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Apple TV Store
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Where to watch “The Forbidden Kingdom” (2008) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.
What to expect (spoiler-free)
Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (2008).
It sits in the Action, Adventure, Fantasy space and is paced for about 104 minutes.
Top billed names include Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei.
For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.
Topics & keywords
martial arts, based on novel or book, temple, legend, villainess, time travel, fistfight, shaolin, east asian lead, medieval, wuxia, warrior
Official trailer
Watch the official trailer on YouTube
Plot
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.
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