Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

PG-13

2010

1h 56m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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In the holy city of Alamut, resides the Sands of Time, which gives mortals the power to turn back time. After leading an attack on the city, Dastan, the adopted son of Persia's king, acquires a dagger that gives the one who holds it access to the Sands. Dastan goes on the run with an Alamut princess named Tamina, after being accused of killing his father. The pair must protect the ancient treasure from dark forces and unmask the king's assassin.

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Critics Consensus

It doesn't offer much in the way of substance, but Prince of Persia is a suitably entertaining swashbuckler -- and a substantial improvement over most video game adaptations.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

A Jerry Bruckheimer-produced video game adaptation-it has to be good, doesn't it? (Ya, sarcasm.)

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

The sheer whoosh of the story line keeps you watching anyway, and, as the prince, Jake Gyllenhaal has a hearty good-naturedness that comes as a relief amid all the turbocharged antics. He wears his heroism lightly.

Rated: B-

Jun 4, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Disposable family entertainment.

Jun 2, 2010

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

While filled with plenty of action and good-looking people, it's lacks any real bite, unless you count the CGI snakes.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

When so many summer blockbusters try desperately to achieve a balance between escapism and quality filmmaking, this movie’s lack of effort to be anything but standardized is insulting.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Stuart McGurk

NME (New Musical Express)

While it doesn't really work as a whole, the set-pieces are diverting enough along the way.

Rated: 2/5

May 19, 2021

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Pedro Henrique C

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) is a story of kings, wars and many conspiracies, it has a very silly humor that manages to deliver good fun to the audience that goes to see it. It's not a perfect film, it has several flaws and some successes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Audience Member

It is a good movie for a one time watch...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 56 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence and Intense Sequences of Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $90,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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07/26/25

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Audience Member

for a movie originating back from 2010 I think is a great watch when comparing it to movies nowadays . maybe not the best movie I have ever seen but defintely worth watching Likable cast also .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Arjun l

terrible attempt at a video game adaption

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Audience Member

I loved the games and the Movie is good but not Realy great!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Dastan

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Synopsis

In the holy city of Alamut, resides the Sands of Time, which gives mortals the power to turn back time. After leading an attack on the city, Dastan, the adopted son of Persia's king, acquires a dagger that gives the one who holds it access to the Sands. Dastan goes on the run with an Alamut princess named Tamina, after being accused of killing his father. The pair must protect the ancient treasure from dark forces and unmask the king's assassin.

Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.8M
Runtime: 1h 56m

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