Best "artifact" Movies of All Time

31 movies found (page 1/2):

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

3.3/5 (with 5,448 votes)

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg - With Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Orlando Bloom, Kevin McNally, Kaya Scodelario, ...

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Oculus(2013)

Κ-18

| 1h 44min | Horror

3.2/5 (with 1,312 votes)

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Directed by Mike Flanagan - With Brenton Thwaites, James Lafferty, Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff, Miguel Sandoval, Rory Cochrane, ...

Chinese Zodiac(2012)

Κ-12

| 1h 49min | Action, Adventure

3.1/5 (with 348 votes)

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

Directed by Jackie Chan - With Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt, Kenny G, Daniel Wu, Kwon Sang-woo, Shu Qi, ...

Nothing to Lose(1997)

1h 37min | Comedy, Crime

3.3/5 (with 271 votes)

Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.

Directed by Steve Oedekerk - With Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean, ...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie(2004)

1h 30min | Animation, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction

3.1/5 (with 145 votes)

After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world.

Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

| 2h 29min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

3.1/5 (with 3,829 votes)

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Directed by Michael Bay - With Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Ramón Rodríguez, Tyrese Gibson, ...

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That Man from Rio(1964)

1h 52min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

3.8/5 (with 130 votes)

French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.

Directed by Philippe de Broca - With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Simone Renant, Adolfo Celi, Daniel Ceccaldi, ...

Prince of Darkness(1987)

1h 41min | Horror

3.4/5 (with 408 votes)

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Alice Cooper, Anne Marie Howard, ...

Alone in the Dark(2005)

1h 36min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

1.7/5 (with 265 votes)

Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.

Directed by Uwe Boll - With Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner, Matthew Walker, Daniel Cudmore, ...

The Hunters(2013)

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, ...

Subspecies(1991)

1h 23min | Horror, Fantasy

2.7/5 (with 42 votes)

Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.

Directed by Ted Nicolaou - With Angus Scrimm, Anders Hove, Irina Movilă, Michelle McBride, Adrian Vîlcu, Ion Besoiu, ...

The Order(2001)

1h 29min | Adventure, Action, Comedy

2.6/5 (with 107 votes)

When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad and recover a sacred scroll, he'll have to outwit officials and a ruthless sect. With the help of a beautiful Israeli cop, Rudy battles a faction of religious zealots determined to see a holy war at all costs.

Directed by Sheldon Lettich - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Sofia Milos, Brian Thompson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ben Cross, ...

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Holiday in the Sun(2001)

1h 27min | Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family

3.0/5 (with 85 votes)

Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.

Directed by Steve Purcell - With Austin Nichols, Ben Easter, Megan Fox, Jamie Rose, Wendy Schaal, Mary-Kate Olsen, ...

2009: Lost Memories(2002)

2h 16min | Thriller, Action, Drama

3.1/5 (with 30 votes)

There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.

Directed by Lee Si-myeong - With Jang Dong-geon, Miki Yoshimura, Masaaki Daimon, Shin Goo, Shohei Imamura, Ahn Gil-kang, ...

Babylon 5: Thirdspace(1998)

1h 34min | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

3.4/5 (with 48 votes)

Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens from another (third)space.

Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño - With Claudia Christian

Boy on a Dolphin(1957)

1h 51min | Adventure, Romance / Love, Drama

2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

Directed by Jean Negulesco - With Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren, Laurence Naismith, Charles Fernley Fawcett, Jorge Mistral, ...

Americana(2023)

1h 50min | Action, Comedy, Crime

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls into the black market in a small town in South Dakota, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine.

Directed by Tony Tost - With Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex

Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure(2019)

1h 30min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

An ancient Chinese artifact has been stolen by a villainous archaeologist named Dexter. With the help of his Lemming friends, Norm must keep his word and embark on a journey across the world to help recover the artifact for the people of China.

The Tomb(1986)

1h 24min | Fantasy, Horror

1.7/5 (with 9 votes)

An Egyptian princess rises from the dead and goes to California for the amulets she needs.

Directed by Fred Olen Ray - With Cameron Mitchell, John Carradine, Sybil Danning, Michelle Bauer, David O'Hara

The Touch(2002)

1h 43min | Action, Fantasy

2.5/5 (with 16 votes)

A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.

Directed by Peter Pau - With Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin, Richard Roxburgh, Dane Cook, Sihung Lung, Winston Chao, ...

Sol Levante(2020)

4min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy

2.6/5 (with 20 votes)

A young warrior and her familiar search for the sacred place said to fulfill wishes. It's best not to anger the ancient guardians and spirits.

Legally Exposed(1997)

1h 28min | Comedy

2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

An archaeologist's life long search for a unique relic is rewarded when he finds an object that has the power to turn anyone into a sex-starved maniac with the push of a button, or transform them physically from one gorgeous body into another.

Dead Sea(2014)

1h 30min | Thriller, Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Adventure

2.3/5 (with 13 votes)

A Marine Biologist is assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of some marine life in an inland salt water lake that has been attributed to a creature thought to have been the stuff of a legend.

Bury Me High(1991)

1h 42min | Action, Adventure

2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of all those buried in its earth will be blessed with fantastic fortune and good health. However, if a special ceremony is not performed on the grounds, then the luck will only last for 24 years. A trio of Chinese Americans decide to venture into these mountains hoping to change their luck; Anna Wong (Moon Lee) is an executive facing a corporate meltdown, Wisely (Chin Ka-Lok) is dying of brain cancer, and UCLA Prof. Chang (Tsui Siu-Ming) is an expert in feng shui. Tin can potentate General Nguen (Yuen Wah) also has designs on the grounds -- hoping to turn his third world, fourth rate country into a superpower. Along the way, the three heroes fall in with a group of local rebels, including the high-kicking Nguen Van Vong (Sibelle Hu).

Directed by Chi Li Tang, Tsui Siu-Ming

Opa!(2005)

1h 34min | Comedy, Romance / Love

2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.

Directed by Udayan Prasad - With Matthew Modine, Richard Griffiths, Alki David, Shuler Hensley

Falcon's Gold(1982)

1h 36min | Adventure, TV Movie

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

An archaeologist travels to Mexico to investigate rumors of the discovery of the ancient statue of a fertility goddess.

Directed by Bob Schulz

Final Equinox(1995)

1h 30min | Science Fiction, Action

The mob and the government race to be the first to recover a stolen alien artifact with unparalleled powers.

Directed by Serge Rodnunsky

Treasure of the Four Crowns(1983)

1h 37min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action

1.8/5 (with 5 votes)

A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.

Directed by Ferdinando Baldi - With Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano, Francisco Rabal, Ana Obregón, Emiliano Redondo, Don Lewis, ...

Skullz(2020)

1h 26min | Horror, Adventure, Fantasy

1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

On a school trip at the local museum, class troublemaker Scott Collins experiences a bizarre psychic connection with one of its artifacts – a skull. The creepy skull allows him to for-see his grandmother’s death. Of course, nobody believes him, passing it off as one of his usual tales. But after gran dies suddenly, his younger sister, Trish, for whom he shares a mutual contempt, is stunned to learn that her brother’s premonition was true. With both parents out of work and their house on the verge of foreclosure, Scott, still affected by the powers of the skull, convinces his family to accept employment as caretakers for a large Victorian house in the countryside. When they arrive they meet the owner, Trelawney, a seemingly normal man with one exception – he has the ability to speak to Scott telepathically. Scott soon discovers that the cursed skull holds the key to both of their futures.

The Adventures of Brooklyn Barnes(2022)

13min | Adventure, Comedy, Action

On the quest of a lifetime, hotshot adventurer Brooklyn Barnes fights through uncharted jungles and underground caverns in a race for a supernatural treasure. In hot pursuit, Brooklyn’s psychotic nemesis leads an unstoppable military force hellbent on arriving first and using the artifact for evil.

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