Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frenetic
- irreverent
- empowering
- action movie night
- fantasy movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found Joey King's committed action performance and energetic choreography effective, but considered the uneven script and shabby production values limiting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The princess rejects a coercive marriage and fights to reclaim her freedom and protect her kingdom from Julius.
The kidnapped princess progresses through the remote tower and castle by facing successive armed opponents.
Sword duels and martial-arts fights are staged inside a fantasy kingdom and castle environment.
The forced-marriage and threatened-kingdom setup is treated as a frenetic, often absurd action vehicle.
Films like The Princess, and why
The Old Guard
female-led swordplay, relentless castle infiltration, and a contained action premise with witty energy
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
stylized martial-arts choreography, determined heroines, and empowerment themes within a heightened action world
Mad Max: Fury Road
single-protagonist survival action, escalating fights, and a heroine confronting patriarchal power
Enchanted
fairy-tale fantasy, forced-romance conflict, and comedic adventure centered on a resourceful woman
Movie Details
- Director
- Le Van Kiet
- Release Date
- 2022-06-16
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (880)
Cast
- Joey King
- Dominic Cooper
- Olga Kurylenko
- Veronica Ngô
- Alex Reid
- Ed Stoppard
- Antoni Davidov
- Radoslav Parvanov
- Liudmil Kehaiov
- Katelyn Rose Downey
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Princess about?
- A defiant princess turns her captivity in a remote castle into a bruising sword-fighting campaign against the tyrant determined to seize her family’s throne.
- What is The Princess like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Princess as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Princess violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Princess as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Princess?
- Critics generally found Joey King's committed action performance and energetic choreography effective, but considered the uneven script and shabby production values limiting.
- Which films are like The Princess?
- Films with a similar feel include The Old Guard, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Enchanted.
- How long is The Princess?
- The Princess runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Princess?
- In United States, The Princess is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
