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Kingdom of Heaven

Play trailer 2:33 Poster for Kingdom of Heaven R Released May 6, 2005 2h 25m History Drama War Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Still in grief over his wife's sudden death, village blacksmith Balian (Orlando Bloom) joins his long-estranged father, Baron Godfrey (Liam Neeson), as a crusader on the road to Jerusalem. After a perilous journey to the holy city, the valiant young man enters the retinue of the leprous King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton), which is rife with dissent led by the treacherous Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas), who wishes to wage war against the Muslims for his own political and personal gain.
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Although it's an objective and handsomely presented take on the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven lacks depth.

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David Ansen Newsweek The miscasting of the lightweight Bloom proves fatal: instead of galvanizing this epic, he sucks the energy out of it. Nov 1, 2007 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Nev Pierce BBC.com It feels spectacularly empty. Rated: 2/5 May 10, 2005 Full Review Sheraz Farooqi CinemaDebate Director’s cut holds as one of Scott’s best. Balanced approach to this tense historical event, portraying Muslims as three-dimensional and not Hollywood’s classic route of stereotypes. Overall, well-acted, well-directed, with scale and drama throughout. Rated: 5/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Storytelling is sacrificed for spectacle, resulting in something breathtakingly epic yet partially unsatisfying and unfortunately forgettable. Rated: 7/10 Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) The ballistic bloodletting of the battle for Jerusalem is indeed awe-inspiring, but Scott also finds some space inside such heavy, hellish traffic to humanise the conflict. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jack M Gladiator in Jerusalem. Good combination of action and storytelling. I particularly like that it depicts the muslims as three-dimensional characters instead of just the stereotypical "bad guys". Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/06/25 Full Review Rosana B Um drama histórico épico, retrato ficcional dos eventos que levaram à Terceira Cruzada, focando em Balian de Ibelin, que luta para defender o Reino Cruzado de Jerusalém do sultão aiúbida Saladino, e erroneamente ou intencionalmente retratando Sibylla como estando apaixonada por Balian em vez de Guy, uma injustiça, considerando que Sibylla teve um papel fundamental a época, que com engenhosidade e discernimento atuou fortemente no reinado… História distorcida e misógina, ótimos efeitos e longo. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Franz Tovie A A Tale that should have been told extensively. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Rodney H Fabulous film, absolutely loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Ville R Directors cut is beautiful. Actually a deep historical film from Hollywood feels weird. Orlando Bloom is okay but not his best yet. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/29/24 Full Review Sean D Top notch scenery and set designs. Acting from Orlando bloom is a little weak. The story is engaging in the beginning but fizzles in the second half of the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Balian (Orlando Bloom) surveys the holy land. The massive Saracen army, a tremendous force of cavalry, holds their position outside the walls of Jerusalem. Balian (Orlando Bloom, left) leads his knights into battle. Sibylla (Eva Green) and Balian (Orlando Bloom) share a passionate moment. Orlando Bloom is drawn to a forbidden queen (Eva Green), in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Orlando Bloom stars as a 12th Century commoner who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war, in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Balian (Orlando Bloom, left) receives his orders from King Baldwin IV. Balian (Orlando Bloom) leads his knights into battle Balian (Orlando Bloom) and Hospitaler (David Thewlis) ride to an uncertain fate. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is in the thick of an epic battle. View more photos

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Synopsis Still in grief over his wife's sudden death, village blacksmith Balian (Orlando Bloom) joins his long-estranged father, Baron Godfrey (Liam Neeson), as a crusader on the road to Jerusalem. After a perilous journey to the holy city, the valiant young man enters the retinue of the leprous King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton), which is rife with dissent led by the treacherous Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas), who wishes to wage war against the Muslims for his own political and personal gain.
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Ridley Scott
Screenwriter
William Monahan
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Scott Free Productions
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Epic Warfare)
Genre
History, Drama, War, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.4M
Runtime
2h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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