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Plot Summary:
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family’s past. With the help of his grandfather’s notes and his team – the quiet Zhang Qiling, the resourceful Pang Zi, the experienced Wu Sanxing, San Xing’s loyal helper Pan Zi, and the skillful Ah Ning – Wu Xie sets out to find the lost treasures as well as the people responsible for the massacre of his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense
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Demon Catcher Zhong Kui (2018)
Plot Summary:
After getting in deep trouble because of his painfully stubborn and headstrong personality, Zhong Kui is banished from the heavens to live as a human with no memories of his past. In pursuit of his real identity, he crosses paths with Yang Ren Zhi and Ling Xi who join in his travel to become faithful allies. Even without his powers, Zhong Kui as Mu Tian Ran relies on his intelligence and wit to better their odds. However, the group gets caught in the center of a conspiracy that could turn them against each other.
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Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
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Plot tags: tense, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful
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Fighter of the Destiny (2017)
Plot Summary:
Chun Chang Sheng was abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He’s actually the fourth Prince of the Chen’s Royal bloodline. He’s plagued with an incurable illness, fated not to live past the age of 20. To find a cure, he leaves his temple, armed with a promise of marriage scroll, to become a student at a famous academy. He meets Xu You Rong and they slowly fall in love after hopping through the trials and tribulations of his journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: xianxia, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, anime, tear jerker, costume drama, historical drama, period drama
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Laughing in the Wind (2001)
Plot Summary:
Laughing in the Wind is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2001.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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The King's Avatar (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ye Xiu is the star player on an esports team that dominates the Chinese leagues of hit multiplayer titled “Glory.” His gaming days appear to have come to an abrupt halt, however, when he is forced out of his team – who are keen to accept a lucrative sponsorship deal he is vehemently opposed to. Dejected, Ye Xiu takes a job at a late-night Internet cafe, and eventually strikes up a friendship with Chen Guo, the cafe’s owner. Eventually, Chen Guo reveals her plan – to launch a new “Glory” team led by Ye Xui. Will Ye Xiu resume his “Glory” days? And can he recruit – and train – enough fellow members to return to the top of the national rankings...and take revenge on his disloyal former teammates?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, scenic, anime, exciting, tense, light
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La Fortuna (2021)
Plot Summary:
Young diplomat Álex Ventura teams with a combative public official and a brilliant American lawyer to recover treasure stolen by Frank Wild, who travels the world plundering historic items from the ocean.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, political
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The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2008)
Plot Summary:
A team of Smithsonian researchers have stumbled across a lost walled Aztec city guarded by some evil spirits, including a "great flying serpent of death." As days turn to weeks, Susan Jordan, the daughter of the professor leading the expedition, assembles a team to rescue her father and his colleagues from the clutches of the ancient Aztec warriors and their horrible serpent god.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
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Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns (2020)
Plot Summary:
A trio of Tomb Raider, Hu Ba Yi, Shirley Yang and Wang Pang Zi explore a mysterious tomb in the Shaanxi region.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: entertaining, atmospheric, serious, stylized, intense
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Veritas: The Quest (2003)
Plot Summary:
Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought. Solomon and his team search for the answers to some of the world's mysteries, a quest began because of the mysterious disappearance of Nikko's mother during an archaeological dig. Thus begins Nikko's fantastical journey into an Indiana Jones-style adventure with his father and his colleagues in trying to follow in his mother's footsteps to discover what strange secrets she was uncovering.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, cliffhanger
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The Lost Tomb 2 (2019)
Plot Summary:
This drama is adaption of Kennedy Xu's novel series"Grave Robbers’ Chronicles". 50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead rendered almost the whole group dead. In the present, the young grandchild of the sole survivor, Wu Xie, discovers a secret within his grandfather's notes. Together with his third uncle, Wu Sansheng, and a few other experienced tomb robbers, to search for the treasure. But what no one expected to find the intriguing mysteries that accompanied their tomb robbing adventure - just who was the owner of that tomb? Will they be able to find the real coffin? And just where will these puzzle lead the group?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Candle in the Tomb (2016)
Plot Summary:
When archaeologist Shirley Yang learns of her father's disappearance, she returns to China and enlists the help of tomb raiders to track him down.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, suspense
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Candle In The Tomb: The Wrath Of Time (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of tomb raiders team up together to explore an ancient tomb of Yuan dynasty which is located in the Ping Shan mountain in West Hunan province.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, suspenseful, stylized
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Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the 1980s, when middle-aged Hu Ba Yi packs his belongings for one of his adventures, he finds an old photo, which brings his memory back to his college days in the 1960s. He then reminiscence about his first adventure that led him to become a tomb-expert.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, enigmatic, captivating
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Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yilong Zhu and Xiaotong are leading the cast! Let’s see the restart of these grave robbers. With mysteries unsolved, they’re gathering for adventure! On the way through all sorts of life and death, the secret about “the sound of the providence” is being uncovered step by step….
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Diamond Dogs (2007)
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"Diamond Dogs" is the story of a group of American fortune hunters, who come to China looking for a long-lost-treasure. During the Soviet crack-down on religion in the 1930's, a priceless Buddhist artifact, a Tangka was taken across the border to China and hidden in the mountains. The diamonds alone, decorating this huge gold-inlaid textile, are thought to be worth $50 million. The fortune hunters.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Canada, China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, fast
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Zero Hour (2013)
Plot Summary:
As the publisher of Modern Skeptic Magazine, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and cracking conspiracies. But when his beautiful wife, Laila, is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, captivating
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The Treasure Hunter (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is rumor of a treasure of unbelievable riches buried among it. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupted. A notorious international crime group, The Company hunted down the map keeper and before they managed to secure the map, the keeper passed the map to a young chivalrous man Ciao Fei. Ciao Fei was forced to give up the map to save the live of his mentor’s daughter Lan Ting. Teaming up with Hua Ding Bang and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, melancholic, fast
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Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
Plot Summary:
Chinese archeology professor Jack teams up with beautiful Indian professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate lost Magadha treasure. In a Tibetan ice cave, they find the remains of the royal army that had vanished together with the treasure, only to be ambushed by Randall, the descendent of a rebel army leader. When they free themselves, their next stop is Dubai where a diamond from the ice cave is to be auctioned. After a series of double-crosses and revelations about their past, Jack and his team travel to a mountain temple in India, using the diamond as a key to unlock the real treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: China, India, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, semi serious, light, humorous, thought provoking, scenic, suspense
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Chinese Zodiac (2012)
Plot Summary:
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) 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.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, cult classic, action packed, hilarious, slapstick, fast
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Time Raiders (2016)
Plot Summary:
Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 875
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, romantic, scenic
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King Solomon's Mines (2004)
Plot Summary:
An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: captivating, epic, fast, serious
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Tomb Invader (2018)
Plot Summary:
With promises of untold treasure, two modern-day adventurers team up to enter the ancient tomb of Quin Shi Haung, and stop a madman from releasing the mercury trapped within.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, mockbuster
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Relic Hunter (1999)
Plot Summary:
Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third. It was inspired by the success of the video game Tomb Raider. It centers around Sydney Fox who is a professor but primarily a globe-trotting "relic hunter", looking for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money. The series includes fantasy and science fiction elements, with many of the relics featured having genuine supernatural powers or being pieces of unusually advanced technology. It ran for three seasons in the U.S. between 1999 and 2002 after fulfilling its initial three-season, 66-episode contract, from which it was not renewed. In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, it is aired on Sky1 and subsidiary channels, while in Canada, it is aired on CityTV and Space, CTV's sister network A-Channel and recently Showcase. The series was shot in the Toronto area, explaining Carrere's frequent attendance in courtside seats at Toronto Raptors games during the time.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, tense, captivating, witty, cliffhanger, semi serious, intellectual, campy
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Jack Hunter (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit is a 2008 American miniseries. It consists of three parts: Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit, Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb and Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Blood & Treasure (2019)
Plot Summary:
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, tense, exciting
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Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
Plot Summary:
At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, rough, unusual plot structure, non-linear, romantic, scenic
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Emerald City (2016)
Plot Summary:
A modern reimagining of the stories that lead to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, breathtaking, fairy tale, epic fantasy
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 217000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action packed, stylized, action adventure, saga, captivating, sexy, funny, clever
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Plot Summary:
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, action packed, stylized, action adventure, saga, captivating, motivational, clever, heroic
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
Plot Summary:
Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8 year old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might, the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn't above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis' otherworldly army.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 341000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, scary, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, action adventure, psychotronic, dark fantasy, feel good
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The Mummy (1999)
Plot Summary:
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell and his companion, Beni stumble upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle in 1923, 3,000 years after Imhotep has suffered a fate worse than death – his body will remain undead for all eternity as a punishment for a forbidden love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 453000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, scary, entertaining, funny, suspense, semi serious, cult classic, horror comedy, dieselpunk, humorous