The Scorpion King

PG-13

Released Apr 19, 2002

1h 31m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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41%

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137 Reviews

37%

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250,000+ Ratings

Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior, "The Scorpion King" is set 5000 years ago in the notorious city of Gomorrah, where an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. Knowing their enemy relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire a skilled assassin, Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson), to eliminate the visionary.

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Critics Consensus

Action adventure doesn't get much cheesier than The Scorpion King.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

On the silly popcorn scale, it works pretty well.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Another grandiose, hyperactive crock, full of lame jokes and gorgeous, stupefying images.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 20, 2002

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

All the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure.

Apr 24, 2002

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Just as much big, dumb fun as an A-grade B-movie should be.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

The effects are terrible, the comedy falls flat and the story is an utter mess.

Rated: 2/10

Jul 27, 2020

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

It's hard to follow and doesn't reward the effort of following it. It's not good drama, and it's not good spectacle.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 26, 2019

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Andrew L

The Rock's first big role is nothing to rave about as the plot of the movie has nothing to do with The Mummy Movies.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/06/24

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Michael K

Watched on 06/06/2024.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Norton S

The Rock was so much better in Jönssonligan

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Finn M

Just sit back and have fun. Its not a good movie but its fun

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Badger P

Fun to watch, not realistic but a good movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Audience Member

It’s a lot of murdering people but it’s really good

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/23

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Chuck Russell

Director

Dwayne Johnson

Mathayus the Scorpion King

Steven Brand

Memnon

Michael Clarke Duncan

Balthazar

Kelly Hu

The Sorceress

Bernard Hill

Philos

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