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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023)

PG-13
| 2h 22min | Adventure, Action
3.3/5 (with 1,034 votes)

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

Directed by James Mangold - With Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook, ...

The Omen(1976)

R
| 1h 51min | Horror, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 855 votes)

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

Directed by Richard Donner - With Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Spencer Stephens, Patrick Troughton, ...
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The Mummy(1999)

PG-13
| 2h 4min | Adventure, Action, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 4,208 votes)

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

Directed by Stephen Sommers - With Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Oded Fehr, ...
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The Omen(2006)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror
2.8/5 (with 451 votes)

A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.

Directed by John Moore - With Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, ...
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The Fifth Element(1997)

PG-13
| 2h 6min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 5,103 votes)

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

Directed by Luc Besson - With Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm, Tricky, ...
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Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

1h 55min | Adventure, Action
4.0/5 (with 5,804 votes)

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With John Rhys-Davies, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, ...
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

PG
| 1h 58min | Adventure, Action
3.6/5 (with 4,151 votes)

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, ...
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As Above, So Below(2014)

R
| 1h 33min | Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 1,461 votes)

When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

Directed by John Erick Dowdle - With Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Perdita Weeks, Roger Van Hool, Pablo Nicomedes, ...
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

PG-13
| 2h 2min | Adventure, Action
3.0/5 (with 3,586 votes)

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, ...
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Time Trap(2017)

1h 35min | Science Fiction, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 489 votes)

A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.

Directed by Mark Dennis, Ben Foster - With Andrew Wilson, Cassidy Gifford
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National Treasure(2004)

2h 11min | Adventure, Action, Thriller, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 2,815 votes)

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub - With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Sean Bean, ...
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 2,785 votes)

English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.

Directed by Simon West - With Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie, Iain Glen, Jon Voight, Daniel Craig, ...
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)

R
| 2h 29min | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
4.0/5 (with 293 votes)

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Directed by Kang Je-gyu - With Jang Dong-geon, Won Bin, Choi Min-sik, Lee Eun-ju, Gong Hyeong-jin, Ahn Gil-kang, ...
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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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Escape to Athena(1979)

PG
| 2h 5min | Adventure, Comedy, War
2.8/5 (with 42 votes)

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Directed by George P. Cosmatos - With Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, ...
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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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King Solomon's Mines(1985)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 168 votes)

Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson - With Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Gampu, Shaike Ophir, ...

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 Mummy(1932)

NR
| 1h 13min | Horror, Drama, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 250 votes)

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Directed by Karl Freund - With Boris Karloff, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Noble Johnson, Leonard Mudie, Zita Johann, ...
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Ragnarok(2013)

2h | Action, Adventure
2.9/5 (with 93 votes)

Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia where no man traveling in modern times. Old runes take on new meaning when the secret they uncover is more frightening than anyone could have imagined.

Directed by Mikkel Sandemose - With Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin, Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Julian Podolski, ...
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold(1986)

PG
| 1h 39min | Adventure, Action, Comedy
2.4/5 (with 111 votes)

After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost City of Gold, controlled by the evil lord Agon, and mined by his legions of white slaves.

Directed by Gary Nelson - With Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Henry Silva, Robert Donner, Cassandra Peterson, ...
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Moloch(2022)

1h 39min | Horror
3.0/5 (with 35 votes)

Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.

Directed by Nico van den Brink

The Pyramid(2014)

R
| 1h 29min | Horror
2.6/5 (with 442 votes)

An archaeological team attempt to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

Directed by Grégory Levasseur - With Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare, James Buckley

The Lair of the White Worm(1988)

R
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 94 votes)

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.

Directed by Ken Russell - With Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Amanda Donohoe, Peter Capaldi, Paul Brooke, Gina McKee, ...
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Summer Lovers(1982)

R
| 1h 38min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 27 votes)

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.

Directed by Randal Kleiser - With Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Barbara Rush, Valérie Quennessen, Hans van Tongeren, Rika Dialina, ...

The Hunters(2013)

PG
| 1h 25min | Adventure, TV Movie
2.8/5 (with 161 votes)

Imagine if all mythical artifacts, from Jason's Golden Fleece to Cinderella's glass slippers, were real. Well, they are -- and for centuries, a secret society called the Hunters has been sworn to protect them from an evil force called the Krugen.

Directed by Nisha Ganatra - With Alex Zahara, Alexa PenaVega, Dan Payne, Mark Ghanimé, Michelle Forbes, Robbie Amell, ...

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines(2006)

PG
| 1h 32min | Fantasy, Action, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 245 votes)

After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes - With Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Robert Foxworth, ...
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Two Brothers(2004)

PG
| 1h 49min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 374 votes)

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - With Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Bô Gaultier de Kermoal, Moussa Maaskri, ...
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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb(2020)

1h 53min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 63 votes)

This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in Saqqara.

Directed by Ibrahim Elhefnawy, James Tovell
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Tomb Invader(2018)

1h 23min | Action, Adventure, TV Movie
2.0/5 (with 26 votes)

Archaeologist Alabama Channing sets off to uncover the ancient tomb of Quin Shi Haung, which promises riches and answers to family mysteries.

Directed by James Thomas
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