The Forbidden Kingdom fingerprintHigh energy, striking style.
Thrilling and spectacular
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Some slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and spectacular
Fast from start to finish.
The Forbidden Kingdom is thrilling, spectacular, and fast-paced.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and wondrous. Much of it is about growing up.
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.
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The Forbidden Kingdom is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, and Metacritic 57). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 44 min
The Forbidden Kingdom runs 1 h 44 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 60 and audiences 63 out of 100, so both groups see The Forbidden Kingdom much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $55 million to make and earned $128 million worldwide, 2.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Chinese, French. Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China, United States.
+51GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Forbidden Kingdom in 65 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 111 storytelling tropes for The Forbidden Kingdom, including Shout-Out, Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, Arc Words.
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