Kingdom of Heaven

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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

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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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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

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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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Dionisis T Truly underrated for a history film! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Remo W Critics get things wrong half of the time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Audience Member It's really unbelievable how badly some films were treated in the press when viewers didn't yet have the opportunity to make their ratings public on a large scale. This film is definitely a sign of that. I would 100 percent recommend a viewing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Matt R I’m not sure what’s more pathetic: the way critics would pan awesome movies in the pre-social media era, or the way they routinely bend over for bad movies today. When you watch Kingdom of Heaven, you can tell it’s made by the same guy as Gladiator. Orlando Bloom is Orlando Bloom, but there are a ton of really good performances. It also has a pretty sound message and conclusion given the contentious subject matter. SIMPLY PUT: IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THIS MOVIE, YOU JEED TO WATCH IT. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Shawn B Cinematic phenomenon, but the storyline is too shallow to keep the audience. The challenge of Hollywood trying to solve any religious conflict is akin to a rudderless ship sailing successfully from New York harbor to Liverpool with no compass, sails, motor, or seas skills. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Uncommon S It was a fantastic film. I do like historical films that bring to life, known historical events that most people agree happened to some degree. I don't mind glorifying the crusades while you glorify the Ottoman Empire and other historical Muslim regimes. I thought the film did well to show the good parts on both sides. The representations of Saladin and King Baldwin were absolutely amazing and give me chills to think of all the parts that were done so well. "What is Jerusalem worth?""A king may move a man".....speech. These were amazing pieces of cinema you should not miss. I watched this for the first time in 2024 and I absolutely loved it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ridley Scott Director Orlando Bloom Balian of Ibelin Eva Green Sybilla Jeremy Irons Tiberias David Thewlis Hospitaler Brendan Gleeson Reynald de Chatillon

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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

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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)