Archaeological adventurers
by Mighty_Emperor | created - 10 Nov 2012 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicSeekers of ancient truths or obtainers of rare antiquities. A list of films and TV shows featuring treasure hunters, adventurers and scholars.
See also: Mummy movies, which often feature archaeologists, although they are often unfortunate victims. I also have an occult detective list, which has some crossover with this list, as well as being another well-known archetype.
Further reading:
* Adventurer Archaeologist: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdventurerArchaeologist
Comments: As I don't have a Facebook account I cannot interact with the new comments system, so have switched it off. I will start a thread on the message board and link it in here shortly.
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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,036,564 | Gross: $248.16M
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2. King Solomon's Mines (1919)
89 min | Adventure
Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for King Solomon's gold mines.
Director: Horace Lisle Lucoque | Stars: Albert Lawrence, H.J. Hamlin, Raymond Brown, Umpikayiboni
Votes: 22
Allan Quartermain is perhaps the classic archaeological adventurer and features strongly in this list.
3. Allan Quatermain (1919)
Adventure
Director: Horace Lisle Lucoque | Stars: Albert Lawrence, H.J. Hamlin, Raymond Brown, Mabel May
Votes: 30
4. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita Hayworth
Votes: 2,166
5. The Live Wire (1935)
Approved | 57 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A sailor finds an ancient vase on an uncharted island. He is later hired by archaeologists to lead them back to the island. They discover the temples of a lost civilization.
Director: Harry S. Webb | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Alberta Vaughn, George Walsh, Charles K. French
Votes: 82
6. King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Family
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas | Stars: Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young, John Loder
Votes: 1,446
One of the few films that I've seen which were preceded by a warning that it contains racist depictions.
Public domain
Get from the Internet Archive:
http://archive.org/details/king_solomans_mine
7. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Disguised as an Austrian archaeologist, Moto helps unearth the priceless crown of the legendary Queen of Sheba and sans disguise defends it from a variety of thugs and criminals.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field
Votes: 741
8. Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Passed | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Herbert Lee (John Paul Jones), an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son, Terry (William Tracy), and Terry's pal, Pat Ryan (Jeff York), and ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: William Tracy, Jeff York, Joyce Bryant, Allen Jung
Votes: 167
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Passed | 269 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesis, Dr. Nayland Smith, and ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Henry Brandon, William Royle, Robert Kellard, Gloria Franklin
Votes: 334
Also includes regular character Flinders Petrie, the name of a real-life archaeologist who had connections with Indiana Jones.
10. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
Passed | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.
Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Allan Jeayes, Mary Morris
Votes: 1,849
A fearless archaeologist* battles Nazis - now that sounds familiar.
That coincidence aside, the film inspired Raoul Wallenberg who would go on to save the lives of tens of thousands of Jews.
* Horatio Smith - an unusual first name and a mundane surname.
11. Perils of Nyoka (1942)
Approved | 261 min | Drama
It's intrepid Nyoka and her friends versus Vultura, Queen of the Desert, on a quest for the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, William 'Billy' Benedict, Lorna Gray
Votes: 179
12. Dangerous Venture (1947)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Western
Sue Harmon gets Hoppy and his friends to join their expedition looking for Indian artifacts. Expedition leader Atwood makes a deal with nearby cattle rustler Morgan to loot the Indian ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Fritz Leiber
Votes: 178
Has a character called California Carlson who appears in a lot of these Hopalong Cassidy films. Odd that there's be a character named after a state of the US there.
13. The Feathered Serpent (1948)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Mystery
Charlie Chan and his two eldest sons, investigate a murderous gang who is forcing an archaeologist to search for a treasure in Mexico.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung
Votes: 419
14. King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Passed | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
Directors: Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas
Votes: 7,007
15. Secret of the Incas (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure
An adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 1,962 | Gross: $1.40M
A strong influence on the design of Indiana Jones.
16. Legend of the Lost (1957)
Approved | 109 min | Adventure, Drama
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar
Votes: 3,748
17. Watusi (1959)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure
Alan Quartermain's son comes to Africa to find the treasure his father was unable to bring home.
Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: George Montgomery, Taina Elg, David Farrar, Rex Ingram
Votes: 358
18. Valley of the Kings (1964)
101 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Two children on vacation in Egypt with their archaeologist parents expose the villainy of Arab workmen and help their father find the treasure he seeks.
Director: Frederic Goode | Stars: Kenneth Nash, Elizabeth White, J. Peter Graeffe, Salah El Din
Votes: 27
19. She (I) (1965)
Unrated | 106 min | Adventure, Fantasy
An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble upon a lost city in East Africa, run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, John Richardson
Votes: 3,624
20. Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
G | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Vic Morrow
Votes: 989
21. King Solomon's Treasure (1979)
88 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: David McCallum, John Colicos, Patrick Macnee, Britt Ekland
Votes: 328
22. The Awakening (1980)
R | 101 min | Horror
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Votes: 2,862 | Gross: $8.42M
23. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,036,564 | Gross: $248.16M
24. The Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1982)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An American soldier and a British intelligence agent try to track down an ancient relic called the Golden Cobra, rumored to have supernatural powers.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: David Warbeck, Almanta Suska, Luciano Pigozzi, Protacio Dee
Votes: 400
25. Americard Express (1982)
3 min | Short, Comedy
A parody of "Raiders Of the Lost Ark" and credit card commercials.
Directors: Robert Griffith, Scott Rhodes | Star: Scott Rhodes
Votes: 20
26. Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.
Director: Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Tony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano, Jerry Lazarus
Votes: 742
27. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 535,106 | Gross: $179.87M
28. Romancing the Stone (1984)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman
Votes: 103,260 | Gross: $76.57M
29. The Ark of the Sun God (1984)
TV-PG | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A safecracker takes a job where he must go to Istanbul and steal a scepter that once belonged to the god Gilgamesh but is now in the temple of a secret cult.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: David Warbeck, John Steiner, Susie Sudlow, Luciano Pigozzi
Votes: 448
30. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 62,473 | Gross: $75.97M
31. King Solomon's Mines (1985)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 14,912 | Gross: $15.06M
32. Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three groups of adventurers all vying to find treasure in the jungle clash against each other, the merciless natives, and the dangerous wildlife.
Director: René Cardona Jr. | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Donald Pleasence, Bradford Dillman, Sonia Infante
Votes: 952
33. Jungle Raiders (1985)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure
An expedition enters an unexplored jungle to search for a legendary ruby.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Christopher Connelly, Marina Costa, Lee Van Cleef, Luciano Pigozzi
Votes: 209
34. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Allan Quatermain once again teams up with Jesse Huston where the discovery of a mysterious old gold piece sends Quatermain looking for his long-lost brother, missing in the wilds of Africa after seeking a lost white race.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Henry Silva
Votes: 10,372 | Gross: $3.75M
35. Armour of God (1986)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) and his bumbling sidekick are sent on a quest through Europe to find a mysterious treasure held by a shadowy organization of monks.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang | Stars: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, Rosamund Kwan
Votes: 22,043
aka Armour of God
36. Firewalker (1986)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Will Sampson
Votes: 7,667 | Gross: $11.83M
37. Le miniere del Kilimangiaro (Afrikanter) (1986)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure
An American college student in 1930s Africa searches for a lost diamond mine near Mt. Kilimanjaro. He must battle Germans who are using the mine to finance their war plans, as well as Chinese gangsters and murderous local tribesmen.
Director: Mino Guerrini | Stars: Tobias Hoesl, Elena Pompei, Christopher Connelly, Matteo Corsini
Votes: 109
38. Bloodstone (1988)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An American couple on a business trip to Bangalore, India is dragged into the theft of a ruby called 'Bloodstone'. The wife is kidnapped, and the husband teams up with a resourceful taxi driver to free his wife and retrieve the ruby.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Brett Stimely, Rajinikanth, A.R. Nicholas, Charlie Brill
Votes: 1,821
39. Top Line (1988)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Author Ted Angelo discovers a U.F.O. in the Colombian jungle. When he tries to spread the word, he earns more than the usual disbelief. Suddenly he's hunted by almost every organization, ... See full summary »
Director: Nello Rossati | Stars: Franco Nero, Deborah Moore, Mary Stavin, William Berger
Votes: 468
A kind-of Romancing the Stone rip-off but then the hero stumbles across a centuries-old flying saucer.
This is the first crossover between archaeological adventurers and ancient aliens that I know about. Even though it isn't quite in the "so bad it's good" territory I think I'd still rather watch this than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (which feels like a fancier version of Top Line).
40. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 810,682 | Gross: $197.17M
41. River of Death (1989)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1965 a guide in the Amazon leads people to a lost city in search of a mad Nazi doctor.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn, Herbert Lom
Votes: 1,521 | Gross: $0.54M
42. The Serpent of Death (1989)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
An unscrupulous archaeologist searches for Alexander's treasure, using clues he finds by desecrating historical sites and artifacts; but he is not the only one who is trying to find the treasure.
Director: Anwar Kawadri | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Camilla More, Spyros Fokas, Michael Gothard
Votes: 156
43. Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989 Video)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), started by three 12-year-olds and completed over a period of six years.
Director: Eric Zala | Stars: Chris Strompolos, Angela Rodriguez, Michael Bales, Eric Zala
Votes: 824
44. Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
PG-13 | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jackie is hired to help the UN find Nazi gold hidden in Sahara. He's accompanied from Spain by 2 (later 3) cute women. As there are others wanting the gold, lots of kung fu fighting and comedy follows.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shôko Ikeda
Votes: 22,665 | Gross: $10.44M
aka Operation Condor or Armour of God II
45. Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A goblin is sent to Earth to behead students and turn their bodies into demons.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudou, Hideo Murota, Naoto Takenaka
Votes: 1,716
46. A Kid from Tibet (1991)
97 min | Action, Fantasy
A monk from Tibet is sent to Hong Kong by his master. He is to recover a magical bottle to which he has the cap from a lawyer. When these items were united long ago they protected Tibet ... See full summary »
Director: Biao Yuen | Stars: Biao Yuen, Michelle Reis, Wah Yuen, Nina Li Chi
Votes: 385
aka Kid from Tibet
47. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
TV-G | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure
Votes: 8,677
48. Stargate (1994)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 204,991 | Gross: $71.57M
Also introduces ancient astronaut themes as well as Daniel Jackson, one of the best known recent archaeological adventurers.
49. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Western
One year after their first adventure, Mitch Robbins and his friends discover a treasure map that belonged to their late trail guide Curly and they set out to discover its secrets.
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz
Votes: 20,762 | Gross: $43.62M
50. Double Blast (1994 Video)
PG | 89 min | Action, Drama
Two kids with martial arts training and their black belt father rescue a female professor from gangsters, because they want a stone tablet that she has discovered which may lead to untold riches.
Director: Tim Spring | Stars: Linda Blair, Dale Cook, Joe Estevez, Lorne Berfield
Votes: 144
51. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Adventure
Indiana Jones struggles to help film director Erich von Stroheim finish his latest film with limited time and budget.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Allison Smith, Bill Cusack, Julia Campbell
Votes: 666
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was edited into 22 TV movies, of which this seems to be the earliest one.
52. MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994 TV Movie)
93 min | Action, Adventure
MacGyver and his former college professor are first hunting some artifacts attributed to Zenon, an ancient scientist from Atlantis, and later the lost city of Atlantis itself.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Brian Blessed, Sophie Ward, Christian Burgess
Votes: 2,142
MacGyver gets in on the Indiana Jones business, and Brian Blessed helps him.
53. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Adventure, War
Young Indiana Jones takes to the skies in the new French air force, and parachutes into Germany to convince Anthony Fokker to defect.
Director: Ben Burtt | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Patrick Toomey, Marc Warren
Votes: 756
There are an awful lot of these.
54. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Adventure
Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Sean Patrick Flanery) is on the trail of a 140-carat diamond that once belonged to Alexander the Great, using a map given to him by a dying soldier.
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Adrian Edmondson, Jayne Ashbourne
Votes: 1,065
55. Orion's Key (1996)
R | 99 min | Action, Sci-Fi
After two archaeologists discover an ancient alien artifact in Africa, they must run for their lifes from both the unstoppable guardian and protector that awakens as a result, and their ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Frank Zagarino, Todd Jensen, Jennifer MacDonald, Greg Melvill-Smith
Votes: 420
56. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996 TV Movie)
93 min | Adventure, Family
The globe trotting trip that Henry Jones, Jr. sets out on in the early 1900s next takes him and his family to Russia. A few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is ... See full summary »
Directors: Deepa Mehta, Michael Schultz | Stars: Corey Carrier, Lloyd Owen, Ruth de Sosa, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 843
57. Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Thriller
While excavating near the Pyramids, Dr. Leonhardt finds a small box with a map to the treasures of the Pharaoh Ramessess II. On his way to deliver this to the local authorities, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Winfrey | Stars: Stacy Keach, Brock Pierce, Kimberlee Peterson, Rick Rossovich
Votes: 285
58. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 101,340
59. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona
Votes: 2,356 | Gross: $2.17M
60. The Mummy (1999)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 460,578 | Gross: $155.25M
61. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999 Video)
96 min | Action, Adventure, History
It's 1916, and Indiana Jones is living with his dad in Princeton, New Jersey. Spring break is fast approaching, and all Indy can think of is taking his girlfriend Nancy (daughter of ... See full summary »
Directors: Joe Johnston, Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Lloyd Owen, Ronny Coutteure, Robyn Lively
Votes: 724
62. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999 Video)
89 min | Adventure, History, War
August, 1916. Using the name 'Henri Defense', 17 year old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After all his commanding officers have been wiped out ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Jason Flemyng, Richard Ridings
Votes: 710
63. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999 Video)
82 min | Adventure, War
Indiana Jones helps British and Australian soldiers take the town of Beersheba during the Great War.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julian Firth, Cameron Daddo
Votes: 697
64. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999 Video)
93 min | Adventure, War
November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of ... See full summary »
Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Lynsey Baxter, Tom Bell
Votes: 573
65. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999 Video)
88 min | Adventure, War
Africa, December 1916. Despite disobeying orders, Indy is promoted to Captain after capturing a German machine gun. He is then ordered to cross the jungle with Remy and Major Boucher to ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Bryan Pringle, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 535
66. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999 Video)
97 min | Adventure, Romance
June 1918. Indiana Jones is working to get Austrian deserters safely to the allies side in the Italian Alps. In his spare time, he is wooing an Italian beauty named Guiletta. When he finds ... See full summary »
Directors: Bille August, Michael Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Clare Higgins, Veronica Logan, Jay Underwood
Votes: 429
67. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sydney Fox is a university professor and black belt who globe-trots after lost, stolen and rumored to exist artifacts and antiquities.
Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Tanja Reichert
Votes: 7,717
68. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999 Video)
92 min | Adventure
Young Indiana Jones undertakes several perilous missions for the French secret service during the Great War.
Directors: Vic Armstrong, Simon Wincer | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Benedict Taylor, Matthew Wait, Christopher Lee
Votes: 704
69. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999 Video)
95 min | Adventure, Horror
Istanbul, September 1918. Posing as neutral Swedish journalist 'Nils Anderson', Indiana Jones is trying to convince Turkish general Mustafa Kemal to form a separate peace with the allies ... See full summary »
Directors: Dick Maas, Mike Newell | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Katherine Kendall, Keith Szarabajka, Peter Firth
Votes: 621
70. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000 Video)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy
May 1917. Sixteen year old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts in the neutral city of Barcelona. After his old acquaintance Pablo ... See full summary »
Directors: Terry Jones, Robert Young | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tim McInnerny, Amanda Ooms, Timothy Spall
Votes: 292
71. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (2000 Video)
95 min | Adventure, Family, History
January, 1910. The Jones family attends a meeting of the Theosophy movement in Benares, India. There young Indy befriends a young boy named Jiddu Krishnamurti who is presented by the ... See full summary »
Directors: Deepa Mehta, Gavin Millar | Stars: Corey Carrier, Margaret Tyzack, Ruth de Sosa, Lloyd Owen
Votes: 417
72. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000 Video)
93 min | History
Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin arrive in Ireland in April 1916 on their way to London where they plan to join the Belgian Army. In order to raise enough money for their fare to England, ... See full summary »
Directors: Gillies MacKinnon, Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Elizabeth Hurley, John Lynch
Votes: 342
73. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000 Video)
96 min | Adventure, History
May 1919. Indy is in Paris working as a translator during the peace conference following the end of the Great War. He meets up with T.E. Lawrence once more but finds his ideals have changed... See full summary »
Directors: David Hare, Michael Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Lloyd Owen, Cyril Cusack, Anna Massey
Votes: 291
74. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999 Video)
93 min | Adventure, Family, History
September, 1916. As Corporal Henri Defense, young Indiana Jones has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both ... See full summary »
Directors: René Manzor, Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Domiziana Giordano, Kenneth Haigh
Votes: 432
75. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000 TV Movie)
85 min | Adventure, Family
When Professor Henry Jones Sr. is invited to give lectures all over the world in May 1908, he takes along his wife and son, and invites his former tutor Miss Helen Seymour to teach Henry Jr... See full summary »
Directors: Jim O'Brien, Michael Schultz | Stars: Corey Carrier, Margaret Tyzack, Ruth de Sosa, Lloyd Owen
Votes: 591
76. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (2000 TV Movie)
94 min | Adventure, Family
On safari in British East Africa in September 1910, ten year old Indiana Jones befriends a Massai boy named Meto who helps him in his search for the little seen Fringe-Eared Oryx for former... See full summary »
Directors: René Manzor, Carl Schultz | Stars: Corey Carrier, Margaret Tyzack, Ruth de Sosa, Lloyd Owen
Votes: 440
77.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002–2008)
Episode:
The Perils of Cupid
(1995)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Henry Jones Sr. takes his wife, son and the boy's tutor to the world's first psychoanalytical conference in Vienna, Austria in November 1908. Young Indy meets Princess Sophie of Austria, ... See full summary »
Directors: Bille August, Mike Newell | Stars: Corey Carrier, Margaret Tyzack, Ruth de Sosa, Lloyd Owen
Votes: 533
78. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Votes: 218,906 | Gross: $131.14M
79. High Adventure (2001)
102 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Chris, slick adventurous grandson of legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, searches for the mythical treasure of Alexander the Great with the help of a pretty German girl, while eluding a dangerous greedy gangster.
Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Anja Kling, Harry Peacock, Götz Otto
Votes: 227
80. The Mummy Returns (2001)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 345,754 | Gross: $202.02M
81. The Body (2001)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A crucified body dated back to the first century A.D is uncovered at an ancient cave in Jerusalem. Trouble ensues as word spreads.
Director: Jonas McCord | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 9,492 | Gross: $0.03M
82. The Diamond of Jeru (2001 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure, Drama
Based on Louis L'Amour novel, The Diamond of Jeru tells the story of an American scientist and his wife who hire an ex-pat war veteren to act as a guide on a journey up an unchartered Borneo river in search of diamonds.
Directors: Ian Barry, Dick Lowry | Stars: Billy Zane, Paris Jefferson, Keith Carradine, Jackson Raine
Votes: 503
83. Mummy Raider (2002 Video)
Unrated | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Misty, the Mummy Raider (Misty Mundae) must battle an evil Neo Nazi scientist (Ruby Larocca) and an ancient, powerful mummy (Rich George) trying to raise the Fourth Reich.
Director: Brian Paulin | Stars: Erin Brown, Darian Caine, Ruby Larocca, Bruce G. Hallenbeck
Votes: 399
Softcore Lara Croft parody, apparently.
84. The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002 TV Movie)
R | 182 min | Action, Thriller, Mystery
A German archaeological excavation in Israel finds a 2,000-year-old skeleton holding instructions for a video camera - results of an apparent time traveler who recorded footage of Jesus Christ.
Director: Sebastian Niemann | Stars: Matthias Koeberlin, Naike Rivelli, Manou Lubowski, Hans Diehl
Votes: 2,216
85. Adventure Inc. (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When adventure callsno place is too far, no risk is too high, and no task is too difficult for The Ultimate Adventure Company.
Stars: Michael Biehn, Karen Cliche, Jesse Nilsson, Christien Anholt
Votes: 379
86. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.
Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 144,830 | Gross: $65.66M
87. The Rundown (2003)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 143,010 | Gross: $47.73M
88. Lost Treasure (2003)
R | 85 min | Action
A cop finds a mysterious map from the Age of Exploration inside a stolen painting, and enlists the aid of his antiquarian brother to solve its riddles .
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Nicollette Sheridan, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Hannes Jaenicke
Votes: 610
89. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
Votes: 355,019 | Gross: $173.01M
90. Dark Spells (2004)
95 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of archeologists are determined to make digs on a ghost town to find an old book, ignoring that the town is cursed due to events occurred about seven hundred years ago. An evil spirit comes to haunt this team...
Director: Orhan Oguz | Stars: Ipek Tuzcuoglu, Ece Uslu, Özgü Namal, Dilek Serbest
Votes: 3,945
91. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bookworm becomes the librarian. Same night a magical spear gets stolen and he's off to get some real life experience around the globe on his quest for the spear - starting with being thrown off a plane over Amazonas by his cute helper.
Director: Peter Winther | Stars: Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart, Kyle MacLachlan
Votes: 21,833
First of the Librarian franchise, which feels a bit like a cut-price National Treasure (itself an Indiana Jones clone, with more of a focus on more recent American history), which would expand out into team series a bit like Warehouse 13 (which you can find on my occult detective list).
92. King Solomon's Mines (2004)
TV-PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody, Roy Marsden, John Standing
Votes: 3,961
93. The Myth (2005)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Archeologist Jack keeps having reoccurring dreams of a past life, where he is the great general Meng Yi, who is sworn to protect a princess named Ok-Soo. Jack decides to go investigate everything with his friend William.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Bing Shao, Jackie Chan, Weixing Yao, Jianzhong Zhang
Votes: 16,312
94. Sahara (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, Mark Aspinall
Votes: 103,604 | Gross: $68.67M
95. The Pirate's Curse (2005)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Jeffery Thorpe roams the Caribbean in his boat, 'The Sea Wolf'. He will take any job, no matter how suspicious the circumstances. When a mysterious woman gives him an antique gold coin, the... See full summary »
Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Gerit Kling, Barry Flatman, Sofía Mazagatos
Votes: 150
96. Cerberus (2005 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A band of mercenaries steals Attila the Hun's fabled sword and inadvertently awakens the most feared creature in all of mythology - Cerberus, the monstrous three-headed dog with a thirst for blood.
Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Greg Evigan, Garret Sato, Bogdan Uritescu, Gabi Andronache
Votes: 1,318
97. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
PG-13 | 149 min | Mystery, Thriller
A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen
Votes: 458,677 | Gross: $217.54M
98. The Da Vinci Treasure (2006)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
An anthropologist must unlock the code hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci in order to find the greatest treasure ever, one that could change Christianity forever.
Director: Peter Mervis | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lance Henriksen, Nicole Sherwin, Alexis Zibolis
Votes: 1,056
Da Vinci Code mockbuster from The Asylum, possibly fits the theme better than the original. Pity the film is terrible.
99. Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy (2006)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Three boy scouts, one a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, and their pretty girl friend hunt for the lost treasure of the legendary bank robber in 1950s Utah. A modern gang of outlaws wants to ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Little | Stars: Brian Wimmer, Arielle Kebbel, Michael Van Wagenen, Brock Ricardos
Votes: 581
100. Naksha (2006)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An archaeologist loses life to protect a map from a rival. In the journey to unlock the mysteries of the map, his two sons overcome death-defying obstacles.
Director: Sachin Bajaj | Stars: Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Sameera Reddy, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 1,336
The Indian Indiana Jones (or a Welcome to the Jungle rip-off).
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