The Protector
2005 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 7.1 · 53% critics
A young fighter travels to Australia to recover his stolen elephant, pulling him into escalating fights against a dangerous criminal crew. He teams up with a Thai-born Australian detective as he faces ruthless opponents and a leader backed by deadly bodyguards.
Also known as Tom yum goong · Warrior King · The Protector (Original Thai Version)
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Details
- Original title
- ต้มยำกุ้ง
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-08-11
- Language
- TH
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (940 votes)
- Box office
- $27,165,581
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
Choose The Protector if you want nonstop, high-impact Muay Thai action with big chases and energetic fight set pieces; Not for you if you need an original, tightly integrated story like Taken or Ong-Bak.
Pros: relentless martial arts action; standout set-piece fights; thrilling chases | Cons: simple, familiar plot; story drags sometimes; mixed character comedy
Themes
- sydney, australia
- australia
- martial arts
- elephant
- buddhism
- fighter
- tempel
- gang
- animals
Cast & crew
Tony Jaa
as Kham
Petchtai Wongkamlao
as Mark
Bongkoj Khongmalai
as Pla
Jin Xing
as Madame Rose
Nathan Jones
as T.K.
Johnny Tri Nguyen
as Johnny
Lateef Crowder
as Capoeira Fighter
Jonathan Patrick Foo
as Wushu Fighter
Damian de Montemas
as Vincent
- WP
Winai Poonpermsiri
as Fortune Teller
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew