The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
“The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
Movie20081h 44mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 1,988 ratings.
Movie review: The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom is a film from 2008. It is catalogued under Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Its listed tagline is “The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
Story
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.7/10 based on 1,988 votes.
Production
Release date: April 17, 2008 · Runtime: 104 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $55,000,000 · Reported revenue: $127,906,624
Official trailer
Cast
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Michael Angarano
Liu Yifei
Li Bingbing
Collin Chou
Morgan Benoit
Jack Posobiec
Thomas McDonell
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