The Kingdom

2007
R
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

134K

YOUR RATING

Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, and Ashraf Barhom in The Kingdom (2007)

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Action Drama Thriller

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

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

134K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations

Trivia
When director Peter Berg was trying to get Marcus Luttrell to assist with the making of the movie Lone Survivor, Berg told Luttrell to watch his movie The Kingdom, and if he didn't like it, Berg said he would not bother Luttrell again.

Goofs
In the intro sequence, the film says that oil was discovered in 1933 by accident and that the ARAMCO was founded as the first union between Saudi Arabia and the United States in 1938. In reality, the dates are switched. The company was founded by Chevron in 1933 and the same company later discovered oil in 1938.

Quotes
Attorney General Gideon Young: I'm gonna bury you.
FBI Director James Grace: You know, Westmoreland made all of us officers write our own obituaries during Tet, when we thought The Cong were gonna end it all right there. And, once we clued into the fact that life is finite, the thought of losing it didn't scare us anymore. The end comes no matter what, the only thing that matters is how do you wanna go out, on your feet or on your knees? I bring that lesson to this job. I act, knowing that someday this job will end, no matter what. You should do the same.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: The Kingdom (2007)

Soundtracks
Stay (Wasting Time)
Written by Dave Matthews (as David J. Matthews), Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore
Performed by Dave Matthews Band
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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Featured review

8/10

Much more that a shoot-em'-up, but not for the faint of heart

I went into this movie hoping it wouldn't be a cheap shot at either the US Government or the people in the Middle East and I wasn't disappointed. The introduction that outlines the history between Saudi Arabia and the United States alone proves as much: no matter how intense that action was (and it was very much so), the movie itself was a fairly level-headed look at the current situation. You are drawn into the action from the very beginning, but from there it does not sink into an FBI team shooting up Saudis. There is actually an INVESTIGATION, with political interests in the background all the while. An excellent action movie with more than a little thought put into it, but not for the faint of heart.