Jamie Foxx,
Chris Cooper,
Jennifer Garner,
Jason Bateman,
Jeremy Piven
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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. c... read more
Directed by: Peter Berg
Release Date: September 28, 2007
DVD Release Date: December 23, 2007
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March 2, 2008A Great action movie thriller. The ending is so true . . if you dont get it than maybe you missed the point of the movie.
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March 10, 2012An empty movie with a message that delivers with nothing backing it up except for one shocking scene. However, the action scenes in this movie are top-notch.
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February 8, 2012This is a good well made film but its one hot potatoe, almost all of it is just talking and FBI proceedures...very dull, but the last 20mins is fast gun filled action, which is very cool but totally Hollywood.
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January 6, 2012fb7018436This movie was just average up until the last ten seconds when they played the "we're terrorists to them so they're terrorists to us" card.
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September 18, 2011Peter Berg's The Kingdom is one of the most intense action films dealing with terrorism. Berg has got a terrific cast at his disposal and he delivers a film with flair and intrigue. The Kingdom is not a perfect film, but it does manage to be quite entertaining. The cast are good ... read more
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April 24, 2011A genius story and acting make this a solid war film. Jamie Foxx and his costars are just generally likeable, and that made me root for them. The story is great because you never know who the traitors are, or whats gonna happen next. The music was really good and made the film... read more
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April 21, 2011Action packed and well acted, one of the best Terrorist movies out there.
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February 4, 2010fb733768972This was an adrenaline pumping movie from start to finish! Jamie Foxx gives a defining performance!
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January 25, 2010I was just really unimpressed with this, there wasn't anything for me to really find intriguing. Nothing was really above average, even the plot was just dull. It looks very much like a Michael Mann film, maybe if he just would've directed it then it could've gone somewhere.
Critic Reviews
November 30, 2007
Tom Charity, CNN.com
October 7, 2007
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
When it's got the pedal to the metal, which is a substantial fraction of the running time, The Kingdom delivers the goods. Full Review
October 6, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Sensationally directed by Peter Berg. Full Review
October 2, 2007
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
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. Full Review
October 1, 2007
Rob Nelson, Chicago Sun-Times
One could say [director Peter Berg] shoots first and asks questions later, if at all. Full Review
October 1, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
See this movie, but take a motion sickness pill first.
September 28, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
The Kingdom comes down to a police procedural, and one whose procedures prove none too interesting. Full Review
September 28, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It attempts to say something profound about the war on terrorism and the human tendency toward an us-vs.-them mentality. But the finale feeds on a sense of bloodlust and then tries to pull back to sho... Full Review
September 28, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The Kingdom may be the most potent counter-programming of the year, even though it has no patience with such sissy-pants concerns. Full Review
September 28, 2007
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
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 Saudi Arabia. In the most superficial way imaginable,... Full Review
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