Best movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 10000000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, epic, atmospheric, semi serious, saga, action adventure, witty, visual, humorous
Best tv shows and movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981):
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Hooten & The Lady (2016)
Plot Summary:
Hugely charismatic, roguish American adventurer Hooten and his fantastically feisty partner in crime, Lady Alexandra travel the world, from the Vatican to The Himalayas, the Amazon to Egypt, in their quest to save the world's lost treasures.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, captivating, semi serious, funny
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around Wilmington, North Carolina and on the campus of UNCW. The series was an Amblin Entertainment/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes, though Harrison Ford bookended one episode. The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas, who also created, co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films. Due to its enormous budget, the series was cancelled in 1993. However, following the series' cancellation, four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series. In 1999, the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, cult classic, retro, relaxing, realistic, semi serious
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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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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, mythical, parody, spoof
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Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008)
Plot Summary:
Filmed on location in South Africa, a retelling of H. Rider Haggard's classic novel "King Solomon's Mines," featuring the adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: realistic, exciting, atmospheric, rough, humorous, semi serious, mockbuster, stylized
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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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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Plot Summary:
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, semi serious, inspirational, romantic, feel good, mythical, fast
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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Plot Summary:
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, cult classic, inspirational, breathtaking, saga
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The Rundown (2003)
Plot Summary:
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, grindhouse, action comedy, action packed
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Romancing the Stone (1984)
Plot Summary:
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, light, romantic, entertaining, sexy, romantic comedy, funny, breathtaking, action adventure
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Plot Summary:
The tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji's world - pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they'll play as characters from the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 413000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: breathtaking, biting, exciting, funny, psychotronic, entertaining, action comedy, hilarious, action adventure, humorous
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The Phantom (1996)
Plot Summary:
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, exciting, humorous, entertaining, epic, saga, anamorphic, dieselpunk, cult classic, serious
Similar in 84%
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Plot Summary:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 798000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: entertaining, breathtaking, exciting, epic, action packed, action adventure, dieselpunk, saga, cult classic, humorous
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
Plot Summary:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, light, humorous, semi serious, retro, feel good, suspense, anamorphic, hilarious
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Plot Summary:
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, New Zealand, UK, France, Australia, Belgium
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: computer animated, exciting, motion capture, colorful, 3d animation, dieselpunk, cult classic, detective, sincere, atmospheric
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John Carter (2012)
Plot Summary:
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 283000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: epic, entertaining, exciting, surprise ending, futuristic, heroic, action packed, action adventure, captivating, cult classic
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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
Similar in 75%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 527000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, humorous, intense, semi serious, dieselpunk, epic, action packed, action adventure, saga
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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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Sahara (2005)
Plot Summary:
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action packed, scenic, buddy comedy, hilarious, action adventure, romantic, atmospheric, action comedy
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King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, funny, retro, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, fast, surprise ending, atmospheric
Similar in 76%
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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National Treasure (2004)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 350000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, clever, suspense, scenic, action adventure, action packed, atmospheric, inspirational, sincere
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, grindhouse, independent film, stylized, semi serious, fast, unusual plot structure, humorous, bad ending, harsh
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Fool's Gold (2008)
Plot Summary:
Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch will stop at nothing to beat him to it.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, feel good, exciting, entertaining, realistic, scenic, sexy, semi serious, humorous
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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
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)
Plot Summary:
Finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond. The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock!" send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most prized possessions. Pursued by a dangeroud one-eyes man, Indy follows the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria to the South Seas, where he has a run-in with a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard battle that ensues is a spectacular display of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by the priates on a remote desert island, Indy is captured by savage headhunters, but before they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, and makes a life-altering decision.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, fast, cult film
Similar in 82%
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 250000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: entertaining, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action adventure, clever, slasher, saga, patriotic, cult classic
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Plot Summary:
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. After being captured and then escaping from them, 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.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 485000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, action packed, scenic, action adventure, humorous, suspenseful, saga, breathtaking, epic
Similar in 79%
Uncharted (2022)
Plot Summary:
A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a mysterious enemy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 246000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, epic, cult classic, action adventure, ambiguous ending, feel good, suspenseful, buddy comedy