Best "maya civilization" Movies of All Time

24 movies found (page 1/1):

Apocalypto(2006)

3.8/5 (with 2,389 votes)

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Directed by Mel Gibson - With Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Mayra Sérbulo, Morris Birdyellowhead, Israel Contreras, ...

2012(2009)

| 2h 38min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

2.9/5 (with 5,505 votes)

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, Danny Glover, ...

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

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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Night at the Museum(2006)

| 1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.3/5 (with 4,566 votes)

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

Directed by Shawn Levy - With Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, ...

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47 Meters Down: Uncaged(2019)

1h 30min | Horror, Drama, Adventure

2.8/5 (with 604 votes)

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

Directed by Johannes Roberts - With John Corbett, Nia Long, Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Davi Santos, ...

The Fountain(2006)

| 1h 36min | Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 1,196 votes)

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky - With Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Cliff Curtis, Mark Margolis, Sean Patrick Thomas, ...

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The Ruins(2008)

1h 31min | Horror

3.0/5 (with 493 votes)

Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.

Directed by Carter Smith - With Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson, Dimitri Baveas, ...

Doraemon: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King(2000)

1h 33min | Animation

3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

Doraemon and its friends open a hole in the time and they're travel to the Country of Mayana, a lost Mayan civilization in the jungle. There, Nobita will know its perfect double, prince Thio, heir to the throne. Both will decide to interchange papers to try to save to the Country of Mayana of the claws of the infernal Ledina witch and her evil forces.

Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama

Museo(2018)

2h 7min | Crime, Drama

3.4/5 (with 56 votes)

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios - With Gael García Bernal, Simon Russell Beale, Lynn Gilmartin, Leticia Bredice

Curse of the Mayans(2017)

1h 30min | Horror, Science Fiction

2.0/5 (with 10 votes)

Danielle Noble (played by Carla Ortiz) and her team of expert cave divers led by an ambitious american archaeologist (Steve Wilcox), undertake an expedition in search of the lost Mayan Library, without imagining they will instead find the hidden gates of hell known as Xib'alb'a.

Cameron's Closet(1988)

1h 27min | Horror

2.4/5 (with 14 votes)

A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul.

Directed by Armand Mastroianni - With Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Tab Hunter, Kim Lankford, Leigh McCloskey, ...

The Grain That Built a Hemisphere(1943)

11min | Documentary, Animation

2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.

Directed by Bill Justice

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Maximón - Devil or Saint(2014)

1h 6min | Documentary

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

MAXIMÓN - Devil or Saint (66min.) is a documentary about the controversial Maya deity, also known as San Simon or the drinking and smoking saint of Guatemala. He is a mixture of ancient Maya beliefs and Christianity. The movie concentrates on the people who surround Maximón with their strong personalities, opinions and faith. The documentary gives us a rare view into the rituals and fiestas honoring Maximón. The cult of Maximón is flourishing because he performs miracles. He is also feared and despised because he is used to cast curses that can result in death. Ultimately, Maximón transcends the duality of good and evil, reflecting the Maya cosmovision in which everything in the universe co-exists.

A Man Called Nereus(2012)

1h 38min | Comedy, Action, Science Fiction

2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

This Metaphysical Dark Action Comedy "A MAN CALLED NEREUS" is the debut feature of writer/director Nathan Hill, for Armored Vision. Nereus is an autistic man who is being held captive by the Filaria crime family due to his unique ability to predict the exact outcome of sporting events through time travel. However, this all changes the moment he is kidnapped by a junkie who plans to take him to Las Vegas. Now on the run, the two must weave through madmen, corrupt law enforcement and new-age terrorists.

Naachtun - The Forgotten Mayan City(2015)

1h 34min | Documentary

Mixing in-depth excavation work and scientific analysis of the forgotten city of Naachtun, this documentary traces the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

Directed by Stéphane Bégoin

Mayan Renaissance(2012)

1h 8min | Documentary

Mayan Renaissance is a feature length film which documents the glory of the ancient Maya civilization, the Spanish conquest in 1519, 500 years of oppression, and the courageous fight of the Maya to reclaim their voice and determine their own future, in Guatemala and throughout Central America. The film stars 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate and Maya Leader Rigoberta Mencu Tum. All of the images, voices, expert commentary and music in the film come directly from Central America, the heart of the Mayan World.

Directed by Dawn Gifford Engle - With Rigoberta Menchú, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Rosalina Tuyuc, Jody Williams

The Final Prophecies(2010)

1h 21min | Documentary, History

4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

The validity of ancient prophecy has been debated for centuries and is one of the most controversial subjects in the world today. Join Ronnie Cohen as you go on an epic journey to uncover the secrets behind Middle Eastern prophecy and discover shocking statistical evidence that proves there is more to Biblical history than many believe. Shocking new research reveals that the prophecies foretelling frightening global changes that could usher in a period tribulation and death may be more plausible than many believe. No matter your belief system, the findings presented within this film may change your view of prophecy forever!

The Chocolate Farmer(2011)

1h 10min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and 15 children. As he wields his machete with ease, slicing a path to his cocoa trees, the small jungle plot he cultivates in southern Belize remains pristine and wild. His dreams for his children to inherit the land and the traditions of their Mayan ancestors present a familiar challenge. The kids feel their father's philosophies don't fit into a global economy, so they're charting their own course. Rohan Fernando's direction tenderly displays a generational shift, causalities of progress in modern times and a man valiantly protecting an endangered culture. Breathtaking vistas of lush rainforests contrast with the urban dystopia that pulled Pops children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life.

The Red Queen(2022)

12min | Documentary

1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A look at Palenque's best kept secret: The Red Queen.

Yai Wanonabalewa: The Enemy God(2008)

1h 40min | Thriller, Drama

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Here in the Amazon jungle, where the spirit world and the natural world merge, Shake has reached the highest honor a Yanomamö shaman can attain. Shake has possession of many spirits, but the Spirit most feared by all Yanomamö, is one they call Yai Wanonabälewä – The Enemy God. Shake is a powerful shaman of the Yanomamo people. His desire is to use his power to heal and protect. Tracing his life and the life of his community over 40 years of their history, Shake tells how he and his people grapple with new ideas from the outside world and the challenging decisions they make to maintain their identity and survive as a people.

Directed by Christopher M. Bessette

Dawn of the Maya(2004)

57min | Documentary

Investigate the rise and fall of one of the world's most mysterious civilizations.

The voice of their race(1914)

Drama

Lost film critical of the poor treatment that Maya peons received on the haciendas.

National Geographic: Lost Kingdoms of the Maya(1993)

1h | History, Documentary

Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare. Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occured. And meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions. You'll hear the voices of a magnificent civilization as you uncover LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA.

With Susan Sarandon

Curse of the Mayan Temple(1977)

Documentary

A documentary exploring the ruins of a Mayan temple in Mexico and a "cursed" medallion that was found there.

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