The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

The Forbidden Kingdom is a film from 2008. It is catalogued under Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Its listed tagline is “The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”

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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 6.7/10 based on 1,988 votes.

Release date: April 17, 2008 · Runtime: 104 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $55,000,000 · Reported revenue: $127,906,624

Director: Rob Minkoff · Cast: Jackie Chan as Old Hop / Lu Yan, Jet Li as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King, Michael Angarano as Jason Tripitikas, Liu Yifei as Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl, Li Bingbing as Ni Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy