always used to say, "the world's best never rest."

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

06/27/2023

These lessons may be corny, but when set to the right beat, they’re still catchy.

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Amy Nicholson

New York Times

06/23/2023

Suresh performed in the aughts, but wears ’90s Timberlands and worships the ’80s hitmaker Doug E. Fresh. Maybe the whiz kid can calculate the rate at which nostalgia flattens time? Yet, the script is otherwise attuned to the emotional and comedic details

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Robert Levin

Newsday

06/23/2023

3/4

The musical sequences are great, but there's much more to "World's Best" than that.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

01/08/2024

I loved the relationship between father and son and their bond

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Emma Clark-Dow

The Post NZ

07/14/2023

An extremely wholesome, kid-friendly watch.

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Joel Keller

Decider

07/05/2023

The story doesn’t have the extreme highs and lows of other coming-of-age films, but that just leads to a story that more closely resembles real life than most films in this genre.

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Wilberto C

@RT52290377 03/02/2024

Watched this with my 26 month old he loved it and so did I! Good life lessons, entertaining it had my son dancing and trying to rap !!! ♥️

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Ethan A

@RT51868888 11/20/2023

The film was just stupid. Too silly

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Jeffrey M

@RT01695930 09/28/2023

World's Best was an amazing movie. I finished it just now and I really liked it. World's Best was a movie that was funny when it was funny. World's Best was a very interesting movie. It started off a bit cheesy, but then it became not cheesy at all. What a good movie. I give it a 76%.

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diogo13

@RT52799727 08/02/2023

Este filme não cumpre exatamente a tarefa da maneira que seu protagonista costuma fazer.

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Ethan A

@Mr.Ashton 07/16/2023

It was extremely goofy. Was that a good thing- yes and no

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Mamta K

@RT86997919 07/15/2023

World's Best is a fantastic kids' movie that revolves around math genius kid, his rapper father and finding who he (the kid) really is . It's a clean and fun musical film that will keep both kids and adults entertained. It's packed with catchy tunes, original rap songs, and heartfelt moments, this movie celebrates the power of family and the joy of music. It's an excellent choice for an enjoyable movie night!

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In "World's Best," 12-year-old mathematics genius Prem Patel (Manny Magnus), in the midst of navigating the tumultuous hardships of adolescence, discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to pursue a career for himself as a rap superstar. While his actions may appear reckless and the quickest way for him to lose everything, Prem, empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies where he performs with his father (Utkarsh Ambudkar), is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA. As his father always used to say, "the world's best never rest."

Director: Roshan Sethi
Producer: Thomas Kail, Kate Sullivan-Green
Screenwriter: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jamie King, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Distributor: Disney+
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 23, 2023
Runtime: 1h 41m