The King of Staten Island is a drama film that stars Pete Davidson as a man dealing with loss and an inability to move on with life after tragedy strikes their family. Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days getting high and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until his mother begins dating another firefighter like his father, who ed away during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The film is a biography of sorts, with elements being lifted from Davidson's life.