Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom

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Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom

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Released Nov 8, 2024

2h 15m

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Adventure

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After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown. Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans. Fearing invasion of their own lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to defeat the Demon Emperor.

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Director Naoyuki Itô obviously relishes classic world-building elements and oversees some rather astonishing visual set pieces. All the staples are there, too: bloody battles, surprising revelations and dormant powers within unlikely sources.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 7, 2024

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

It has a quaint courtly dialogue style and, alongside the punch-ups, a penchant for realpolitik intriguing that sets it apart.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2024

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's long, violent, bloody. If you are into this particular series, you'll probably enjoy it. If you haven't been watching it, you'll be lost.

Dec 5, 2024

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Jeffrey Harris

411mania

Naoyuki Ito continues his exceptional adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's epic dark fantasy series of novels, with intricate world-building and an unconventional plot.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 8, 2024

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Mike Mamon

IGN Movies

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom is more of a footnote to a long-running anime series than it is an entertaining movie experience. Full of story to tell, the limited runtime weakens any investment in the new kingdom and devoted ally it introduces.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 7, 2024

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A convoluted and tedious blend of sci-fi and action with very little intrigue or imagination. It's also exhausting and overstays its welcome by the time the end credits roll.

Nov 5, 2024

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lord biggz

pretty cool movie compared to the series.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Alan

Loved this storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Seng

I love Overlord and was expecting more of a challenge but it was just so much nonstop dialogue I couldn't keep up and was bored!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Mathew

Greatest movie of all time. All hail Lord Ains Ool Gown!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Brogan B

As an avid Overlord fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I'm not sure if people who aren't familiar with the source material would like it or understand it. They also crammed 2 books of material into 1 movie, so it felt a bit rushed. the animation was great, but a few of the scenes I was most looking forward to were cut short (Ainz vs Pleiades, army vs Lord of Wrath). The voice actors did great, and the Rune humor was hilarious.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Jackalope

The movie was funny, embarrassing, interesting, and expected especially if you’ve already seen the first four seasons and two movies you kinda get a feel of what you’re getting yourself into. The movie was cool but I feel like they took out to many potentially good fighting scenes only to throw in the instant kill/ dumb embarrassing laughter, but that’s Overlord for you. Overall I enjoyed it and so did the other three fans that came separate to the last showing today.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Synopsis

After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown. Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans. Fearing invasion of their own lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to defeat the Demon Emperor.

Director: Naoyuki Ito
Screenwriter: Naoyuki Ito, Kugane Maruyama
Distributor: Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures
Production Co: Madhouse
Rating: R (Bloody Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Anime, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2025
Runtime: 2h 15m