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.
The Forbidden Kingdom has generally received positive reviews.
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The Forbidden Kingdom was released in 2008 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 708 reviews, giving The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 71%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 64%.
With a score of 63%, The Forbidden Kingdom is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Sex and the City, Fireproof and Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
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