- Release date: 2005
- Runtime: 145 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
- Starring: Martin Hancock, Michael Sheen, Nathalie Cox, Eriq Ebouaney ... See all
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Plot: It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family... Read more
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Everybody Was Applauding. I Wasn't the Exception
Nov 30, 2006
new_moviecritic - yahoo.com
Nov 30, 2006new_moviecritic - yahoo.com
Kingdom of Heaven was one of the most expected movies of the summer, and now that is with us the thinking of "It didn't let us down" comes to my mind. It was an awesome movie in which I really had... Full review
Kingdom of Heaven is a Ridley Scott Masterpiece
Aug 31, 2006
Riles3 - imdb.com
Aug 31, 2006Riles3 - imdb.com
Kingdom of Heaven (KOH) is an amazing film. I saw it in the theater but the reason it's so great is because of the 4-Disc Director's Cut, which is a must own for any KOH fan.Story: A well written script,... Full review
Troy, King Arthur, Alexander, Gladiator ain't got nothing on this
May 14, 2005
JimmyG100 - imdb.com
May 14, 2005JimmyG100 - imdb.com
I like Ridley Scott, not love, but like. He's made some great films (Blade Runner, Alien, Hannibal) as well as some I was never all that into (Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, G.I. Jane) I must admit with all the historical... Full review
excellent, fair to islam, sweeping, narrative could have used tightening...
May 07, 2005
Duk - imdb.com
May 07, 2005Duk - imdb.com
I really enjoyed this movie. The way the movie started in Europe and how dark it was there... and the journey to Jerusalem... just wonderful stuff up to that point.Liam Neeson, as usual, is just SO GOOD, you wish he... Full review
"Kingdom of Heaven": A Flawed Masterpiece
May 06, 2005
lavatch - imdb.com
May 06, 2005lavatch - imdb.com
In 1935, Cecil B. DeMille made his famous epic "The Crusades" on one of the backlots of Hollywood. What a change in the Ridley Scott film "Kingdom of Heaven" of 2005 with the technical wizardry of a new era! Although... Full review
Triumph of the working class
May 06, 2005
Harry T. Yung - imdb.com
May 06, 2005Harry T. Yung - imdb.com
"Why was the Crusader braver then the pirate? Because he fought, not for himself, but for the Cross. What force was it that met him with a valor as reckless as his own? The force of men who fought, not... Full review
Movie of Heaven
May 05, 2005
Camangren - imdb.com
May 05, 2005Camangren - imdb.com
Well I'm a huge Ridley Scott fan, I am a sucker for period pieces and to say I love Gladiador isn't enough.Like Crowe's Maximus, Balian is reeling from the untimely death of his wife. But revenge is not Balian's calling.... Full review
A Nutshell Review: Kingdom of Heaven
May 04, 2005
DICK STEEL - imdb.com
May 04, 2005DICK STEEL - imdb.com
Kingdom of Heaven in 2005 will be what Gladiator was in 2000. Ridley Scott has delivered a worthy follow up to his Oscar winner, which is also based on medieval times, with a central heroic character, and supporting casts of... Full review
Credit the director and writer for balancing the guilt and horror among Christians, Jews, and Arabs.
May 02, 2005
John DeSando - imdb.com
May 02, 2005John DeSando - imdb.com
"There was a Knight, a most distinguished man, Who from the day on which he first began To ride abroad had followed chivalry, Truth, honour, generousness and courtesy. He had done nobly in his sovereign's war And ridden into battle,... Full review
Entertaining!
May 02, 2005
Mattias Petersson - imdb.com
May 02, 2005Mattias Petersson - imdb.com
I can start by admitting that i'm a fan of "Gladiator". And why do i mention this? Because there are more similarities between "Gladiator" and this movie besides having the same director.What struck me first about this movie was the... Full review
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Rather than re-re-review the re-re-release, here's the Lounge lowdown on what's different and why it makes things better.By reinstating 40 minutes of extra footage to his Crusader epic, director Ridley Scott manages to... ... Full Article
The armour and weapons used in most Hollywood war epics are produced in our own Doon valley, writes Swati Vashishtha
tribuneindia.com –
2005-05-29
Yet that's exactly what moviegoers can expect, along with plenty of death and destruction, in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven . It's No. 1 at the box office this week. What viewers can't expect, however, is full disclosure as to ... Full Article
Kingdom of Heaven
movies101.com –
2005-05-10


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