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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

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All Time

of 190,142

3,521

2000's

of 34,011

1,050

2005

of 10,787

148
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,895
  
  410
  
  Action of 2005
  
  of 269
  
  15
  
  Action of the 2000's
  
  of 1,832
  
  118
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  1,875
  
  Drama of 2005
  
  of 1,784
  
  84
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  589
History
- History All Time
  
  of 780
  
  95
  
  History of 2005
  
  of 18
  
  6
  
  History of the 2000's
  
  of 100
  
  26
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  550
  
  Romance of 2005
  
  of 254
  
  19
  
  Romance of the 2000's
  
  of 1,733
  
  126
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,149
  
  158
  
  War of 2005
  
  of 39
  
  3
  
  War of the 2000's
  
  of 302
  
  40

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.7277

Avg Critic Score:2.6719

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Better than "Gladiator" -- deeper, more thoughtful, more about human motivation and less about action. ...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The first thing to be said for Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" is that Scott knows how to direct a historical epic. ...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

In Gladiator, director Ridley Scott transported movie audiences to the year 180 AD. ...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Kingdom of Heaven is unlikely to receive the same kind of Oscar buzz that surrounded Scott's Gladiator. It's neither as complete nor as rousing an experience. ...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

SPOILERS AHEAD!It hasn't been a very good couple of years for the historical epic. ...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

Perhaps the most important aspect of Gregson-Williams' work for Kingdom of Heaven is that it remains extremely respectful in the face of religious fanaticism, and like Lee Holdridge manages to do in his own scores for religious persecution...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven (2005) review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Its concept is gutsy, its script is literate and intelligent, its visuals and cinematic craftsmanship are mouth-dropping, and its vision of the insanity of various religions vying to dominate the real estate of the Holy Land comes through with great...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven (2005) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)

One imagined that a movie about the Crusades would be gallant and mad; one feared that it might stoke some antiquated prejudice. But who could have dreamed that it would produce this rambling, hollow show about a...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven (2005) review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)

See all (10) "Fair" Reviews

Cinema Blend (Joshua Tyler) - Kingdom of Heaven revivewed

Was Ridley Scott trying to make a medieval epic, or was he trying to remake Kevin Smith’s Dogma? That was the question I found myself left with as I shuffled rather disappointedly out of the theater away from the latest interminably long epic, Kingdom...read the complete Kingdom of Heaven (2005) review at Cinema Blend (Joshua Tyler) - Kingdom of Heaven revivewed

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