The Kingdom (2007)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 182
Fresh: 92 | Rotten: 90
While providing several top-notch action scenes, The Kingdom ultimately collapses under the weight of formula and muddled politics.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 26
While providing several top-notch action scenes, The Kingdom ultimately collapses under the weight of formula and muddled politics.
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In the aftermath of a deadly attack on American forces in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, diplomats are slow to act, but meanwhile, FBI special agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) assembles a secret team of U.S. counter-terrorism investigators to enter the city and find the criminal behind what has quickly become an international incident. The crew, however, finds their attempt to capture the perpetrators stalled by bureaucracy and their presence unwelcome. Desperate to gain the trust they need to accomplish
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Cast
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Jamie Foxx
Ronald Fleury -
Chris Cooper
Grant Sykes -
Jennifer Garner
Janet Mayes -
Jason Bateman
Adam Leavitt -
Jeremy Piven
Damon Schmidt -
Danny Huston
Gideon Young -
Richard Jenkins
James Grace -
Ashraf Barhom
Col. Faris Al Ghazi -
Ali Suliman
Sergeant Haytham -
Tim McGraw
Aaron Jackson -
Kyle Chandler
Francis Manner -
Frances Fisher
Elaine Flowers -
Kelly Au Coin
Ellis Leach -
Anna Deavere Smith
Maricella Canavesio -
Minka Kelly
Miss Ross -
Amy Hunter
Lyla Fleury -
T.J. Burnett
Kevin Fleury -
Omar Berdouni
Prince Ahmed Bin Khaled -
Raad Rawi
Prince Thamer -
Mahmoud Said
Genearl Al Abdulmalik -
Hezi Saddik
Abu Harnza -
Uri Gavriel
Izz Al Din -
Nick Faltas
Haytham's Father -
Ahmed B. Badran
35-Year-Old Son -
Eli Georges El-Khoury
15-Year-Old Grandson -
Tom Bresnahan
Rex Burr -
Yasmine Hanani
Aunt -
Trevor St. John
Earl Ripon -
Ashley Scott
Janine Ripon -
Sarah Hunley
Maddy Ripon -
Bordy Tardy
Teddy Manner -
Hope Fogle
Mick -
Sidney Ortiz
LuLu -
Noah Pittenger
Classmate -
Damian Foster
Haytham Driver -
Kevin Brief
Range Rover Driver -
Brian Mahoney
Pitcher -
Martin Foxwell
Mom at Game -
Kavita Parbhakar
Mom at Game -
Hrach Titizian
Suicide Bomber -
Munthir Salih
Suicide Bomber -
Merik Tadros
Reporter -
Sean Donnellan
Reporter -
Richard Klein
FBI Agent -
John Paul Castorena
FBI Agent -
Antonio Evans
FBI Agent -
Maryellen Aviano
FBI Agent -
Marc Flanagan
FBI Agent -
Brian Gehl
Stud in Bar -
Ali Abboud
Irate Guard -
David Brown
Man at Hotel -
Firas Salloum
Airport SANG Officer -
Anthony Batarse
Inner-Circle -
Nabeel Kort
Police Officer -
Shant Demirjian
Police Officer -
Assad Mohamed
Bomb Site Investigator -
Yaser Alamoodi
Bomb Site Worker -
Haider Almosawi
Bomb Site Worker -
Saleem Hassan Erekat
Bomb Site Worker -
Jasim Tahir
Tank Gunner -
Maitham Al-Zubfidy
Main Gate Guard -
Alawi Al-Bidery
Machine Gunner -
Gino Salvano
Special Forces Officer -
Waleed Alsadi
Guard at Café, Guard a... -
Mohammed Mohammed
Internet Teenager -
Fouad Al-Hamedany
Internet Teenager -
Ahmed Al-Ibrahim
Game Player -
Yunus Hassan
Game Player -
Charbel Tourna
Game Player -
Anthony Salibi
Game Player -
Bassam O. Saeed
Al Ghazi Aid -
Hasan Chaudhry
Al Ghazi Runner -
Nick Hermz
Passport Officer -
Eyad Elbitar
Kidnapper -
Sala Baker
Kidnapper -
Kasem Al-Tamimi
Elderly Man -
Damian Hajjar
Suweidi Resident -
Mario Mercado II
Suweidi Resident -
Gaith Al-Jaberi
Al Ghazi's Son -
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All Critics (187) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (94) | DVD (26)
The Kingdom works as an exotic action thriller, but its politics are so choked on checks and balances it cancels itself out.
Top CriticWhen it's got the pedal to the metal, which is a substantial fraction of the running time, The Kingdom delivers the goods.
Sensationally directed by Peter Berg.
A terrifically stupid film. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Everything moves so much and so fast that the movie seems both gutsy and brainy. But the main strategy is to keep viewers' pulses racing so they concentrate on the action, not the message.
One could say [director Peter Berg] shoots first and asks questions later, if at all.
There's no real difference between choreographing a bloody jihadist skirmish and a gridiron match
A good deal more Transformers than Syriana, a movie that drapes a crisp, lightly browsed copy of The Economist over an enormous pubescent boner for grinding metal, busted glass, and crackling gunfire.
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Intense, bloody look at Mid East violence.
[I]t fails in its attempt to be a serious drama with important things to say about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
...Jamie Foxx leading his team of experts into uncharted territory, which then leads to the longest, best action sequence of the year.
Of this fall's post-9/11, Iraq-conscious lineup, The Kingdom may be the most unobjectionable, accessible and, ultimately, most entertaining.
The Kingdom unapologetically shows U.S. agents knocking off terrorists.
Extras on the disc include a full length audio commentary by director Peter Berg.
If you can help yourself from taking it too seriously, it's a predictably entertaining thrill ride that more than fills any appetite for explosions.
Treats world history as a sports arena where the US has the home-team advantage, because America considers the entire world its private property. Which leaves a fairly loaded question: whose kingdom? Time to declare theaters demilitarized zones.
Treats world history as a sports arena where the US has the home-team advantage, because America considers the entire world its private property. Which leaves a fairly loaded question: whose kingdom? Time to declare theaters demilitarized zones.
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