The Kingdom (2007)

Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan

Directed by Peter Berg

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA/Germany

Filmed in Colour

This slightly obvious wham-bam action thriller - starring Jamie Foxx (pictured) - delivers exciting sequences, but don't expect too much more. Set in Saudi Arabia, a Western housing compound is suddenly and violently attacked by terrorists, leaving hundreds dead. The US authorities decide against sending anyone to investigate, given the already hostile feelings towards Americans in the country, but outraged FBI agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) refuses to let the attack pass without retribution. He gathers an elite team - including Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman - for a covert mission into Saudi Arabia to track down the terrorists responsible, with explosive results.

Directed by Peter Berg and released in 2007, Foxx works well, playing off the chemistry between himself and Cooper, and building a partnership with Ashraf Barhom, a Saudi colonel assigned to protect the Americans.

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Cast

	Jamie Foxx		Ronald Fleury
	Chris Cooper		Grant Sykes
	Jennifer Garner		Janet Mayes
	Jason Bateman		Adam Leavitt
	Ashraf Barhom		Col. Faris Al Ghazi
	Ali Suliman		Sgt. Haytham
	Jeremy Piven		Damon Schmidt
	Richard Jenkins		FBI Director James Grace
	Kyle Chandler		Francis Manner
	Frances Fisher		Elaine Flowers
	Tim McGraw		Aaron Jackson
	Danny Huston		Attorney General Gideon Young
	Kelly AuCoin		Ellis Leach
	Anna Deavere Smith		Maricella Canavesio
	Minka Kelly		Miss Ross