The Kingdom is a 2024 Philippine action adventure film directed by Michael Tuviera from a story he co-wrote with Michelle Ngu-Nario, who solely adapted it into a screenplay.

The film includes an ensemble cast featuring Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual, Cristine Reyes, Sue Ramirez, and Sid Lucero.

Produced by APT Entertainment, MQuest Ventures, and MZet Television Productions, it was part of the first batch of the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

At a stopover, Sulo, an outcast banished for a crime committed by his father, notices Lualhati inside her kidnappers' truck, leading him to rescue her.

Wigan, the leader of the secessionist group Tiwalag, says he is holding Lualhati captive and demands that Makisig grant independence to the north of the kingdom in exchange for her release.

Bagwis makes a concession to Wigan in exchange for him presenting a bracelet from Lualhati, prompting the surprise appearance of Makisig.

[14] The Kingdom is noted for not heavily featuring comedy, despite the casting of Vic Sotto, an actor that has starred in mostly comedic projects.

[7] To accurately depict his role as a monarch, Sotto avoided interacting with co-actors as he found it difficult to do dramatic scenes with actors he befriended.

[6] As one of the ten official entries of the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival, The Kingdom was released in Philippine cinemas on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024.

[22] The Philippine Entertainment Portal's Ingrid Puache mentioned a drone shot of the Guadalupe Bridge with edited billboards that praise the monarchy of Kalayaan as an example of the film's "blending [of] familiar landscapes and the imagined kingdom".

[23] Rappler's Mia Magdalena Fokno found Cedrick Juan and Iza Calzado's short appearances impactful and inferred that the production team consulted historians and antropologists for the film's props to use cultural metrial respectfully.

Although "the story's many weaves does a lot for the movie that runs just over two hours", a longer screentime would have allowed the film to explore the dynamics of Makisig's family and interaction between Sulo and Lualhati, Kristofer Purnell of The Philippine Star explained.

[24] Reviewers who align with Purnell' comment include explanations for Matimyas's conspiracy and motives[25] and the royal family's perception on Bagwis.

[25] The Philippine Daily Inquirer's Hannah Mallorca recognized that in spite of limitations in its length and challenges in executing the film's premise, The Kingdom provided "potential to expand into a variety of stories" with balance.