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Mongol

Mongol

2007
Drama, History
2h 6m
In twelfth-century Mongolia, nine-year-old Temudgin, who will grow up to become the warrior known as Genghis Khan, must flee his home shortly after choosing the spirited Borte as his bride when his father is murdered and a rival seizes power. With the help of his blood brother, tribal prince Jamukha, the adult Temudgin battles his rivals and works to unite the region's warring clans under his authority. (oscar.com)

Directed by:

Sergei Bodrov

Screenwriter:

Sergei Bodrov, Arif Aliyev

Starring:

Tadanobu Asano, Honglei Sun, Ying Bai, Aliya, Tegen Ao, Khulan Chuluun, Bao Di

Genres:

Drama, History, Biography

AKA:

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

Countries:

Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia

Languages:

Mandarin, Mongolian
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Mongol

2007
Drama, History
2h 6m
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mukormukor
Rated 21 Jul 2008
50
4th
Thanks for making a movie about the rise of Genghis Khan that did a terrible job of showing how he became Genghis Khan. The parts that might have been interesting (Temudgin gathering followers after his many travails) are COMPLETELY skipped to make room for a bad romance and sweeping visuals. The landscapes were beautiful mind you, but why not make a travelogue if that's all you want? I wanted a historically accurate war epic about Genghis Khan, and if that's what you want, don't see this.
Rated 21 Jul 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 07 Feb 2019
65
51st
This biopic of Genghis Khan was intended to be the first of a trilogy, but the subsequent films were never made, leaving this as a cursory examination of his youth which ends right as his military campaign was beginning. Rather than delving into the complexities of clan politics, it glosses over the building of his army and presents a fairly basic love story instead. Thankfully, it's interspersed with several scenes of extremely bloody combat to make up for this obvious shortcoming.
Rated 07 Feb 2019
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 15 Apr 2009
41
16th
Feels like there's 90 minutes of necessary footage hiding somewhere that we didn't get to see: In their attempt to 'Braveheart' and 'El Cid' Genghis, they left out the conquering and focused on a romance that rang false and a yin-yang villain that seemed to incomprehensibly, quickly, amass armies. Frustrating.
Rated 15 Apr 2009
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 28 Mar 2008
70
42nd
27 Mart 08, afm fitas, salon1 L6 16:20 seansi & oyunculuk ve hikaye iyi fakat sonu cok kotu.hikayeyi devam ettirmeliler, oyle bitmemeli.film bittiginde, bir seylerin eksik kaldigini farkediyorsunuz.
Rated 28 Mar 2008
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 21 Jun 2013
78
57th
Never before has the 12th century looked so cinematic, beautiful or clean. Despite the complete precedence given to aesthetics over realism, the Russian team should at least be applauded for having faith to make a foreign language arthouse epic which was not guaranteed commercial success at home or abroad. The film starts out strong but the story and characters do wane and flag through the middle and end. No amount of stunning landscapes, cinematography or camerawork can quite make up for that.
Rated 21 Jun 2013
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
70
61st
My only problem with Mongol is that--how often in life do you get to write this sentence?---Genghis Khan is a little too nice.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 11 Jul 2012
95
99th
Engaging story, awesome characters, great acting and excellent visuals. I would really love to see this movie dubbed in english. This was a thoroughly enjoyable movie to watch.
Rated 11 Jul 2012
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 22 May 2012
60
48th
It does make up most of this shit whole cloth and piecemeal, but I get what they were trying to do. I mean, up until this film, Genghis was always depicted as a drooling satanic babyeater. Hell, the name of his culture is used as a derogatory synonym for the mentally handicapped-- an obvious consequence of being an illiterate, incurious person that conquered literate, curious peoples exclusively. Anyway, nice to see him at least depicted as homo sapiens. Cool battle scenes too.
Rated 22 May 2012
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 01 Feb 2009
67
26th
If someone finds the plot please bring it back to the Director...
Rated 01 Feb 2009
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 29 Jan 2009
60
49th
Seemed like a film that had too much cut out. While the scenery was beautiful, the fight scenes a joy to watch, and the acting nicely done, the telling of the story was all over the place. Without a decent story to envelop the film, it turns to mush.
Rated 29 Jan 2009
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 19 Oct 2008
57
37th
A fairly strong and emotional first act kept me interested for the entire 2-hour runtime, but dwelling upon the movie afterwards made me realize how simple the plot really was. The fight scenes and scenery were excellent, but there was nothing in the storyline to really entice me to see the rest of this Genghis Khan trilogy.
Rated 19 Oct 2008
doyler29doyler29
Rated 14 Jun 2022
80
68th
It's a strange film. It's really all brutal action, but also really slowly paced and kind of stately in tone. It's an entertaining film that I suspect is 95% fiction.
Rated 14 Jun 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 28 Dec 2021
84
73rd
The early life of Genghis Khan reimagined as blood-stained action film - seemingly inspired by BRAVEHEART at times, with beautiful cinematography and powerful action scenes replacing any attempt at character depth or motivation, but taken as a genre entry, it is definitely a superior example, and solidly anchored by Asano's performance. Russian production fingerprints gives the almost Samurai considerations of loyalty and honour an intriguing edge.
Rated 28 Dec 2021
jnydamjnydam
Rated 22 Jun 2020
74
78th
Very solid film presents mysterious little epic journey. The mood remains tense mostly which they did very well. A few softer scenes would have went a long way
Rated 22 Jun 2020
hotsakehotsake
Rated 28 Jan 2020
80
93rd
Well acted, fast paced, beautiful cinematography, and masterful direction. The only thing I could even find to complain about was the fact that it only story the first half of Genghis Khan's life but then again that's another story for another movie.
Rated 28 Jan 2020
timon88Timon88
Rated 03 Jul 2016
65
58th
Gorgeously shot--just stunning to look at. And if you can adjust your expectations of time, it's at times compelling. But when it's as beautiful as this, waiting a bit for "something to happen" is not exactly a hardship.
Rated 03 Jul 2016
tancantancan
Rated 03 Jun 2016
80
65th
not boring, very fluent, good costumes. but the storyline is kinda weak. it felt me like I watched nothing
Rated 03 Jun 2016
mrhappyMr.Happy
Rated 25 Aug 2015
77
46th
It's a movie worth watching, though it's not a must watch in it's genre it's within some top % in it. It leaves me with a feeling of something missing in the film, perhaps it's because it's my second time watching this film which leaves some excitement out of it, or perhaps it's because the khan's wife her duty seems to take a lot of joy from her life which I'd kinda would like the khan see make up for, or something else idk, wouldn't call it a waste of time either way.
Rated 25 Aug 2015
armilioArmilio
Rated 27 May 2015
45
5th
It's a joke, a sad imitation of the hollywoodian ingredients. A romantic sub-plot in a movie about Gengis Khan is really necessary? feels like the much more interesting parts were cutted, with all the epicness. Good cinematography and costumes but the rest it's simply dull.
Rated 27 May 2015
thehynesthehynes
Rated 08 Jun 2014
52
37th
One of history's biggest mass murderers gets the soft soap treatment
Rated 08 Jun 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 26 Mar 2014
81
68th
80.500
Rated 26 Mar 2014
yesilyesil
Rated 30 Jan 2013
100
77th
Ara vermeden izlediğim filmlerden...
Rated 30 Jan 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 04 Dec 2012
50
52nd
Beautifully-shot and atmospheric, but spends too much time on the Khan's early life and childhood before suddenly he's Genghis Khan, ruler of the world. Choosing to skip over the entire part of his life where he rose from nothing to become Khan is disappointing, as really that's the only reason I wanted to watch the film.
Rated 04 Dec 2012
td888td888
Rated 12 Aug 2012
60
57th
Bring your lunch, you're in for a long ride. But every time it gets boring, something happens to keep your attention.
Rated 12 Aug 2012
marcinMarcin
Rated 26 Jul 2012
87
89th
Genghis Khan and the world from very Russian/Asian perspective. Very different from Western mindset.
Rated 26 Jul 2012
martrynmartryn
Rated 21 Mar 2012
75
65th
First movie I ever saw in theaters with my wife. Fairly good pick. I remember that I had a lot of trouble following what the fuck was happening.
Rated 21 Mar 2012
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 05 Mar 2012
42
39th
I really hate how they decided to heavily fictionalized Temujin's story in order to insert some bullshit love story about him and Borte as well as some bullshit about slavery. Not to mention how much I hated how they didn't get the Mongolian swords right, and instead used some Arabian curved swords. That aside, the movie itself was rather boring and the way it paced itself and built up its drama was poorly done. How did Temujin go from recruiting soldiers to having an army the next scene?
Rated 05 Mar 2012
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 11 Oct 2011
75
74th
Loved it! Just sit back and relax and see a young determined kid go through countless hardships to become the greatest conquerer of all time. I thought it was kind of like Dances with Wolves because of the length of the movie, the 'weight' of it and the beautiful scenery.
Rated 11 Oct 2011
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 02 Aug 2011
79
81st
cengiz han (cengiz han'in kücüklügünden, mogollarin basina gectigi zmana kadar ki öyküsünü paylasiyor. ordularin basina gecme kismi biraz havada kalmis onun disinda oldukca güzel bir biyografi)
Rated 02 Aug 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 07 Feb 2011
90
85th
So, so good. Amazing battles, we get a hint of strategy which is more than we usually get in these kinds of epics. The locations looked absolutely breathtaking. I know that some people were looking for more epic battles, and we may get some of those in the sequel(s), if they ever come, but I find it much more suspenseful when you have, let's say, under 50 men, and every single person counts. And also I found myself touched by the romantic story. There's nothing wrong with this movie.
Rated 07 Feb 2011
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 19 Jan 2011
81
69th
An interesting look at Genghis Khan's rise to power. The pacing is wonky, dragging in some places while skipping over lots of important details in others. But it's an enjoyable movie that's beautifully shot, and the battle scenes are pretty cool.
Rated 19 Jan 2011
glmglm
Rated 01 Jan 2011
82
71st
82.000
Rated 01 Jan 2011
jswinderjswinder
Rated 23 Dec 2010
72
46th
Ghengis Khan's legacy is still prevalent in today's government and social philosophy. He did in fact truly believe that behind every great man, is a great woman. I recommend "Ghengis Khan and the making of the modern world". A fine read.
Rated 23 Dec 2010
zayankZayanK
Rated 03 Nov 2010
69
36th
More like "Genghis Khan - The Fictitious Origin". Here I was expecting thousands of furious mongol warriors conquering and pillaging through Eurasia and we only get a couple of fights. It's also ridiculous how they make his life revolve around a silly romantic subplot. We're talking about a man who screwed as many women as his exhausted genitalia allowed him to, for god's sake.
Rated 03 Nov 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 21 Oct 2010
25
61st
"Bodrov whips up enough wild, unruly energy and, in his depiction of sex as a Mongolian female's most vital commodity, sociological scraps to help overshadow the somewhat cheesy dubiousness of his myth-making project." - Nick Schager
Rated 21 Oct 2010
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 16 Oct 2010
65
40th
The scenery is beautiful and the main story appealing, but overall it's formulaic and, suprisingly, very Hollywood-esque.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
jiyodansanjiyodansan
Rated 16 Oct 2010
89
84th
Wonderful battles.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
prophecyprophecy
Rated 24 Apr 2010
70
52nd
An interesting movie. Lot's of beautifull shots, cool acting and nice t see an " epic historic movie" doing some " off beat" things (like skipping most of the major battlescenes and stopping the movie just before the " major events " in the characters life. The movie starts of a bit slow, with a lot of repatition(he get's captured, he escapes, you see him runing a loong beautifull fields and he get's captured again).. It also lacked a bit backstory on mongolian life.
Rated 24 Apr 2010
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 10 Mar 2010
69
58th
Good old-fashioned epic in the mold of Braveheart, with aspirations to Kurosawa occasionally surfacing. Sets up the conflicts well, and is consistently entertaining, though for a movie that only covers the rise of Genghis Kahn, it's frustrating to see certain crucial parts elided (like, he gets out of prison and re-united with his family, and next thing you know he's commanding a vast army).
Rated 10 Mar 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 20 Feb 2010
70
82nd
Very Good.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 19 Jan 2010
81
64th
Historical accuracy is out the window and there are certainly leaps in time that leave you asking "why didn't they show us that?" All that said, it still tells a coherent and captivating story, this version of Genghis Kahn is harsh but still possible to root for, and the visuals are beautiful. Treat it as fiction and enjoy the ride.
Rated 19 Jan 2010
stripyStripy
Rated 22 Dec 2009
69
27th
It's pretty good-involves a touching love story and epic battles-but a bit too slow for me
Rated 22 Dec 2009
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 24 Apr 2009
86
51st
aka: "run, Genghis, run". Interesting story of the boy who would be Khan.
Rated 24 Apr 2009
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 31 Mar 2009
20
2nd
Stunningly lifeless, completely worthless.
Rated 31 Mar 2009
gor41gor41
Rated 21 Mar 2009
65
15th
Handsomely shot but dull telling of Genghis Khan's early years. Lots of slow-mo blood spurting but little originality to enliven proceedings.
Rated 21 Mar 2009
juicesticejuicestice
Rated 12 Feb 2009
90
95th
Great flic, quality action, acting and a great story to boot.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
bharathbharath
Rated 21 Jan 2009
73
66th
Compared to all the other previous movies on great warriors, this put the other movies to shame. Awesome cinematography, dont check for historical accuracy. Its a really well taken movie, waiting for the rest of the trilogy.
Rated 21 Jan 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 17 Jan 2009
5
57th
I really enjoyed the cinematography, battle scenes, epic scope, and (fictionalized as it may be) depiction of Genghis Khan's early life. That said, the abrupt shift from "I must gather an army" to him having his massive army and engaging in the final battle in literally the next scene was ridiculously jarring, and makes Mongol feel like a 3.5-hour movie that's been edited down to 2. I'll certainly see the sequels, though.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
maartenmaarten
Rated 19 Dec 2008
79
90th
Very good film! One of those luck "let's go to the cinema and just be surprised" shots. In every aspect of film, this one scores pretty well. An A for scenery and for Altan Urag's cracker song Ijii Mongol in the last scene.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
pikknickPikknick
Rated 18 Nov 2008
85
83rd
There was something about this movie, something brilliant!
Rated 18 Nov 2008
jarmannJarmann
Rated 14 Oct 2008
70
41st
Good scenery although sometimes bordering on kitch. The story is a bit messy and unfocused at times. There are some scens though, that make up for these mistakes and make the movie watchable.
Rated 14 Oct 2008
sleepingboxSleepingBox
Rated 11 Oct 2008
75
55th
Very good film, historical in its way of being presented. Amazing scenery, great music and impressive actors. It would have been better as a tv series or a two part longer film.
Rated 11 Oct 2008
torontodogtorontodog
Rated 15 Sep 2008
65
53rd
Pretty messy. They put you through several bizarre events that may have happened to the young Khan (before he was Khan). But some were completely made up, and others happened quite differently. I guess really big events, like taking over half of the world, were left out for a sequel? Solid acting and awesome scenery make it bearable though.
Rated 15 Sep 2008
3names3Names
Rated 23 Aug 2008
93
89th
A rare mix of historical, period biopic, handled with exquisite detail, and merged with a terrific love story. Don't miss this!
Rated 23 Aug 2008
noclubsno_clubs
Rated 14 Jul 2008
91
76th
I have to admit -- I'm a Gengis Khan fan. Ready for the sequel.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 26 Feb 2008
76
75th
Starts like an oriental Conan story. Interesting and informative habits of ancient Mongolians. Touchy music by Finnish compositor Tuomas Kantelinen. Colorful plot, but get stucky in the end. Though the end is obvious, it comes by surprise.
Rated 26 Feb 2008

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