Kingdom of Heaven

R

Released May 6, 2005

2h 25m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

It feels spectacularly empty.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2005

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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

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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

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Jeff Beck

Examiner.com

Even with the addition of 45 minutes of new footage, Sir Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven remains a rather uneventful epic with a story that fails to engage.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 10, 2014

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Aidan B

A spectacular cast and absolutely golden last act of the film help make "Kingdom of Heaven" a highly entertaining film to watch, even if the journey there feels sudden and lacking any emotional payoff. It somehow managed to feel simultaneously rushed and an absolute drag for a good part of the movie, but the ending really does shine and sees Ridley Scott at his finest. Wish we got to see more of the characters though, especially given that many feel underwritten and undeveloped due to the sheer number of stars involved in this movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Audience Member

I cannot understand why this movie has such bad critics ratings. If they had done their job, it would be "fresh": Awesome pics, good actors, amazing score, despicable villains, exciting battle scenes and a message of hope...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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I love how both Christian and Muslims get a fair portrayal, there is no "good" or "bad" religion, there are just asshole characters and good ones. Baldwin of Jerusalem is probably my favorite character of all time and Balian is also good, although he is a bit of a hypocrite.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Tim D

The American Version is not nearly as good as the European/Director’s Cut. A huge part of the plot was removed through some scene cutting and stealthy overdubs in the American version, however, I’d still write a solid review for either and it’s the shorter version that I first saw and enjoyed quite a bit. Orlando Bloom does a superb job, the scene work and direction is superb. Not sure where it gets a 43% 🍅 - this is one of those that has me trust the critical review far less. I’m even surprised by the audience reviews as this is a superb film at its core with a very worthwhile message.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Nikola M

Directors cut of this movie is apsolute classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Diego R

The story setting and the depiction of Saladin and Baldwin are great. Orlando Bloom does a great work of portraying a man good man, but lost and greatly afflicted by the death of his wife and child. The story of the movie its fairly historical, even for a Hollywood movie, so not much to complain there.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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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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