'' The Kingdom '' is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Peter Berg and starring Jamie Foxx , Chris Cooper , and Jennifer Garner . The film is set in Saudi Arabia , and is loosely based on the 1996 bombing of the Khobar housing complex and the 2003 bombings of four compounds in Riyadh . It was released in the United States on September 28 , 2007
1996 bombing of the Khobar housing complex
Khobar Towers bombing
The Kingdom (film)