The Kingdom

2007
R
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

134K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

134K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations

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Trailer 2:31

Watch The Kingdom Trailer - Version 2

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Watch A Guide to the Films of Peter Berg

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Watch The Kingdom Scene: Fleury And Al Gharzi Argue About Who Is In Charge

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Watch The Kingdom Scene: Fleury Meets With The Prince

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Watch The Kingdom Scene: Al Ghazi Explains How He Wants Revenge

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Watch The Kingdom Scene: Mayes Pleads With The State Department

Featurette 2:27

Watch The Kingdom: Featurette

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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

7/10

Great action Simple police procedural

Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) leads an FBI team to investigate an attack on an American base in Saudi Arabia. The team is played by Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman.

Peter Berg has made a simple police procedural. There isn't anything too complicated or twisty. The bad guys are bad. The good guys get their men. The locations are well used. It has the feel of the middle east. Obviously nobody could ever film in Saudi Arabia, but it has good use of UAE.

What he does give us is an insight into the this world. It's a world where Americans do not blend, and the natives are suspicious. The action is fast and furious. It's something that Berg has become proficient in. Yet the action isn't so big that it becomes cartoonish. It is exciting to the final conclusion. It's simplicity is both its strength and its weakness. I can't really complain about its clarity, but it does make it feel more pedestrian.