Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010): Jake Gyllenhaal & Gemma Arterton.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010): Jake Gyllenhaal & Gemma Arterton.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) is a fantasy adventure based on the video game series.

Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), a street orphan adopted into the Persian royal family, becomes a prince. After a holy city is conquered, he gains a magical dagger that can reverse time. When the king is murdered, Dastan is falsely accused and goes on the run.

He teams up with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), who reveals the dagger controls the powerful Sands of Time. As they travel together, their relationship shifts from distrust to mutual respect and growing attraction. They uncover a plot by Dastan’s uncle to use the dagger to rewrite history.

In the end, Dastan turns back time, prevents the betrayal, and saves the kingdom. Because the timeline resets, Tamina no longer remembers their journey—but Dastan approaches her again, hinting at the start of a new relationship between them.