The Kingdom
In a powerful and exciting mission by Federal Agent Ron Fleury to eliminate corruption in the Middle East. Ron has one week to assemble a team, infiltrate and destroy a terrorist cell based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is the most dangerous task because of the opposition of many. There is strong opposition from local law enforcement agencies, which meet to block the progress and development of the elite team. On the other hand, the sympathetic Saudi police commander becomes an unexpected companion in that dangerous mission.
17 September 1965, Buffalo, New York, USA
7 April 1974, Pocahontas, Arkansas, USA
11 May 1952, Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
19 September 1999, Oceanside, California, USA
29 May 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
26 May 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 May 1962, Rome, Lazio, Italy
4 May 1947, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
5 June 1980, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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May 01, 2008
[I]t fails in its attempt to be a serious drama with important things to say about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.March 03, 2008
...Jamie Foxx leading his team of experts into uncharted territory, which then leads to the longest, best action sequence of the year.February 28, 2008
Of this fall's post-9/11, Iraq-conscious lineup, The Kingdom may be the most unobjectionable, accessible and, ultimately, most entertaining.August 08, 2009
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.October 05, 2007
A terrifically stupid film. Dumb, dumb, dumb.August 27, 2009
There's no real difference between choreographing a bloody jihadist skirmish and a gridiron matchOctober 02, 2007
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.October 07, 2007
When it's got the pedal to the metal, which is a substantial fraction of the running time, The Kingdom delivers the goods.July 15, 2009
izgubljen u bespu%u0107ima bliskoisto%u010Dne zbiljnostiOctober 06, 2007
Sensationally directed by Peter Berg.October 01, 2007
One could say [director Peter Berg] shoots first and asks questions later, if at all.November 30, 2007
The Kingdom works as an exotic action thriller, but its politics are so choked on checks and balances it cancels itself out.