The Kingdom

2007

Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller / War

73
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 76% · 186 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 136771 136.8K

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Plot summary

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Director

Peter Berg Photo
Peter Berg

Top cast

Amy Hunter Photo
Amy Hunter as Lyla Fleury
Kelly AuCoin Photo
Kelly AuCoin as Ellis Leach
Jason Bateman Photo
Jason Bateman as Adam Leavitt
John F. Kennedy Photo
John F. Kennedy as Himself
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
750.75 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
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1.55 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AKRob3 7 / 10

Shaky camera ruins it!

This movie would be a 9 if it weren't for the shaky camera crap. Why do filmmakers think it's cool to do this? I felt nauseous the whole movie. It's ridiculous.
Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

A FBI crack team formed by three men and one woman goes to Saudi Arab to investigate a terrorist massacre

Tense film packs intrigue, action , thrills, suspense and an stirring final . Thrilling and exciting movie about terrorism , foreign policy critical and geopolitical issues . After a terrorist bombing on an USA oil company compound in Saudi Arab caused a slaughter , the FBI chief (Richard Jenkins) against the opinion of the General Prosecutor (Danny Huston) sends some crack agents a dangerous mission .FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team ( Chris Cooper ,Jennifer Garner , Jason Bateman) and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madmen behind the bombing , not withstanding the protests of slimy diplomat (Jeremy Piven). They are actively involved in discover the terrorist cell , as the Jihadis are executing a massacre , and planning others and eluding authorities for some time . As they enter Saudi Arab the crew meets colonel Faris ( Ashraf ) like-minded partner and together they scheme to solve it . The CIA agents supported by the Saudi Colonel who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist cell bent on further destruction , all of them plot to chase relentlessly the mastermind terrorist . The group find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts, who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms . However they form a shaky alliance to break the terrorist ring whose objective is the bombing civilian targets .Story's core is interesting and script is dense with information and use of interesting messages to add weight to drama, furthermore is packed with moving ending scenes as when the team is attacked on the highway and when the crew is led to the killer's front door in a blistering do-or-die confrontation. The ultra-brisk editing and rapid images movement leaves little time to consider some inadequacies. The picture takes parts from ¨Syriana¨ ( by Steven Soderbergh with George Clooney) about the dangerous terrorism Arab ; ¨Black Hawk down¨ (by Ridley Scott) in which US military involved into action on a foreign country ; Spy game ¨(2001, by Tony Scott with Brad Pitt and Robert Redford ) concerning the spy-world and ¨Body of lies ¨ (2008 by Ridley Scott with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe ) about sophisticated methods of the international terrorism . The intrepid Jamie Foxx , the veteran Chris Cooper and the only female Jennifer Garner are good as intelligent , brave super-agents and Jeremy Piven's cool displaying a brief performance. The film contains colorful , glimmer cinematography , predominating of yellow tones , by Mauro Fiore . Rousing and vibrant musical score by Danny Elfman with some Arab overtones. The motion picture is well realized by Peter Berg. Rating : Above average, well worth watching.
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