Kingdom of Heaven

2005 • 2h 24m •

Drama Action Adventure History War

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.1/10

5,241 reviews

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After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong"

Top Billed Cast

Orlando Bloom

Balian de Ibelin

Eva Green

Sibylla

Jeremy Irons

Tiberias

David Thewlis

Hospitaler

Ghassan Massoud

Saladin

Liam Neeson

Godfrey de Ibelin

Brendan Gleeson

Reynald de Chatillon

Marton Csokas

Guy de Lusignan

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic

2018-09-25

Good start and ending, weak middle, but magnificent photography and haunting score

"Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) isn’t as good as contemporaneous sword & sandal flicks "Troy" (one of my favorites) and "King Arthur" (very good), but it's not bad either.

THE PLOT: After the death of his child and suicide of his wife, Balian (Orlando Bloom) meets his long, lost father (Liam Neeson) who encourages him to go to Jerusalem and start a new life. After a long eventful trip, Balian arrives in Jerusalem and is introduced to Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), the leprous King Baldwin and other VIPs. The...

B BornKnight Verified TMDB Critic

2024-02-20

One of the most hated movies by Ridley Scott, that shows the difference of what versions and cuts can have on a movie. This movie have a Theatrical version (144 min.) a Director's Cut (189 min.) and Director's Cut Roadshow Version (194 min.) (that I watched years after watching the theatrical on cinema).

The movie is loosely based on the story of Balian I of Ibelin (originally a noble of French or Italy, but portraited as his son in this movie and epoch) travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

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