The Philosopher Kings is a 2009 documentary film directed by Patrick Shen, and produced by Greg Bennick, about custodial workers at major U.S. universities and their lives.

Filming took place at Cornish College of the Arts; UC Berkeley; Duke University; University of Florida; Princeton University, for the section about Josue Lajeunesse; the California Institute of Technology; and Cornell University. The film premiered at Silverdocs in June 2009 and was shown at the SF DocFest film festival at The Roxie in San Francisco in October 2009.