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Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist(2005)

R
| 1h 57min | Horror, Drama
2.7/5 (with 142 votes)

Haunted by terrible acts the Nazis forced him to participate in, the disenchanted Father Lankester Merrin focuses his energies on helping with an archaeological dig in the northern part of Kenya. There, the crew uncovers a church that predates Christian missions into the area, but the discovery also causes strange events to start occurring -- including physical changes to a young, disabled boy, whom Merrin grows to suspect has been possessed by a demon.

Directed by Paul Schrader - With Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Billy Crawford, Clara Bellar, Ralph Brown, Antonie Kamerling, ...
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Exorcist: The Beginning(2004)

R
| 1h 54min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 332 votes)

Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, Merrin must face-off with the demon which has taken possession of somebody close to him.

Directed by Renny Harlin - With Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Julian Wadham, Ben Cross, David Bradley, ...
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The Dig(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 52min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 496 votes)

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

Directed by Simon Stone - With Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, ...
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The Lost King(2022)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 49 votes)

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

Directed by Stephen Frears - With Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, James Fleet, Mark Addy, Lee Ingleby, ...

March or Die(1977)

PG
| 1h 47min | Drama, Adventure, War
2.9/5 (with 31 votes)

Just after World War I, Major Foster is incorporating new recruits into his French Foreign Legion platoon when he is sent to his former remote outpost located in the French Morocco to protect an archaeological excavation from El Krim, a Rifian leader who intends to unite all local tribes to fight the colonial government….

Directed by Dick Richards - With Gene Hackman, Catherine Deneuve, Terence Hill, Max von Sydow, Jack O'Halloran, Ian Holm, ...

The Dragon Pearl(2011)

PG
| 1h 33min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2.4/5 (with 9 votes)

Josh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological dig in China. But the new friends soon discover they're right in the middle of an adventure when they find a Chinese Golden Dragon.

Directed by Mario Andreacchio - With Sam Neill, Robert Mammone, Jordan Chan

Alien from L.A.(1988)

1h 27min | Kids & Family, Science Fiction, Adventure
1.5/5 (with 24 votes)

When her archaeologist father disappears on an expedition, Wanda sets out to look for him. What she finds is a secret underground world, where no one believes in life on the surface and where she and her father are taken for spies.

Directed by Albert Pyun - With William R. Moses, Deep Roy, Kathy Ireland, Don Michael Paul, Thom Mathews, Jeff Celentano, ...

Specters(1987)

1h 32min | Horror
2.2/5 (with 6 votes)

A mysterious tomb is unearthed in the catacombs under Rome, the contents of which contain evidence of an ageless evil that may once have preyed on man.

Directed by Marcello Avallone - With Donald Pleasence, Massimo De Rossi, Laurentina Guidotti, Erna Schürer, Trine Michelsen

Scalps(1983)

R
| 1h 24min | Horror
2.1/5 (with 17 votes)

Silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately, one of them becomes possessed by the evil spirit of Black Claw so he must therefore slaughter all of his friends.

Directed by Fred Olen Ray

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse(2021)

52min | Documentary, History, TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The story of the Trojan Horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told: after ten years of bloody war, the Greek coalition decides to lift the siege and depart, but not before leaving at the gates a huge wooden horse, which the Trojans confidently lead into the city. A few hours later, the once invincible Troy goes up in flames. What exactly happened? Is this myth true or false?

The Egtved Girl(2018)

52min | Documentary, History, TV Movie
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

In 1921, in the Danish town of Egtved, on the Jutland peninsula, was discovered one of the most important Bronze Age burial sites: the tomb of a girl who lived around 1370 BCE. Who was that girl and what was her daily life like?

Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town(2010)

59min | Documentary, History
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.