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During the Crusades--the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East--a blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Drama and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 25 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 6th, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence and epic warfare. |
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| Distributors: |
20th Century Fox
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$47,396,698 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Splendid moviemaking, but a less-than-splendid movie." more...
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C |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...a mostly lumbering, occasionally rousing epic..." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...Kingdom of Heaven is better than Gladiator -- deeper, more thoughtful, more about human motivation and less about action." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...a gargantuan epic, a historical adventure-drama of overwhelming visual grandeur." more...
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A- |
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