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“Form is the argument.”
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Kingdom of Heaven
Drama · Action · Adventure · 2005
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Movie details
Kingdom of Heaven
“Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong”
2005 Drama · Action · Adventure 2h 24m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.3 / 10
347.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
39 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
63 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Kingdom of Heaven?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
William Monahan
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
Court is in session
Put Kingdom of Heaven on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.