My Kingdom

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My Kingdom

Released Dec 6, 2002

1h 57m

Crime

Drama

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After his daughter's shooting, an aging British gangster (Richard Harris) deals with a power struggle within his family.

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Overstuffed and unrealistic, My Kingdom may be worth seeing if only for Richard Harris' typically fine performance.

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Derek Elley

Variety

Richard Harris is at his weariest, battle-scarred best...

Jul 6, 2008

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Neither an effective gangland thriller nor an achieved elegy for a lord undone.

Jun 24, 2006

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Whereas last year's exemplary Sexy Beast seemed to revitalize the British gangster movie, this equally brutal outing merely sustains it.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 5, 2002

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

It is hard to believe that Harris will better his performance as Sandeman, Liverpool's most feared crime lord.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 17, 2019

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Ali Catterall

Film4

Leading man Harris and director Boyd are still capable of invigorating British cinema with style and flair.

Jul 6, 2008

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

A fun retelling of the Lear story, taking great liberties with the play's text that makes for a certain amount of suspense even for those intimately familiar with the original.

Rated: A-

Jun 21, 2007

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In this, his final film, Harris put in a strong performance - unfortunately everything else is decidedly amateur

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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a decent addition to the british gangster movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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A modern day "King Lear" that is essentially your basic soap about a family working in the field of organized crime. All of the usual mob romantism is left out and replased by extreme harshness and dark imagery. The overall grittiness works for a short while, but the film doesn't take off at all. The end result is a sadly tired and predictable story that even a reasonably good cast can't save.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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I really enjoyed this. Re-read Lear first.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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wow - very good and rather disturbing. sometimes the Shakspearian moments work, and sometimes they seem otu of place or a bit OTT, but overall rather good

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Modern king lear, great film...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

After his daughter's shooting, an aging British gangster (Richard Harris) deals with a power struggle within his family.

Director: Don Boyd
Screenwriter: Nick Davies, Don Boyd
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2002, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6K
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Surround