The Kingdom

  • 2007


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63 %
51 % Rotten
$ 87 Million
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Positive Reviews 43
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.3/5
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2.5
Winning imaginary wars isnt the same as winning real ones, but The Kingdom nonetheless smells like victory. Av Club
1.5
An unprecedentedly candid look inside Miyazakis working lifewhich seems to be the only kind hes gotand the inner workings of his Studio Ghibli, Sunada .. Av Club
4.5
However, Cheese works like a charm because it never tries to be more than it is. Austin Chronicle
2.5
Berg stages some tremendous action sequences, though it is hard not to come to the ultimate conclusion that these scenes are the only point of the mov .. Austin Chronicle
1.8
Throughout the film, Berg splashes in moments of paralleling worlds, underlining that we are just like them when its all said and done; we fear for th .. E Film Critic
4.5
The Kingdom is gripping, intense, and ultimately utterly depressing. Cinema Blend
3.1
In Riyadh, they find the Saudis do not want them there, and are determined not to let them do their jobs. Ny Daily News
3.5
The Kingdom has a kind of rough hewn, B movie appeal and energy, and it doesnt scrimp on its promise of putting evildoers in crosshairs. Philly
3.2
Any serious messages get drowned out with the noise from the big explosions. Sover
3.1
It may come on like SYRIANA, but it boils down to little more than a diverting episode of CSI: Riyadh. Tv Guide
2.5
The film pretends to be humanist, but in reality its thematically closer to Rush Hour 3 Americans really know how to tick some tail! Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Its not absolutely vital to know all of that before you watch the film, but it certainly enhances the experience.And at the end of the film is an emot .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Tweet The Kingdom Jim Lane By This article was published on 09.27.07 Advertisement Jamie Foxx plays yet another only in the movies maverick FBI agent, .. News Review
3.0
Still, if you can ignore the flag waving, its an enjoyable, explosion packed thriller with a stunning 30 minute climactic sequence that will leave you .. View London
3.2
The Kingdom is ostensibly set in Saudi Arabia but its really a fantasy action game about winning the war in Iraq. Cs Monitor
3.5
Although the action sequences are dense and thrilling, this isnt a film that trades lightly in violencethe massacre of civilians that opens the film i .. Film Journal
3.1
More thoughtful moviegoers may wonder what exactly it is theyre cheering for. Boston
3.0
By this point, The Kingdom is essentially a police procedural drama with the usual red tape struggles. Mountain X
2.8
What begins as a specifically grounded political thriller quickly escalates into a formulaically macho actioner about American know how that could hav .. Emanuellevy
3.0
Based on a fine book, that genre picture had something to show us about the role of football in Texas life. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes. Q Network
2.2
(Perhaps the oversight is just more movie lameness.).But all of them fight and shoot guns real good. Ew
4.0
Not quite as smart as it wants to be, and a better action movie than it is a political thriller, this is still a heart pounding drama. Empire
4.0
The Kingdom manages a remarkable balancing act in being both a successful thriller and an intelligent, sensitively written culture clash drama. Eye For Film
2.8
Whats the Deal.This movie thinks its smarter than Rambo and adopts a sort of procedural style to serious it up throws a lot of bureaucracy in the hero .. Movies
2.5
Its nerve shattering.The opening, spectacular and brilliantly executed, buys a lot of audience goodwill, maybe enough to last the rest of the movie. Sf Gate
3.0
Simplistic in the extreme and riddled with cliches, the quality of its execution cant excuse the dubiousness of its premise. Bbc
4.5
The answer is that Bergs film is driven not by logic but by simple needling. New Yorker
2.5
I feel a sequel coming on.Next stop for this A Team: the caves of Pakistan! Time
2.5
President Trump wants to sign off on most if not all of the documents revoking the security clearances, said one senior White House official, who indi .. Washington Post
3.8
But if those two films were simply unintelligent, then Moving McAllister is actively anti intelligent. Mr Brown Movies
2.5
The premise of The Kingdom is intriguing, but the motion picture it has found itself in is empty and emotionally lacking. The Movie Boy
4.0
One of the reasons The Kingdom succeeds as both an action film and a political thriller is because its cast is so good. Bullz-Eye
3.8
The remainder of the film is a fine crime thriller that keeps you on your toes and, often, at the edge of your seat. Reeling Reviews
4.5
The gulf between cultures might seem almost unbridgable, if not for the plain fact that it is not when even a smidgen of effort is expended. Flickfilosopher
3.5
The fact that Berg spends most of the movie focusing on action over politics makes this simple moment all the more powerful. Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
The last 30 minutes of The Kingdom is balls to the wall action.The strength of the picture is its intensity. ReelViews
2.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
3.8
Of course it feels a little tacked on and is most certainly manipulative but it still works. Hollywood
3.5
And while it stays well short of a daring political statement, it effectively hints in just about every frame that the U.S. partnership with this gree .. Seattle Pi
5.0
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
3.5
Gunmen open fire indiscriminately, killing men, women and children enjoying a softball game. Cnn
2.5
Still, the actors ensure that the movie never becomes all out boring and The Rock has this ability to elevate even mediocre material to something watc .. Reel Film
3.8
But it would be selling The Kingdom short to concentrate solely upon its awesome display of brute force, even if the roar of machine guns, hand grenad .. The Star
2.5
Still, the first rate cast is good.Veteran character actor Cooper gets to be an action star for a change, and Batemans dry wisecracks come as welcome .. Deseret News
3.5
The big question it begs from the start is whether it can be made credible enough to work as something more than an action ride for Jamie Foxx. Varia Gate
1.9
The implicit message of Rambo and its many imitators is that we would have won the Vietnam War if we had simply bombed that country back to the Stone .. New York Post
3.0
A Big, Important movie that feels much more successful when it downshifts into a simple genre picture in this case, a rock em, sock em action flick. G .. The Stranger
3.1
The filmmakers and ad campaigns would love for you to believe that The Kingdom is a timely, action packed political thrillerThe Bourne Ultimatum cross .. Christianity Today
2.5
The Kingdom is not a horrible movie, it just needs to figure out what kind of movie it wants to be. Waffle Movies
3.5
Even when offing a big fish, the mere action itself fanatically rouses another to rise in his place. Hollywood Chicago
2.5
As a genre movie, The Kingdom delivers atmosphere, heroic American derring do and some decent thrills, though director Peter Bergs approximation of a .. News Week
3.0
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2.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.1
If the hand held camera wiggles are intended to convey a dose of you are so there documentary realism, well, OK, I see the point.But if the idea is to .. Chron
2.0
The movie wants to have its cake and eat it, or rather to fly the Old Glory and burn it. Film Guardian
1.0
The whole silly and tiring business is topped off with a fatuous moment of moral equivalence between the terrorists and the Americans, just before the .. Film Guardian
2.5
The movie pretends to be a dramatic exploration of the gulf of mutual suspicion that has grown from the oil alliance between the United States and Sau .. Mercury News
3.5
The Kingdom never botches its admirable intentions, even if they prove more than it can properly develop. Flip Side Archive
3.2
The Kingdom serves its purpose as a Hollywood action film, but there are numerous missed opportunities and faults that prevent it from reaching the up .. From The Balcony
5.0
A jaw dropping look into something many Americans, like me, are all too unfamiliar with. Entertainment Spectrum
4.0
The Kingdom succeeds as both a shoot em up popcorn flick and a thoughtful study of culture clash. Movies Ign
2.8
Arab civilians equate somewhere beneath American project housed citizens. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
1.8
If this film underscores anything, its just how deeply we still misunderstand the Middle East and how our culture in this case, pop culture completely .. Week In Rewind
3.0
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2.5
The style is rather unsophisticatedly gritty and occasionally looks (and behaves) like TV, with an impossibly minute attention span and a slightly tas .. Reverse Shot



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