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The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King

2002
Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy
1h 32m
In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress.

Directed by:

Chuck Russell

Screenwriter:

David Hayter, Stephen Sommers, William Osborne, Jonathan Hales

Starring:

Peter Facinelli, Branscombe Richmond, Bernard Hill, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, Steven Brand, Sherri Howard, Roger Rees, Dwayne Johnson, Bernard White, Te'Amir Sweeney

Franchises:

The Mummy, Scorpion King

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Countries:

Belgium, Germany, USA

Language:

English
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The Scorpion King

2002
Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy
1h 32m
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 06 Aug 2022
60
34th
It's weird seeing younger Rock in movies from this time, he's like half the size of the helicopter loving psycho Rock of today. You'd think the Rock in this movie was dying of something standing next to the 2020s model. It's a fine fluff whatever movie, it's too bad it looks like an episode of Xena with a tad higher budget. I last saw this in theaters when it came out and the embarrassment of walking out to the end credits song came rushing back like a disgusting wave. I staaaaand allllloooone
Rated 06 Aug 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 29 May 2007
1
2nd
One rule once and for all: "Stop making spin-offs !!!"
Rated 29 May 2007
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 16 Feb 2021
8
88th
This is probably the 2nd best entry in The Mummy franchise. That's probably because it's the ultimate cheese fest. The Rock is so fun, and easily carries this film with his natural charisma. This embraces the best parts of Sommer's era of Mummy films with just being a fun, over the top, action flick. There isn't much in the way of a well though story, or anyone that memorable outside of The Rock, but it does just fine being what it is. I wish The Rock would've returned for the sequels.
Rated 16 Feb 2021
purgatospurgatos
Rated 23 May 2009
40
13th
Basically this just wants to be a Conan movie. At times the overwhelming silliness of the film works in its favour and makes for a pretty amusing scene. Usually though, it's just too much and elicits only groans.
Rated 23 May 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 03 May 2008
1
12th
Some of the worst acting ever.
Rated 03 May 2008
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
64th
Cheese at its finest.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
speedmarqueSpeedMarque
Rated 07 Mar 2019
25
9th
Pretty bad, but you get to see the rock talking to a camel
Rated 07 Mar 2019
corbadCorbad
Rated 06 Jan 2018
75
66th
A fun romp well aware of its own silliness.
Rated 06 Jan 2018
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 26 Apr 2016
50
21st
I have to say I like Dwayne Johnson ... he is no Brando, but very likeable, and as a sunday afternoon popcorn movie, this is half decent fun ... a film you can miss large parts out of and not miss anything important.... at least I dont think I missed anything important whilst I made copious cups of tea, and put up the odd shelf or two.
Rated 26 Apr 2016
greatscott85GreatScott85
Rated 20 May 2011
62
19th
Is it dumb? Absolutely. Is it generic? Definitely. Is it still fun anyway? Well sure, if you're in the mood for it. Best suited for a matinee experience.
Rated 20 May 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 06 Aug 2008
35
10th
If you don't take it seriously then it almost becomes a Commando-style action movie. However, no one can beat Arnold at that.
Rated 06 Aug 2008
jebJeb
Rated 24 Jul 2008
15
12th
The acting and script is unbelievably bad, and the action is absurd! No more spin-off movies!
Rated 24 Jul 2008
pedro1309pedro1309
Rated 04 Jul 2008
69
48th
Interesting
Rated 04 Jul 2008
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 31 May 2008
100
98th
A guilty pleasure of mine. I can, and have, watched this over and over again with no level of boredom. I find a lot of entertainment in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's performance, and find it to be admired. A wrestler turned actor - and a pretty good one at that!
Rated 31 May 2008
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 22 Apr 2008
9
3rd
I quite like The Rock, and Kelly Hu is gorgeous. But this... this is simply inexcusable. The script is painfully clunky and the action is so over-the-top absurd. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't even deliver in a 'so bad it's good' way. It's just bad. Ridiculous, and bad. The Rock's two minute cameo role as the villain in The Mummy Returns couldn't be stretched into a full-length film where he's the hero? Who would have thunk. ...why did this get made?
Rated 22 Apr 2008
dayndayn
Rated 06 Mar 2008
60
49th
OK ***
Rated 06 Mar 2008
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
28th
Well... I'll take it over the loathsome kids comedies The Rock seems committed to nowadays, I'll give it that much.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tmberrytmberry
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
60th
The Rock fun. Mindless entertainment.. but entertainment none-the-less.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
scottScott
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
1st
Wow. Crap.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
0th
Please don't make anymore. I'm begging you.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 19 Mar 2007
25
4th
The Rock stumbles here, as does the dialogue, the supporting cast, and Chuck Russell's sloppy direction. An unnecessary spin-off.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 29 Jul 2023
35
20th
Honestly, it should've been cheesier. It really wants to be a fun, goofy, light-hearted '80s sword-and-sorcery movie (specifically, Conan the Destroyer), but it's pulled between that and an '00s gritty-punchy-man-fight, which keeps it from being nearly as fun as it could be.
Rated 29 Jul 2023
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 17 Aug 2022
35
14th
Why mess with perfection? You end up with stuff like this.
Rated 17 Aug 2022
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 10 May 2022
58
13th
A crappy spin-off to a good movie, "The Scorpion King" is only notable for two things, firstly, because it's the movie that introduced to The Rock as a starring actor, and secondly it's a spin off to a series that produced more sequels than the series it spun off from. Not many of the sequels are really worth watching, but most of them are actually better than this, believe it or not.
Rated 10 May 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 09 Oct 2021
70
38th
Starts out well, with a lively sense of humour courtesy of The Rock and Heslov's buddy double-act, but devolves a little too much into empty spectacle as it goes on, becoming overlong and mechanical in the final third; for a 90 minute movie, this drags too much too often. Largely saved by a generally fine cast, with Rees and White always welcome presences, and Russell's deft handling of the early stages.
Rated 09 Oct 2021
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 08 Sep 2021
60
26th
Sorceress/foresight+shesavedhimfromscorpionbutvenomstayedinblood+fightsmichaelclarkduncan
Rated 08 Sep 2021
countdownCountdown
Rated 04 Aug 2021
80
51st
Fun movie. It's pretty much a Conan the Barbarian movie staring The Rock.
Rated 04 Aug 2021
synthonosynthono
Rated 16 Apr 2020
80
46th
It knows what it is, which is a fairly dumb action movie with a charismatic star. So it never takes itself all that seriously and as a result can be quite fun with the right mindset.
Rated 16 Apr 2020
dullshimmerDullshimmer
Rated 22 Feb 2020
75
26th
Better than the Mummy Returns which is where this movie finds its origins. Its a prequel of sorts, but one that doesn't make a lot of sense in a lot of ways. For one it uses a lot of Greek and Biblical references for a movie connected to Egyptian mythology. It's a fun movie that doesn't take itself seriously or try to pretend it is realistic. If you're in the mood for something serious, this isn't for you, but for a fun action/adventure it's an okay choice.
Rated 22 Feb 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 09 Nov 2019
20
17th
Trash. Please get The Rock out of these movies. As the guy is a talented less bum. He was great in wrestling in 1998-2000 I would say like 2-3 years and that's it. When they guy was wearing polo shirts and feuding for the ic title.
Rated 09 Nov 2019
luordluord
Rated 04 Aug 2017
10
1st
Ridiculous, plotless, cheap looking.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 13 Apr 2017
63
56th
Quite enjoyable action flick set in ancient times. It's like Johnson with his massive body was made for this role, the rest of the cast do a good job with their roles as well, especially Hu as the sorceress. Sword and sandal lovers will enjoy this flick.
Rated 13 Apr 2017
glm01glm01
Rated 16 Oct 2016
48
8th
48.000
Rated 16 Oct 2016
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 27 Aug 2015
95
63rd
The film opens with a spectacular sequence that finds Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson) rescuing his brother from impending death. The film quickly shifts gears, and we're soon introduced to Memnon (Steven Brand), an evil emperor bent on world domination. Mathayus has no quarrel with Memnon - as a bounty hunter of sorts, he only hates who he's paid to hate. But Memnon raises Mathayus' ire when he murders someone close to him, so the rest of the film entails Mathayus' quest to kill Memnon.
Rated 27 Aug 2015
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
36
3rd
1.78/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
wutangpaulwutangpaul
Rated 02 Mar 2014
65
18th
Decent fun for a rainy Sunday afternoon!
Rated 02 Mar 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 20 Dec 2013
40
17th
Action adventure doesn't get much cheesier than The Scorpion King.
Rated 20 Dec 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
60
47th
A decent spin off of The Mummy. They are using The Rock as a star way before his time. Sure he isn't quite as polished here, but at least he is interesting.
Rated 03 Jun 2013
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 20 Mar 2013
50
8th
I loved The Mummy. It had action, comedy, and it was just a lot of fun. The Scorpion King, on the other hand, really doesn't have any of what The Mummy had in spades. The story was really just a carbon copy of The Mummy's story. A guy and a girl try to beat the antagonist, who is, by all accounts, too powerful to beat. There is even an annoying side-kick; in The Mummy he dies in the end, but here he is a lovable rapscallion. The action scenes and jokes fell pretty flat. The movie was pla
Rated 20 Mar 2013
drismail08drismail08
Rated 08 Jan 2013
78
57th
oldukca iyi
Rated 08 Jan 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 09 Dec 2012
50
52nd
Better than the second Mummy film that spawned it. This is very much an update of the old swords'n'sandals adventures of old, with the same slightly camp humour and ridiculous action set pieces. Sadly the film starts to take itself seriously towards the end and loses its sense of fun.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
paul44rushPaul44Rush
Rated 26 Nov 2012
50
14th
Not as good as the original MUMMY offerings, but it launched The Rock's career I suppose.
Rated 26 Nov 2012
meleandermeleander
Rated 18 Nov 2012
78
67th
Enjoyable adventure
Rated 18 Nov 2012
glmglm
Rated 02 Jul 2012
54
20th
53.500
Rated 02 Jul 2012
anaffatianaffati
Rated 29 May 2012
35
9th
Never succeeded to watch the full movie.
Rated 29 May 2012
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 25 May 2012
56
16th
It's not that bad. The Rock's first film outing proper after he made such an impact in The Mummy. This is, incidentally, a far better film than the sequel to that.
Rated 25 May 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 14 May 2012
50
47th
The Scorpion King is a summer action movie starring The Rock. He's always the center of attention here, and gets all of the important scenes and set pieces. It's kind of fun watching him, and the movie as a whole is enjoyable. It's never boring, and the winking it does at the audience is quite funny. Sure, it's not terribly inventive, nor is it really good, but if you're in the right mindset, it can be kind of fun. And that's about where my expectations were set, so I didn't have a bad time.
Rated 14 May 2012
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 16 Apr 2012
69
28th
Eh.
Rated 16 Apr 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 20 Feb 2012
40
14th
The Rock's first starring role and he does a completely adequate job playing a forgettable part in a movie that would have been straight to DVD had it not had him in it. It's not good, but I don't see why anyone would expect it to be. It can be somewhat enjoyable under the right circumstances.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
andaghandagh
Rated 18 Feb 2012
10
3rd
How does that girl's hair stay so lush in the middle of the desert with no showers? This might be the best Pantene commercial ever.
Rated 18 Feb 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 26 Jan 2012
34
11th
Three Films! THREE FUCKING FILMS! HOW?!
Rated 26 Jan 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 25 Jan 2012
40
10th
The Rock eventually became a fairly solid action hero, but it was a touch early here.
Rated 25 Jan 2012
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 07 Jan 2012
1
13th
Hahahahahaha.
Rated 07 Jan 2012
jptremorsJPTremors
Rated 03 Dec 2011
60
33rd
Not good, not terrible. Just good enough that I might just watch it a second time later on in life.
Rated 03 Dec 2011
senseisensei
Rated 15 Apr 2011
15
1st
For a hundred million dollar movie, the special effects are laughably bad.
Rated 15 Apr 2011
eveeluneveelun
Rated 12 Jan 2011
34
5th
Even if you accept the film on its own (incredibly goofy) terms, it's still not as fun as the Mummy or the numerous romantic/serial adventure films it tries to emulate. It's beyond brainless, plus Memnon's ancient mullet is hilariously awful.
Rated 12 Jan 2011
tsvetetsvete
Rated 07 Jan 2011
81
18th
3-4
Rated 07 Jan 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 19 Oct 2010
25
61st
"Here's something pointless but kind of fun nonetheless." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 19 Oct 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
52
17th
The Rock is actual a very magnetic and charming presence he needs to pick better roles.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
wangmasterwangmaster
Rated 03 Sep 2010
76
36th
CAAAAAAN YOU SMEEEEEEELL WHAT THE ROOOOOOCK IS COOKING. Yes I can. Smells like poor acting and 'roids.
Rated 03 Sep 2010
jimjoebobjimjoebob
Rated 01 Sep 2010
20
3rd
Only a 20 for a few comically bad parts
Rated 01 Sep 2010
mr_filmMr. Film
Rated 25 Jul 2010
37
20th
Dwayne Johnson can't act, and it is time for people to know that
Rated 25 Jul 2010
rayRay
Rated 04 Jun 2010
15
11th
Why I thought a spin off from The Mummy series had any hope of being good, I will never know. That being said, I like Dwayne Johnson. The Rock was one of my favourite WWF wrestlers when I was a kid and I think his acting elsewhere can be pretty decent. So I'll give it a 15 for the sake of The Rock. Also the girl was kind of hot. The sand looked pretty, too. Oh and "Memnon" is a really fun name to say.
Rated 04 Jun 2010
mistakesMistakes
Rated 06 May 2010
37
9th
Mistakes - 1) The handlers place four snakes in the pots without putting the lids back on. Then Memnon steps forward and covers the two empty pots - suddenly the snake pots are covered. 2) After the fight scene between Mathyus and Balthazar and the tribe celebrating, you see Jesup arm wrestling a woman. In the first shot he is wrestling with his left arm and in the next shot he is wrestling with his right arm and loses.
Rated 06 May 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 23 Apr 2010
5
8th
This movie is so extremely gut wrenchingly awful. It should be banned
Rated 23 Apr 2010
kortoxkortox
Rated 06 Jan 2010
50
45th
Hot chick, sweaty dudes
Rated 06 Jan 2010
bingbing
Rated 15 Nov 2009
40
8th
That The Rock guy is pretty cool.
Rated 15 Nov 2009
arr0nat3darr0nat3d
Rated 02 Nov 2009
60
10th
could be better
Rated 02 Nov 2009
msiewekemsieweke
Rated 07 Oct 2009
70
22nd
Not a bad action flick, but the story was a bit preposterous and the acting only fair.
Rated 07 Oct 2009
pfellahpfellah
Rated 18 Sep 2009
35
15th
At least it kinda knew it was stupid and had fun with it.
Rated 18 Sep 2009
alexviescaalexviesca
Rated 26 Aug 2009
56
20th
The Mummy movies are much better
Rated 26 Aug 2009
hatman101Hatman101
Rated 17 Aug 2009
20
1st
Baaaaad.
Rated 17 Aug 2009
joojooJooJoo
Rated 17 Aug 2009
2
16th
One of the most brainless action movies ever invented - it just has to be.
Rated 17 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
10
8th
Really fucking awful...
Rated 01 Aug 2009
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 21 Jul 2009
1
11th
Johnson has plenty of on-screen charisma as an action star in this Conan-for-the-00s, but this is too strictly by-the-books fantasy adventure stuff to have any real appeal.
Rated 21 Jul 2009
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
48
16th
Side story from the Mummy series, good fun.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 29 May 2009
50
15th
It just wants to be Conan the Barbarian so badly.
Rated 29 May 2009
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 27 Apr 2009
16
3rd
The Rock just keeps appearing in horrible movies.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
londongirllondongirl
Rated 01 Mar 2009
85
80th
good movie
Rated 01 Mar 2009
chonaChona
Rated 06 Feb 2009
50
13th
It's hard to score this movie. The story is awful and stupid almost hilarios, but the action scenes are very very good (and that almost every scene of the movie) riduculous good.
Rated 06 Feb 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 25 Jan 2009
70
54th
Entertaining. The Rock pulls it off.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
micahmicah
Rated 23 Jan 2009
50
18th
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in a movie he'll probably want to forget he make in ten years.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
msindpndntMsIndpndnt
Rated 23 Jan 2009
60
32nd
While I enjoy the Rock sometimes, this was a little silly and too FX dependent
Rated 23 Jan 2009
ndsurfer8908NDsurfer8908
Rated 17 Jan 2009
73
34th
Kinda stupid, but at the same time, good action.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 05 Jan 2009
12
17th
EPIC FAIL!
Rated 05 Jan 2009
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 01 Jan 2009
50
31st
So-So B-movie.
Rated 01 Jan 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 18 Dec 2008
32
12th
It amazes me how the rock would rather make mediocre to terrible movies than me one of the most famous, respected, and popular wrestlers in the WWE.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 18 Nov 2008
25
25th
If you only pay attention to The Rock...the film is almost ok<3.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 18 Sep 2008
10
6th
It is a movie at the same time ridiculous and pretentious, ridiculous in that play, actors in mediocre situations worse still, presumptuous by his direction, trying to create an epic hero, with scenes of action completely forced.
Rated 18 Sep 2008
green_goblinGreen Goblin
Rated 07 Sep 2008
65
83rd
Good action film. Quite suspenseful at times. The Rock is cool. This film really has it all -- Action, suspense, horror, romance, comedy and some supernatural elements.
Rated 07 Sep 2008
ihatemoviesIHateMovies
Rated 02 Aug 2008
30
12th
Whatever.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 27 Jul 2008
40
13th
The Rock says, "Put enough money in front of me, I'll do anything!" Seriously though, at that point (2002), did the Mummy franchise REALLY need a spin-off? Decent film, nothing to write home about.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
ilovefilmsIlovefilms
Rated 29 Jun 2008
70
0th
Exciting thriller. Not much of a plot but still good to watch.
Rated 29 Jun 2008
nyr14nyr14
Rated 22 Jun 2008
3
3rd
The Rock/Dwayne _____ (yeah you're legitimate since you now use your real name) should really be banned from making movies. I'm pretty against censorship, except for this case
Rated 22 Jun 2008
chinsterchinster
Rated 16 Jun 2008
72
26th
watchable...just.
Rated 16 Jun 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 14 Jun 2008
22
16th
bad movie
Rated 14 Jun 2008
unneunne
Rated 19 May 2008
48
14th
well... not quite a conan movie
Rated 19 May 2008
arallsopparallsopp
Rated 15 May 2008
2
2nd
Lame. Seriously lame.
Rated 15 May 2008
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 15 May 2008
25
8th
Utter nonsense.
Rated 15 May 2008
frookFrook
Rated 09 May 2008
25
4th
I saw it when it came out and remember nothing about it, that can't be good...
Rated 09 May 2008

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