Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

PG-13

Released May 28, 2010

1h 56m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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In the holy city of Alamut resides the Sands of Time, which gives mortals the power to turn back time. After leading an attack on the city, Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), the adopted son of Persia's king, acquires a dagger that gives the one who holds it access to the Sands. Dastan goes on the run with an Alamut princess named Tamina (Gemma Arterton) after being accused of killing his father. The pair must protect the ancient treasure from dark forces and unmask the king's assassin.

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Critics Consensus

It doesn't offer much in the way of substance, but Prince of Persia is a suitably entertaining swashbuckler -- and a substantial improvement over most video game adaptations.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

A Jerry Bruckheimer-produced video game adaptation-it has to be good, doesn't it? (Ya, sarcasm.)

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Nick Schager

L.A. Weekly

[A] cacophonous, frivolous adaptation of Ubisoft's Arabian Nights-themed video-game series.

Jun 7, 2010

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

The sheer whoosh of the story line keeps you watching anyway, and, as the prince, Jake Gyllenhaal has a hearty good-naturedness that comes as a relief amid all the turbocharged antics. He wears his heroism lightly.

Rated: B-

Jun 4, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

When so many summer blockbusters try desperately to achieve a balance between escapism and quality filmmaking, this movie’s lack of effort to be anything but standardized is insulting.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Stuart McGurk

NME (New Musical Express)

While it doesn't really work as a whole, the set-pieces are diverting enough along the way.

Rated: 2/5

May 19, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The only redeeming factor is Ben Kingsley, who seems to genuinely enjoy his terrible role.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Tug A

I love the 2010 prince of persia I love the cemetery between jake gyllenhaal and gemma arterton and my love towards alfred molina in spider man 2

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Gorptholemew T

🍀 3.8/10 Either I was gonna watch the movie where the shark was under Paris, or go back to that one movie where Jake Gyllenhaal pretends to be Persian, welp guess which one I picked. I forgot how boring bland and uninspired this film was please don’t make me watch this movie again. like I will give it credit where credits do I like that they use practical sets, and some of the spectacle is pretty cool with people actually riding horses in the battle and tons of extras gives it a bit more credit in my opinion. And I do like Alfred Molina, and Steve Toussaint there actually pretty good in here. Still, I hate the banter between the characters it’s unbearable for me. Anyways, I know nothing about these games so tell me was it a good adaptation. Grade C

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Raven M

It is a film that tries to fit in too much from the first two videos games in the Prince of Persia that doesn't pay off well at all .

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Soteris S

This movie really tried to recreate the charm of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Although it failed, it still managed to produce an enjoyable fantasy adventure film with good action, a solid soundtrack and passable acting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Kevin W

I really liked the movie. The story was told well and I liked the characters. It is good I realize to ignore the movie "critics". They read way too much into a movie. There were some parts that made no sense but it is a movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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John R

Decent acting and good plot, but the actual photography and style was terrible. Cliche slow motion shots, weird camera angles and cuts that seem to show the actors making the worst faces. The actual production was terrible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Mike Newell

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Dastan

Gemma Arterton

Tamina

Ben Kingsley

Nizam

Alfred Molina

Sheikh Amar

Steve Toussaint

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Synopsis

Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.8M
Runtime: 1h 56m

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