The Secret Kingdom

2023 1h 38m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 91

AdventureFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Verity and Peter’s trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The leader tells them that Peter's arrival was foretold as he’s the one who can use Great Clock of the Citadel to restart time and destroy the Shroud, a malevolent creature who feeds on fear itself...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Everingham
Peter
Alyla Browne
Verity
Alice Parkinson
Viviane Drawmer
Beth Champion
Ego
Christopher Gabardi
David Drawmer
Darius Williams
Pling
Gabrielle Chan
The Shroud
Rowland Holmes
Ergo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Drummond
Writers: Matt Drummond
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Joseph Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sam Everingham and Alyla Browne and Alice Parkinson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14799576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Matt Drummond directs. Joseph Morris cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Joseph Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sam Everingham and Alyla Browne and Alice Parkinson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt14799576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "underground world", "child hero", "chosen one", "dragon".

The technical file

Editing: Joseph Morris
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $348,019
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Secret Kingdom (2023)

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silvermistvio2023-06-11
★ 1/10
I really wanted to give this film a try. But after watching it for 22 minutes, I couldn't endure anymore. At the beginning, there is a narrative part which I find very interesting. Because of that, I continued to watch it to the length of 22 minutes. That being said, when it reached to 22 minutes, I could bear it anymore. The acting is terrible. I can understand the children's acting. They are still young, so, it wouldn't be great as I have expected. But I find the parents action is also not that good. Most of the reasons why I couldn't continue to watch this film is this acting. About special effects, I find it has some flaws too. In the other words, not that good. Some might think that it's good but for me, sorry, it's not that good. To summarise this review, although I didn't watch it to the end, I feel like this film is not that good. Just like some people say, if you don't have anything to watch, watch it. But if you have the other film, you can skip it and watch the other films because it's not worth to watch.
CinemaSerf2023-08-24
★ 7/10
"Peter" (Sam Everingham) and his young sister "Verity" (Alyla Browne) arrive at their new, somewhat dilapidated, home and after a brief visit to an antiques emporium find themselves crashing through the floorboards of his bedroom and into a magical word of armour-plated pangolin who inform the young man that he is their king, and that only he can solve a series of riddles that will deliver the key to a clock that can thwart the dastardly enemy "The Shroud" that is bent of destroying all that is fair in the world. Now it's hardly original this - there are bits fairly clearly inspired by "Harry Potter", "Narnia" and "Golden Compass" throughout, but the efforts from Everingham and Brown with their faithful escort "Bling" and the double-headed tortoise "Ego" and "Ergo" are actually quite fun. The visuals look fine and there are plenty of adventures before an ending that offers little by way of surprise, but hey - it's a family film with dragons and nasties and it's not meant to be over-thought. If you like movies that take you into mysterious enchanted kingdoms for a bit of escapism, you won't be disappointed. You won't remember it for long, either, but I quite enjoyed it for what it is.