The Forbidden Kingdom

2008 6.6 (1761 votes) 1h 44m

Genres

Action Adventure Fantasy

Production Companies

Casey Silver Productions
China Film Co-Production Corp.
Relativity Media
Lionsgate
The Weinstein Company
Arclight Films
Huayi Brothers Pictures
J&J Project
Salon Films

The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.

Overview

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.