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The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King

5.6/ 10

TMDB Rating

3,342

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2002

Release Year

92 min

Runtime

Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Overview

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

Keywords

egypt
temple
magic
sword fight
prequel
battlefield
fictional war
spin off
desert
ancient egypt
tyrant
warrior
action hero
sword and sorcery
supernatural power
assertive

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Reviews(3)

5.3avg rating
Gimly

Gimly

@Ruuz

June 27, 2017

4
4/10

When _The Scorpion King_ first came out in '02, it would be hard to imagine that between this franchise and its forebears (_The Mummy_ & _The Mummy Returns_), that it would be _The Scorpion King_ who would continue to live on in the following decade. Though that's maybe less shocking knowing that _T

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

September 3, 2023

5
5/10

Spawned from the "Mummy Returns" this rather stolid and lurching drama tells the tale of “Mathayus” (Dwayne Johnson) an “Akkadian” - an ancient sort of Mesopotamian - who tries to overthrow the tyrant king “Memnon” (Steven Brand) who reigns with the aid of sorceress who can predict the future (Kelly

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r96sk

r96sk

February 18, 2025

7
7/10

<em>'The Scorpion King'</em> isn't one to take seriously, but based on sheer entertainment factor I did suitably enjoy this. It was, at least for yours truly, a fairly breezy 90 minutes, they did a solid job at keeping the action paced well across that run time. The casting is good too. Dwayne Jo

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